How physically taxing was Kentucky’s 76-48 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night? Afterward, Reid Travis needed an IV to replenish his body.
“The kid’s in there exhausted,” UK Coach John Calipari said of Travis during his postgame news conference.
Travis battled South Carolina’s Chris Silva around the basket.
“Him and Silva just went at each other,” Calipari said. “He was able to withstand it, which tells you it’s good for us to have a guy (like Travis). If they have a guy like that, we got one, too.”
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Foul trouble limited Silva, the Southeastern Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year last season, to four points, four rebounds and 15 minutes.