Kentucky freshman guard Tyler Ulis had one of the best games of his young career. Ulis led Kentucky to a 58-50 win over arch rival Louisville with 14 points and 2 assists.
After the game Tyler had to get three stitches after taking an elbow to the eye.
Here is what Ulis had to say about the game.
On playing well in his first game against Louisville …
“It was a great feeling to get that win there, especially because it was a rivalry game. That’s was my first big away game and it was a great feeling.”On experiencing his first true road game as a freshman …
“I was more excited than nervous because it was my first away game. Being a freshman I just wanted to see what the atmosphere felt like.”On relishing the hostile environment …
“We kind of like that. Like I said, it was exciting. As freshmen we’ve never been in that situation. We just really wanted to see what the atmosphere would be like, see what the away feeling would be like and how their fans would react to us.”On how physical today’s game was …
“It was extremely physical. They played rough. They like to get up in you defensively. I got hit with an elbow and had to get (three) stitches. I just felt like we prepared very well for that game in practice and getting ready to play how they played. We were ready.”On how he got the laceration above his right eye …
“I got elbowed.”On whether he knew he was bleeding when he came up the court after it happened …
“No, I didn’t know I was bleeding until one of the players yelled to the refs, ‘He’s bleeding!’ And then they stopped the game.”
On how a player his size counters the physicality of a game like that …
“Just trying to use my quickness and my basketball IQ to my advantage and not try to get into all the rough stuff and just play my game.”On those 3-pointers late and how big they were …
“They were really big. Three people hit big shots late: me, Aaron (Harrison) and Andrew (Harrison) hit three 3’s late in the game, which really opened it up for us in that point of the game.”On how much they are looking forward to having a long stretch off before their next game after this type of game …
“We’re just looking forward to getting better as a team and just trying to rest our body a bit and get better.”
