Take this game for example:
https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2017-18/kentucky/boxscore/11780
That UK team was absurdly more offensively talented than we were. Nikko, Vanleer, Puryear, and Geist combined for 75 minutes in that game. Yet we held them to 60 points on 31% shooting and they had more turnovers than assists.
That is a pretty impressive defensive accomplishment.