Kentucky admirably battled through adversity for almost 30 minutes before it completely hit the fan in Baton Rouge.
After No. 16 Kentucky took a nine-point lead with Grady’s fourth second half three-pointer, No. 21 LSU went on a 20-2 run over the next 10:14 to retake the lead and all of the game’s momentum. On the night the Tigers named their court after Dale Brown, LSU’s top-ranked defense suffocated UK.
Davion Mintz’s late heroics gave Kentucky a chance. Kentucky went on an 8-0 run in the final two minutes to cut the LSU lead to one. Oscar Tshiebwe actually stole the ball on the following possession, but an errant pass created chaos in the closing seconds, eventually leading to a 65-60 LSU win.