The first five minutes looked as bad as the attendance. It was a pile of chaotic crap that lacked any kind of cohesiveness. Both teams looked asleep in the quiet Smoothie King Center.
“Where’s the winning spirit?” John Calipari asked after the game. “Where’s the will to win? Where’s the tough plays when it’s time to do something?”
The team can’t entirely blame the empty arena for the poor performance. That’s just an excuse. It’s not the fans’ fault either. The blame all falls on the shoulders of CBS.
The doubleheader was played two days before Christmas in New Orleans, 746 miles away from the closest school (UK, which also brought the most fans).