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Late surge boosts Kentucky past Tennessee 73-62

Eric Bledsoe -  photo from UKAthletics.com

Eric Bledsoe - photo from UKAthletics.com

After missing two 3-point attempts in the first half, Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe told coach John Calipari he had lost confidence in his shot.  Calipari’s message, to Bledsoe’s surprise: Keep shooting, anyway.  Bledsoe’s second half resurgence, along with yet another stellar performance by fellow freshman guard John Wall, helped No. 3 Kentucky fight off No. 12 Tennessee for a 73-62 victory Saturday night.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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