If anything, the Bluegrass Rivalry is all the way back. Credit Pat Kelsey and the Louisville Cardinals. They have a REALLY good team. Louisville won this game tonight more than Kentucky basketball lost
the game.
Give the Wildcats a ton of credit for battling back from two separate 18-point deficits, at one point making it 88-84 with 3:35 remaining in the game and a free-throw attempt coming. This Wildcats team will still be really good. They haven’t played their best yet by any means, but they played nearly well enough to win tonight.
MVP: Denzel Aberdeen
Aberdeen was terrific tonight for the Wildcats. He scored 26 points on 10-20 shooting, including 4-10 from three-point range, while also leading the Wildcats in rebounding with seven boards. Of note, he was one of just two Wildcats (Jasper Johnson the other) with a positive +/-.
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Kentucky vs. Louisville Twitter Reactions
Here are some of the notable reactions on Twitter as the game was unfolding tonight.
