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Gary Parrish opened up his write up on the UK-IU game for CBS Sports by saying “What up, BBN?” Sorry Gary, we are definitely not cool like that.
Gary went on to talk about how Kentucky went 35-37 at the charity stripe last night, and had four players who were perfect at the line.
Here’s an excerpt.
[I][COLOR=#333333]The top-ranked Wildcats moved one step closer to an eighth national championship late Friday — it was actually early Saturday, but whatever — with a 102-90 victory over Indiana that represented the single best basketball game the nation has experienced during this 2012 NCAA tournament. It featured two traditional powers running up and down the court, almost never turning the ball over, almost never needing a shot clock, almost never giving anybody a chance to breathe. UK made 48.4 percent of its shots. IU made 52.2 percent of its shots. Nobody led by double-digits in the first 29 minutes, and nobody among the 24,731 fans here at the Georgia Dome felt cheated when the final buzzer sounded.
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[COLOR=#333333]”Indiana played great,” said UK coach John Calipari. “We just happened to play a little bit better.”[/COLOR]
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And get fouled a little bit more.[/COLOR]
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And make free throws at a remarkable rate.[/COLOR]
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The Wildcats sank 35 of the 37 free throws they attempted — that’s 94.6 percent — to prevent Indiana from having an opportunity to beat them at the buzzer like Indiana beat them at the buzzer back in December. Kidd-Gilchrist (10 of 10), Doron Lamb (8 of 8) Marquis Teague (6 of 6) and Darius Miller (5 of 5) were all perfect from the line while helping Kentucky close by making 14 consecutive free throws in the final six minutes. That’s why it hardly mattered that the Wildcats only produced two field goals in that same span, because points count however they come and these points just wouldn’t stop coming.[/I]
This was truly a remarkable performance, and the biggest difference maker in the game. Especially because UK’s defense left something to be desired against the Hoosiers. And even more so because, aren’t Cal’s team supposed to be the world’s worst free throw shooters?
For the rest of the article, click [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/18007208/theres-no-denying-it-kentucky-is-poised-for-eighth-title”]here[/URL].[/COLOR]
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