on right now TV: SECN, CBS Radio: 98.1FM Stream: ESPN3.com "It was a really good win for us Wednesday night (vs Texas A&M)," said LSU Coach Johnny Jones. ... "We quickly have to really turn our attention now to Kentucky, going and playing in one of the finest venues and probably one of the tougher atmospheres in college basketball. It's something that we'll embrace and really look forward to." Kentucky was preseason #3 in both polls, and is favored by 15.5 over LSU UK's top 7 players by number of minutes played this season: 32.3 minutes -- G-Archie Goodwin -- 5-star by Rivals, Scout, 247, ESPN (#14 on Rivals100, #14 on Scout100, #15 on ESPN100, #18 on Top247) Parade All-American, McDonalds All-American, Arkansas' Mr. Basketball, Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year 31.4 minutes -- C-Nerlens Noel -- 5-star by Rivals, Scout, 247, and ESPN (#1 on Top247, #1 on Scout100, #1 on ESPN100, #2 on Rivals100), USA Today National Player of the Year, Parade All-American, USA Junior National Select Team 31.0 minutes -- G-Julius Mays -- 3-star by Rivals and Scout (#148 on Rivals150) 27.5 minutes -- G-Ryan Harrow -- 5-star by Rivals and Scout, 4-star by ESPN (#19 on Rivals100, #25 on Scout100, #39 on ESPN100), third-team Parade All-American, Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Georgia 5A Player of the Year 25.5 minutes -- F-Alex Poythress -- 5-star by Rivals, Scout, 247, ESPN (#7 on Top247, #7 on Scout100, #8 on Rivals100, #13 on ESPN100), Tennessee's Mr. Basketball, Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year 24.3 minutes -- F-Kyle Wiltjer -- 5-star by Rivals, Scout, 247, ESPN (#19 on ESPN100, #21 on Top247, #22 on Rivals100, #24 on Scout100) McDonald's All-American, Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year, Oregon Class 6A Player of the Year 20.9 minutes -- F-Willie Cauley-Stein -- 4-star by Rivals, Scout, 247, ESPN (#40 on Rivals100, #40 on ESPN100, #47 on Top247, #48 on Scout100)
42-31 UK at the half First half stats: JOB and Hickey lead LSU with 9 points each, JOB also has 6 rebounds
Everytime I see LSU vs Kentucky, 2 things come to mind, 1 awesome, 1 terrible. The awesome is obviously the Bluegrass Miracle, the terrible is when basketball hosted a highly ranked Kentucky team at the PMAC, went up 18 at halftime, and a huge run in the first five minutes of the 2nd half, only to watch them completely squander a 31 point lead, and lose 99-95. I was a senior in high school, and I remember throwing shit at the television during the 2nd half. Travis Ford, Walter McCarty just went off. Ronnie Henderson and Clarence Ceaser (lefty shooter number 22) both had 30 plus for the Tigers. I've only had that feeling one other time, and it came in November of 2012 in the last 2 minutes of a football game against some team in red. To go from jubilation to complete WHAT THE FUCK, is a terrible feeling. Ask Guy Morriss, he knows how it feels.
