It wasn’t pretty or flawless, but the Kentucky men’s basketball team managed to pull out two nail-biting victories in hostile territory last week. For the team’s effort, ESPN.com has tabbed UK its Team of the Week in its Weekly Watch.

UK squeaked out a six-point victory at Mississippi State and a two-point win at nationally ranked Vanderbilt.

Here is what ESPN wrote:

Kentucky won two critical road games this past week in the SEC.

As well as Purdue and Kansas played, both of those teams played at home Saturday.

Kentucky is the marquee game for every SEC team and the freshmen are handling the chore quite well. There are natural lapses but the Wildcats find ways to win.

John Wall‘s block on the perimeter against Vandy was another example of the type of defensive play that the Wildcats are making at opportune times. Patrick Patterson‘s baseline jumper against Mississippi State was another example of the type of offensive play the Wildcats are making late in games to win.

Kentucky has locked up a No. 1 seed. Now the Wildcats are working on securing the SEC regular-season title.