This is why you NEVER count out the Kentucky Wildcats! 🔵⚪️ It was absolute high drama at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville! We are talking about the opening round of the SEC Tournament, and the No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats didn’t just show up; they TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS, defeating LSU 87-82!
THE BREAKDOWN: OTEGA OWEH IS THE REAL DEAL! 23 points and 8 rebounds! He was the engine that kept the Big Blue Nation moving forward!
BRANDON GARRISON WAS A MAN POSSESSED! Coming off the pine to give you 17 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks? That is what you call BIG-TIME basketball! 😤
KENTUCKY’S BENCH IS THE STORY! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: DEPTH WINS GAMES! Kentucky’s bench OUTSCORED LSU’s bench 29 to 10! 29 TO 10!
MAX MACKINNON WAS RELENTLESS! I have to give credit where it’s due, this young man for LSU was playing like his hair was on fire, dropping 28 POINTS! But you can’t win it alone in the SEC!
THE BOTTOM LINE: LSU shot 50% from the field, the exact same as Kentucky, but they couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn from three-point land, going a dismal 25%! Meanwhile, Kentucky stayed poised, they stayed focused, and they led for over THIRTY-TWO MINUTES of this basketball game! LSU, you’re headed home! Kentucky, I see you! They move on to face Missouri next. If they play with this kind of grit… WATCH OUT! 🏀🔥
