There was a moment in the second half where you probably thought the Cats would crumble and lose the lead to the Utah Valley Wolverines. Playing with just seven scholarship players, the Wildcats’ lead grew to as much as 16 before Mark Masden’s squad fought back to cut the lead to only one on a T.J. Washington three-pointer with 3:26 to play.
Don’t-call-me-P.J. Washington almost entered infamous company alongside Devan Downey and the Crispin brothers. The Jenks High School (Ok.) product, home of UK wide receiver Isaiah Epps, knocked down five three-pointers to finish with 22 points. Luckily, he only scored three more points after the big shot cut it to one.