Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing 39 minutes for Kentucky on Tuesday prompted an obvious postgame question: Are you tired?
“Extremely tired,” he said.
When a reporter said he could not remember the freshman guard leaving the court, Gilgeous-Alexander said, “Neither do I. How many minutes did I play?”
Told he played 39 minutes, Gilgeous-Alexander said, “Oh, interesting. I do not remember being off the floor.”
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A back strain sidelined starting point guard Quade Green and necessitated an almost opening tip-to-final buzzer performance from Gilgeous-Alexander.