When Kentucky needed someone to step up down the stretch, Keion Brooks delivered.
While the Wildcats combatted foul trouble, the true freshman forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana played his best game to date. He scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Most importantly, he never flinched when the game was still hanging in the balance.
“Those two free throws were big down the stretch,” said Tyrese Maxey. “He got big rebounds. He didn’t break down. Coach KP said, ‘He gone grow up today,’ and he did.”
Brooks’ two free throws were the final points UK scored in Fayetteville, icing any potential comeback by the Razorbacks.