Kentucky 82 Mississippi State 74 (OT)

[16thBBall Fan]

Final. A good first half not a very good 2nd half but some big shots by Grady in OT to pull out the win. A big game Saturday at Kansas.

[DragonFire]

Glad Kentucky (especially Grady) woke up in OT. An unpleasant game but hey, it’s a win. 

[Randy Parker]

Oscar.

[sportsfan41]

Sucked watching Kentucky fall apart in the second half.  Nice to see them step up and own the over time though. 

[MJAlltheWay24]

NPOY performance by Tshiebwe.

21 points and 22 boards. Monster.

I dream of this team with Grady and Oscar playing some two man like they did in the 2nd half, but with Frederick on the opposite wing for when they double. Shame we didn't get a chance for that.

[MJAlltheWay24]

Allen had some productive minutes tonight.

Brooks had a few big buckets later in the 2nd half. I feel so much better about him when he doesnt put the ball on the floor.

[MJAlltheWay24]

Mintz played terrible all around tonight. I feel like he's gone in waves this year. He's on a two game stretch of looking rough.

[MJAlltheWay24]

They broke down on D way too many times tonight. So many easy buckets throughout for Miss St.

[MJAlltheWay24]

Anyone wonder if DJ Jeffries regrets following his buddy and choosing Memphis?

[MJAlltheWay24]

And yes,@nikeman49I agree, Cal shouldve called a timeout at the end of regulation once he realized the play he put on was busted because Oscar was pushed too far out.

Okay, I think that sums up my random thought.

[MJAlltheWay24]

Just kidding, not done.

800th win for Cal tonight. Lots of wins for a guy that only recruits and rolls out the balls.

4th fastest coach to do so.

[Voice of Reason]

48 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

Allen had some productive minutes tonight.

Brooks had a few big buckets later in the 2nd half. I feel so much better about him when he doesnt put the ball on the floor.

Agree on both. I like what Allen did tonight.

Brooks played his best game all year.

[16thBBall Fan]

Congratulations to Coach Cal on career win number 800!

[gchs_uk9]

8 hours ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

Mintz played terrible all around tonight. I feel like he's gone in waves this year. He's on a two game stretch of looking rough.

I feel like part of the problem for Mintz this year has been a somewhat undefined role. Depending on how others are playing or issues like foul trouble, he sometimes has to be the point guard, sometimes a shooter, sometimes getting to the basket or getting rebounds. And sometimes it changes within the game.

[MJAlltheWay24]

17 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

I feel like part of the problem for Mintz this year has been a somewhat undefined role. Depending on how others are playing or issues like foul trouble, he sometimes has to be the point guard, sometimes a shooter, sometimes getting to the basket or getting rebounds. And sometimes it changes within the game.

I think that's definitely a valid and good point on Mintz.  Hopefully once TyTy comes back, we can get some more consistency from everyone and things get ironed out for a big run.