SEC fines Kentucky’s Mark Pope $25K for post-game conduct

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope has been fined $25,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday for his post-game conduct and comments related to officiating following his team's 75-74 loss at Auburn last week.

The Tigers escaped with the win on Saturday following Elyjah Freeman's tip-in with 1.1 seconds remaining in the second half. That play came on the heels of Collin Chandler being whistled for an offensive foul at the other end of the court.

In his postgame comments, Pope walked a fine line when discussing the officiating.