John Calipari is admittedly still searching for the identity of this revamped Kentucky team.

The No. 23 Wildcats coach looked down the roster for an answer following a second early season Southeastern Conference loss at Auburn last week, and he was more than pleased with what he found in an 80-66 win over Arkansas on Thursday night.

With junior Derek Willis making only his second start of the season and Tyler Ulis performing at his usual lofty level, Kentucky (14-4, 4-2) put together a nearly wire-to-wire victory - putting the Auburn loss behind it in the process.

Ulis had 24 points to lead four Wildcats in double figures, but it was Willis who provided the stability Calipari has been looking for while finishing with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting.

He also added seven rebounds, and Jamal Murray had 19 points and Skal Labissiere 11 in Calipari's search for the chemistry that led to last year's Final Four appearance.

Dusty Hannahs had 20 points to lead the Razorbacks (9-9, 3-3). Anthlon Bell had 16 and Moses Kingsley 13, but Arkansas was unable to recover following a barrage of early putback dunks by the Wildcats and never solved the Kentucky defense.