OK, John Calipari. You win. An all-timer in Fayetteville, against all odds. One no one — and I mean no one — could predict, at least to this extent.
Hostile road environment with zero available point guards, another key rotation piece fighting through a cracked rib, star player fouls out with five minutes to go. It’s a matchup against a team who absolutely dog-walked Kentucky in the second half on its home floor less than a month ago, shooting 62.7% from the field and 44.4% from three overall.
And this time, a No. 3 seed was on the line in the SEC Tournament, one that could have been secured with a win vs.