A meltdown isn’t just about technicals or ejections, is also about running away from your game plan and start doing the only thing that you’re actually bad at once things start to get hard. That’s what Kentucky did and the top seed on the East corner of the bracket, one of the best recruiting classes of all time, the Wildcats lost to West Virginia, 73-66, Saturday, March the 27th, and were eliminated at the Elite 8 stage of the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky shot themselves on the foot on this one. The Wildcats were once again the superior team coming in and had the size advantage inside the paint with All American DeMarcus Cousins however the young team couldn’t take the pressure of the big moment and oddly started to do what they do worst, hijack 3 pointers. Kentucky, a 34% 3FG shooting team the entire season, shot 12.5% from beyond the arc (4-32). Also, Kentucky’s inability to shoot FTs in order to keep themselves alive on the second half was almost grotesque.
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