This was the question that overtook college basketball as the Kentucky Wildcats won their first 38 games of the season and inched closer to the sport’s first undefeated season in decades. They seemed so invincible at times that many believed the first 40-0 record ever was inevitable.
But now there is an unexpected answer: Yes, someone can beat Kentucky, and someone’s name is Wisconsin.
Wisconsin beat Kentucky, 71-64, eliminating the Wildcats and ending their unbeaten season Saturday night in a classic NCAA tournament game. Wisconsin advances to Monday’s national championship against Duke here in Lucas Oil Stadium.
Wisconsin (36-3) winning usually isn’t an upset. This is a team that was in the Final Four last season and was even better this season with the most efficient offense of any team in at least the past decade.
But they were up against the Kentucky team that couldn’t lose. Kentucky wasn’t just playing for a potential national championship. The Wildcats were aiming for basketball immortality. A win on Monday would have crowned Kentucky as one of the greatest teams this sport had ever seen......" WSJ
Go Badgers! Beat them Blue Devils!!!
Good news for Ashley Judd. Kentucky fans won’t have to spend money in Indiana for two more days.
Yeah, but did you hear? Indiana is the new Saudi Arabia, where homosexuals are executed. The media says so, so it must be true!
Kentucky seemed to struggle the past couple of games. Maybe the pressure started getting to them.
I must agree that Watching Wisconsin defeat Kentucky was much more entertaining than watching the Cinderella Spartans implode. Now Wisconsin needs to spank Duke on Monday.
Obama curse continues.
I did not mind Kentucky but as for so much hype, if going undefeated meant they could be considered among the best ever, that was a bit over-the-top for me. In a way, any of these teams, different eras, can make an argument for being considered among the best. And in the end, I don’t really care about “the best” argument.
So, they say, college teams were better in the early ‘90s for instance, maybe. It still makes for an interesting conversation though this is what they fill sports talk radio with. Always hunting for controversy.
I’m not for Duke, but MSU definitely got manhandled. So we will see how this final goes.
There go Monday’s TV ratings...
Wisconsin ended Kentucky’s perfect season Saturday night, with Frank Kaminsky leading Wisconsin’s scoring in the 71-64 Final Four victory.
When Kentucky player Andrew Harrison took questions from reporters after the game, his anger towards Kaminsky was palpable.
“I was wondering if you could talk about Kaminsky and what makes him so difficult to defend?” a reporter asked.
Before the reporter could even finish the question, Harrison was muttering in front of a live mic, “F*** that n*****.”
The comment was picked up and broadcast on live TV
(You Can Take The Thug Outta Da Hoof, but You Can't Take Da Hood Outta The Thug)
What’s with those freaks from Wisconsin. They didn’t appear to be festooned with ink. Stupid nonconformist! They need to get with copycatism and the herd mentality like the rest the sheep in the NBA, MLB and NFL.
Not as sweet as Kentucky’s ‘66 Finals loss, but good none the less. Screw Rupp.