As the time ticked down on Thursday night in a tie game against St. Peter’s, University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari had a decision. Does he call a timeout and set up a play to try and win the game? Or does he stick with his “players-first” mentality and see what his team could do on their own?
Fast forward a few more seconds. Calipari decides against calling the timeout. Sahvir Wheeler misses on a drive and Oscar Tshiebwe doesn’t have enough time to put up a shot, forcing an overtime period against a 15-seed.