Two parallel media themes emerged during and after Kentucky’s 98-69 thrashing of North Carolina the other night.
The game didn’t truly get out of hand for UNC until midway through the second half. But, with the teams sloshing toward the final buzzer and Carolina’s collapse accelerating, game announcers zeroed in on minor historical landmarks to salvage interest in the proceedings.
The avalanche-type result left TV game announcers Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery and the studio analysts settled on batting around the possibility the Heels could yield 100 points in the CBS Sports Classic.
That would have been the first time an opponent tallied 100 or more points against the Heels since Dec.