That's what happened when Tennessee and Memphis played this year for the one loss on Memphis' record. Both teams played sloppy, but Memphis a bit more. Since then, they've regained the focus they had early in the year. I had to feel for Tulsa in the championship game. About 8 minutes into the first half, Calipari sent in the entire second string team with Tulsa only having 6 points. They scored 7 more in the first half.
Well at least a team beat UK’s low score for a half....(ugh 14 points at Vandy??? WTH?)
Calipari is a great coach. I enjoy watching his teams play (except when UMASS beat UK in the regular season in 1996; but I believe that loss was avenged in the tournament!) Douglass Roberts is 10 times the player Tyler Hainsboro is IMO. I was on the edge of my seat the entire Memphis/Tennesse game. I think both teams were so pumped that it contributed to the sloppiness, but it was the best game of the season. Of course I was for the SEC team, but had it gone the other way, I wouldn’t have been surprised.
Sorry I prattle, but I LOVE basketball! My husband says I’m the only person he knows who knows the referees too. (Of course he’d rather watch a movie than sports so luckily we have multiple televisions in the house.)