Rock Chalk, Jay blocked.
In a defensive performance for the ages – at the very least, the best of the John Calipari era – top-ranked Kentucky bludgeoned No. 5 Kansas on Tuesday in one of the most shocking outcomes of two top-five opponents in recent memory.
The Cats, who very much looked like the No. 1 team in the country in Indianapolis on Tuesday – which is saying something considering the way Duke played in the first game – denied everything Kansas tried to do offensively.
UK blocked as many shots (11) as Kansas made field goals, held the Jayhawks to 19.6 percent shooting and sent Ku home to Lawrence with its worst loss of the mighty Bill Self era.
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.