If the big issue surrounding Kentucky heading into the weekend of the SEC Tournament was whether the team is battle-tested enough to handle the pressure of the NCAAs, consider the question answered.
Kentucky’s youth all grown up heading into NCAAs
Video: Demarcus Cousins Hits the Shot to Send it to Overtime
The basket at the buzzer made by Demarcus Cousins to send the game against Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship into overtime on March 14, 2010. [media id=11 width=425 height=344]
Video: John Wall runs over Rick Stansbury
John Wall runs over Mississippi State‘s Rick Stansbury during the SEC Tournament Final in Nashville on March 14, 2010. [media id=12 width=425 height=344]
Kentucky downs Mississippi State in overtime for SEC Tourney Crown
John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday for the Wildcats’ 26th Southeastern Conference tournament championship. The Wildcats (32-2) blew earlier chances with their fabulous freshmen Wall and DeMarcus Cousins missing free throws and making youthful mistakes. But they came through at the end as Cousins’ layup off Wall’s missed 3-pointer from the right corner beat the regulation buzzer to give them some extra time.
Photo: Shot by Demarcus Cousins to send game into overtime
John Wall: “We weren’t going to be punked”
In the words of Kentucky freshman guard John Wall, the Wildcats weren’t going to be punked this time. They felt like that’s what happened the last time they played Tennessee.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 31-2 on the season while Tennessee falls to 25-8. UK is 144-66 against the Volunteers, including an 11-4 mark against UT in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 35-2 in SEC Tournament semifinal games. UK is 7-1 all-time in Nashville’s…
Video: Demarcus Cousins Plays Guitar; Pins a Shot on the Glass
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Cats thump Tennessee 74-45, Advance to SEC Tourney Finals
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 2 Kentucky beat 15th-ranked Tennessee 74-45 Saturday and advanced back to the Wildcats’ accustomed spot in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Kentucky (31-2) will play either No. 20 Vanderbilt or Mississippi State on Sunday, looking to add a 26th tournament title to the 44th regular season championship the Wildcats won in coach John Calipari’s first season.
John Wall put team on his shoulders in second half against Alabama
John Wall arrived in Nashville with plenty of hype after being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year earlier this week. Wall didn’t necessarily bring down the house at Bridgestone Arena in the first half of Kentucky’s 73-67 triumph over Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.