Even with Elston Turner doing his best Jodie Meeks impression, Kentucky found itself leading Texas A&M by four with a little more than six minutes to play. UK had battled back from a deficit that reached nine points early in the second half and Rupp Arena was rocking unlike it had at any point so far this season. Perhaps excited by the environment and eager to make a play, the young Wildcats turned gamblers, going for steals and blocks when the situation demanded a more conservative approach.
“When you're in that game and it's four minutes to go and it's crunch time, it's gut time, you don't take chances,” John Calipari said.
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.