ATLANTA — A red carpet stretching all the way from Phillips Arena to the Alamodome was laid out for Kentucky. The Wildcats had the most talent—by far—of any team left in the South Region. They were clicking. They’d won five in a row, starting with their first game in the SEC Tournament. They started five future NBA players and brought more off the bench. Judging strictly by the eye test, Kentucky should have waltzed through two games in Atlanta and headed to the Final Four, where the Wildcats might find opponents with more similar rosters. Given that, the fifth-seeded Wildcats’ 61-58 loss to ninth-seeded Kansas State in the Sweet 16 seems fairly shocking.
Kansas State Hands Kentucky Shocking Loss to Reach Elite Eight vs. Loyola-Chicago
