I felt like I was backpedaling the entire night trying to explain the first half and what happened.
Basically, Kentucky blitzed Mizzou from deep. What worked in Mizzou’s favor in the first game (Kentucky’s inability to make jump shots) buried them as the Wildcats started to pull away through a series of deep threes which opened up some driving lanes. If you missed the post-game wrap here’s what I talked about then:
The blueprint for beating Kentucky is simple, though not always easy to execute: clog the lane with bodies, close out low and strong on jump shooters, and make post entries difficult.