It’s hard to make a sea of 20K diehards stop on a dime, a roar immediately turning into a gasp, followed by deafening silence. Kentucky star freshman DJ Wagner hit the deck on a drive to the basket and struggled to get up, ultimately limping back to the bench and later to the locker room. He would be declared out for the remainder of the game.
The Wildcats closed out the half on an 8-0 run to take a 42-37 lead, but how could they finish the game without the guy who had finally emerged as the team’s go-to bucket-getter, scoring 50 in his last two games?