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"We need Sahvir in the game." Calipari trusts Wheeler to make shots at the line.

The fan debate around how Sahvir Wheeler is used late in games continues after Kentucky Basketball‘s nail-biting win against Michigan over in London. The pro-Wheeler side of the debate points to Wheeler’s stat line of 11 points, seven assists, three rebounds, and three turnovers, and his six straight second-half points to put Kentucky up eight and force Michigan into a timeout with four-and-a-half minutes to go.

On the other side, many question John Calipari’s late-game strategy of taking the air out of the ball until late in the shot clock for Wheeler to create in the last seven seconds of a possession.