Last night was a good night to be a Kentucky Basketball fan.
The Wildcats came out strong vs. the Arkansas Razorbacks, leading 14-5 at the first media timeout and taking a 7-point lead into halftime. Things looked rocky early in the second half when Kentucky was issued 3 technical fouls in less than a minute, but Kentucky bounced back and made key plays down the stretch, picking up the biggest win of the season.
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Winning a game against a top-15 team on the road in the SEC is always a major accomplishment and one worth celebrating, but this one was even sweeter considering who the opposing coach is and the result of last year’s matchup.
Kentucky did what it needed to do in order to win this game. They couldn’t afford another slow start, so they outscored the Hogs 26-17 in the first 10 minutes of the game. They weathered the storm early in the second half when it would’ve been easy to fall apart and blame each other, and they needed to make key plays down the stretch in a tough environment.
The Cats desperately needed this win for a lot of reasons, and they got it. It’s hard to say what’s next for this team, but last night was definitely sweet.
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Don’t think too many of us saw that coming.
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Headlines
Kentucky upsets Arkansas and Calipari – Herald Leader
What a win!
Kentucky bounced back from a disastrous second-half start – Cats Pause
Cats showed a lot of heart in that one.
Fun facts and stats from Kentucky’s win over Arkansas – KSR
Just a few fun facts from the win.
UK WBB plays at Arkansas today – UK Athletics
Can UK make it 2 for 2?
Stein believes Ponatoski can be star in two sports – Vaughts Views
Kid is definitely talented.
Arizona off to 22-0 start – ESPN
Arizona continues to win.
Paul George suspended 25 games for violating NBA drug policy – NBC Sports
He’s going to be out through March 25.
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Darryn Peterson outshines AJ Dybantsa – SI
Peterson was incredible when on the floor yesterday.
Bills have their new DC in Leonhard – Yahoo
Good pickup for Buffalo.
Jarrell Miller had his hairpiece knocked off mid-fight – CBS Sports
Not something you see every day.
Recapping yesterday’s Royal Rumble – Bleacher Report
No major surprises this year.
