UCLA 73 UK 68 & The Rest of Tuesday's Action
What a night it was in Maui. In the first game Memphis jumped out on Georgia Tech, and looked like they were going to easily dominate the game. Georgia Tech decided to play defense and everything started coming together. Tech ended up with a 92-85 win, outscoring Memphis 62-39 in the 2nd half.
In the second game UCLA got off to a great start. Kentucky couldn't make a stop on defense, and they couldn't hit a thing on offense, but then came the Derrick Jasper show. Jasper took UK from a 26-9 deficit to a 8 point margin at halftime. He did everything; score, pass, rebound, and play great defense. The other freshmen fed off of his energy and carried the rest of the team.
Kentucky kept up the momentum in the 2nd half, and Morris, Crawford, and Bradley all started to contribute. But UCLA managed to get the ball inside with ease, and could not be stopped. Kentucky still had chances down the stretch, but had some late game turnovers that led to easy UCLA baskets.
I wanted to win just as much as any UK fan, but I do have to say I was impressed with the comeback, and I think it will build to the future. I know we all expect to win every game, as I did tonight, but UCLA is ranked 5th and made it to the championship game last year. UK proved they can play with the best, now they just have to keep improving, and play with more consistency.
In other Top 25 action:
Prairie View A&M 33
(1) Florida 94 - These kinds of games are RPI killers.
(5) UCLA 73 - Play defense like not other Pac-10 team
(20) Kentucky 68 - A win vs. Memphis could do wonders for their confidence.
Delaware St. 52
(7) Wisconsin 64
(13) Marquette 73 - Were able to close it out pretty easily the last few minutes.
(9) Duke - Don't believe everything you hear from a certain announcer; this team will not be top 10 come March.
Tennessee St. 54
(10) Kansas 89 - I see them losing by 10+ vs. Florida
(19) Georgia Tech 92 - vs. UCLA next
(12) Memphis 85 - vs. Kentucky next
UC Irvine 64
(21) Nevada 83
Other Scores:
Miss. St. 66
Clemson 69
Vanderbilt 78
Wake Forest 88
Purdue 74 - I see them improving quite a bit from last year.
Oklahoma 71 - NIT?
Texas Tech 53
Air Force 67 - Good bounce back after Duke loss.
Kansas St. 54 - People who thought Huggins would have immediate success are out of touch with reality.
New Mexico 78
Jackson St. 71
Rutgers 70 - Bad loss for Big East.
Wofford 91
Cincinnati 90 - Another bad loss for Big East.
UK's Non-Conference Opponents:
Chattanooga 70
Ball St. 55
Ill. Chicago 61
Miami (OH) 72
In the second game UCLA got off to a great start. Kentucky couldn't make a stop on defense, and they couldn't hit a thing on offense, but then came the Derrick Jasper show. Jasper took UK from a 26-9 deficit to a 8 point margin at halftime. He did everything; score, pass, rebound, and play great defense. The other freshmen fed off of his energy and carried the rest of the team.
Kentucky kept up the momentum in the 2nd half, and Morris, Crawford, and Bradley all started to contribute. But UCLA managed to get the ball inside with ease, and could not be stopped. Kentucky still had chances down the stretch, but had some late game turnovers that led to easy UCLA baskets.
I wanted to win just as much as any UK fan, but I do have to say I was impressed with the comeback, and I think it will build to the future. I know we all expect to win every game, as I did tonight, but UCLA is ranked 5th and made it to the championship game last year. UK proved they can play with the best, now they just have to keep improving, and play with more consistency.
In other Top 25 action:
Prairie View A&M 33
(1) Florida 94 - These kinds of games are RPI killers.
(5) UCLA 73 - Play defense like not other Pac-10 team
(20) Kentucky 68 - A win vs. Memphis could do wonders for their confidence.
Delaware St. 52
(7) Wisconsin 64
(13) Marquette 73 - Were able to close it out pretty easily the last few minutes.
(9) Duke - Don't believe everything you hear from a certain announcer; this team will not be top 10 come March.
Tennessee St. 54
(10) Kansas 89 - I see them losing by 10+ vs. Florida
(19) Georgia Tech 92 - vs. UCLA next
(12) Memphis 85 - vs. Kentucky next
UC Irvine 64
(21) Nevada 83
Other Scores:
Miss. St. 66
Clemson 69
Vanderbilt 78
Wake Forest 88
Purdue 74 - I see them improving quite a bit from last year.
Oklahoma 71 - NIT?
Texas Tech 53
Air Force 67 - Good bounce back after Duke loss.
Kansas St. 54 - People who thought Huggins would have immediate success are out of touch with reality.
New Mexico 78
Jackson St. 71
Rutgers 70 - Bad loss for Big East.
Wofford 91
Cincinnati 90 - Another bad loss for Big East.
UK's Non-Conference Opponents:
Chattanooga 70
Ball St. 55
Ill. Chicago 61
Miami (OH) 72
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