Sagarin shares a similar sentiment on his computer model (with UK being the hottest team in the nation). UK has been super efficient all over the floor on both ends over that stretch of games, and it keeps trending upwards for UK. I posted a few numbers yesterday.
Kentucky on the season has allowed 40.7% FG percentage, which is 17th in the nation. Past 3 games (SEC tournament), UK has allowed 34.7% FG percentage (7th in the nation, 1st among power conferences).
Over the past 3 games, Kentucky has been hitting 51% from the field, 47.1% from 3, and a 1.200 offensive efficiency (7th in the nation, 2nd among power conferences behind Villanova). All this while playing 3 teams who were top 15 in defensive efficiency prior to playing UK (Alabama was top 10, Tennessee was #3 in the nation).
So, UK has been playing with the best FG% defense, and the 2nd most efficient offense in the country (among the power conferences) as of late.