The last minute…

[dawgstudent]

Kentucky up 8 with 50 seconds left was 8-8 from the FT line down the stretch. And State still came back and tied it up with 10 seconds left.

That’s crazy ridiculous.

 

[Xenomorph]

Josh Hubbard was one defensive stop away from immortality. That final off balance 3 from 30 feet was un17n'real.

 

[onewoof]

That toss by Sheppard from the free throw was a prayer and fell. Happens. It was his night. Other than from 3 with any player within 4 feet of him

 

[bulldognation]

Unpopular opinion, but despite Hubbard's heroic 3 to tie the game, I still think the way UK was playing they would have won in OT... especially that RAT 15

 

[onewoof]

Unpopular opinion, but despite Hubbard's heroic 3 to tie the game, I still think the way UK was playing they would have won in OT... especially that RAT 15

Probably true. But Hubbard had another career high so who knows.

 

[Perd Hapley]

Kentucky up 8 with 50 seconds left was 8-8 from the FT line down the stretch. And State still came back and tied it up with 10 seconds left.

That’s crazy ridiculous.

There were a combined 29 points scored in the final 1:36. That makes no sense whatsoever. Check out the slope on the score chart below right after Sheppard makes a jumper to put UK up 78-75

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

Unpopular opinion, but despite Hubbard's heroic 3 to tie the game, I still think the way UK was playing they would have won in OT... especially that RAT 15

No Cam in OT would’ve been tough for us.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Unpopular opinion, but despite Hubbard's heroic 3 to tie the game, I still think the way UK was playing they would have won in OT... especially that RAT 15

our starters played 30 minutes more than their starters. Kentucky got their *** kicked while our guys still had legs, but you could see it about 8 minutes out, we ran out of gas and don't have a bench full of NBA level subs like Kentucky did.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

That was the game to win and we didn't make the 1 or 2 stops needed in that last minute. I'm not sure why we never introduced ourselves to Sheppard, but he should have gotten special attention from halftime on. We play defense to switch and that wasn't the way to go with him.

 

[knock him out john]

That toss by Sheppard from the free throw was a prayer and fell. Happens. It was his night. Other than from 3 with any player within 4 feet of him

he missed 3 shots all night. Just an unreal player.

 

[onewoof]

he missed 3 shots all night. Just an unreal player.

He's good yes and a smart player that can make open shots and drive and make layups and short shots. And he was on last night.

But when guarded from the perimeter he looks terrible. To his credit he only took 3 shots he couldn't make.

 

[HuntDawg]

he missed 3 shots all night. Just an unreal player.

Yep. Projected high draft pick. Was the difference maker on the floor. Could do it all. 4 for 7 from 3, we couldnt back off him or he would shoot over us, and we didnt have anyone that could stop him getting into the lane. Once in the lane, could finish over bigs or find the right open person.

7 assists, 2 turnovers.. and whomever was talking about legs. Sheppard played 35 and reeves played 37. Those two were on the court as much or more than ours.. and they didnt fade down the stretch

 

[17itdawg]

I would've liked to see us try to be a bit more physical with Sheppard to see if that would've knocked him off his game a bit. It probably doesn't make a difference because of the differences in depth.

 

[knock him out john]

He's good yes and a smart player that can make open shots and drive and make layups and short shots. And he was on last night.

But when guarded from the perimeter he looks terrible. To his credit he only took 3 shots he couldn't make.

he's a smart player that knows when to drive, pass, or shoot. His parents were good ball players at Kentucky. Jeff Shepherd is his father.
Pure shooters.

 

[Anon1697564126]

I would've liked to see us try to be a bit more physical with Sheppard to see if that would've knocked him off his game a bit. It probably doesn't make a difference because of the differences in depth.

Great idea in theory but do you really think kentucky players 6, 7, and 8 would have let us rough up their star?

 

[MSUDC11-2.0]

He's good yes and a smart player that can make open shots and drive and make layups and short shots. And he was on last night.

But when guarded from the perimeter he looks terrible. To his credit he only took 3 shots he couldn't make.

He’s shooting 52% from three for the season so whatever he’s doing is working amazingly. Call it excellent shot selection if you want but not many can shoot that well even if wide open.