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Saturday, December 04, 2004

UK-UNC recap

The Cats lost to a clearly more experienced North Carolina team in Chapel Hill. Kentucky nevertheless showed poise in its ability to continue making runs at UNC, but always falling short and allowing Carolina to have runs of its own. There were some remarkable disparites, though. Kentucky was out rebounded 45-32. That's not acceptable for a team with a 7'3" post player and a freshman post player who flirted with going pro before entering college. Kentucky also was unable to hit free throws, making only 8 of 16, while UNC made 27 of 40. Which brings me to the final, eye-popping statistic. Kentucky was whistled for 31 fouls, UNC only 16, without even commiting enough in the second half to give UK a bonus situation. It's hard to believe that a game played so aggressively by both teams was played that cleanly by only one team.

By the end of the year, when UK's freshmen are closer to being true sophomores, this team will be dangerous in the tournament.

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