The afternoon was set for a great showdown between the Cats and Cards, you had the lovely Ashley Judd in the house, as well as a surprise visit from rap icon Jay-Z. Everything was perfect, then came the officials. The amount of fouls called (51 between both teams) was absolutely insane, both teams had MAJOR foul trouble the enitre game. a game that should have been a barn burner, was quickly turned into long drawn out foul fest.
Kentucky got the win (no thanks to the upper classman) thanks two MKG (24 pts), and The Brow (18pts, 6blks, 10rebs). You saw today, why MKG is a lottery pick (I still think he returns next season), and why Anthony Davis will be the #1 pick in next years draft. Kidd-Gilchrist played like a man the enitre game, and at times, was even the vocal leader of the team, something I like seeing from a freshman. He slashed to the basket at will, and claimed any and all rebounds with serious intensity. NO ONE for UofL could handle Gillie one on one, same goes for Davis. Did I mention that Davis didn't score a single point until the second half? Insane I know.
All in all, it was a fun game (should have been even more fun) and nice to see Kentucky pull out a tough win against a quality opponent. Going forward, Kentucky will need more out of the upper classman other than turnovers and bonehead plays that freshman usually make. I'll break the game down in more detail tomorrow, right now, it's time to drink some adult type drinks, and celebrate the New Year and big win over the Dirty Birds.
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