“They out toughed us. They just threw us around. It was embarrassing. As soon as we had PJ [Washington] out of the game, we had no shot of winning.”
Washington had to come out with cramps in the second half and, seemingly, took Kentucky’s toughness with him. Without PJ in the post, the Cats looked lost, watching the ball more than going after it, getting pushed around under the basket and beat to boards. As Calipari said, Tennessee pounced on the opportunity.
“When PJ went down, they saw a wounded animal and went right at them,” Cal said.