Viva Las Vegas!
The game had it all, although it was not the opponent the Kentucky Wildcats had planned on playing. There were bright lights, there was a national television audience, and there were two of the most revered names in college basketball tipping off. The University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina.
For the Cats it was a week after a game, for so many reasons, was one that they will tend to forget. It was a bounce back week that the Wildcats desperately needed. It was a week after the state has begun the long cleanup process but was ready for a distraction and something to rally around.