Dating back to his time at Marquette, Crean is 4-4 against UK. As Indiana’s head coach, Crean only claimed two wins over Kentucky. One was immortalized on a popcorn box. The other happened in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Instead of funny Crean faces, we got a memorable GIF…
Tyler Ulis and Jamal Murray played their part, combining for 43 of Kentucky’s 67 points, but the Cats simply had no answer for Thomas Bryant. The athletic Indiana post, and former Calipari recruit, made 6-of-8 shots to finish with 19 points and 5 rebounds.