College Basketball reacts to Kentucky's stunning comeback win vs. Duke
Have you caught your breath yet? Me neither. We’re all still processing No. 19 Kentucky’s 77-72 victory over No. 6 Duke, a comeback that would have made the 1998 team proud. It was the Cats’ first victory over the Blue Devils since 2015 and sent a message to the rest of college basketball that Kentucky is back, albeit in a very different way.
The Cats trailed by nine at the half but clawed back, tying the game at the 3:57 mark and not giving up an inch the rest of the way. Duke superstar freshman Cooper Flagg finished with a game-high 26 points but made some crucial mistakes down the stretch, which the Cats pounced on. Experience triumphed over young talent, a script that’s played out against Kentucky for so many years in this event; however, with veterans on their side and Mark Pope’s halftime adjustments, the fairytale start to the program’s era just got so much better.
Twitter is on fire with takes about Pope’s Cats. Here’s a running list of tweets from former players, coaches, and college basketball pundits.
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