I’ve always learned that I would rather win ugly than lose pretty. Yesterday was the epitome of just that. Kentucky did not play well, but survived down the stretch to defeat Ole Miss 67-62. Here is the news you need to know to start your Sunday:
Free Throws prove to be the difference
Good teams make shots. Great teams make free throws. In almost every NCAA tournament loss under John Calipari, missing free throws has proven to be the difference in winning and losing.
The first half yesterday had the Cats go 6-10 from the charity stripe which included Immanuel Quickley having two of those misses; the first time in his career he’s missed twice from the line in a single game.