In Ken Pom's dataset, which goes back to 1997, there has never been a season in which UK was outscored in SEC play. After 16 SEC games this year, UK had outscored its opponents by only 28 points: 1,252 to 1,224. The Cats currently trail A & M by 18 points (70 to 52) with 11 minutes to go in the game. If that margin holds, then UK would have to finish within nine points of Florida on Saturday to finish in positive territory.
UPDATE: A & M went 2-6 in the month of February, but they had an easy time of it tonight, rolling over UK 96 to 85. So, with one game left in the season, the Cats are 10-7 in the SEC, and they have outscored their SEC opponents by 17 points: 1,337 to 1,320. That means that to finish with a positive point margin, they need to stay within 16 points of Florida on Saturday. That will not be easy.
The Two Mitches!
Vandy has collapsed. Commodores trail 37-33 at Ole Miss at the half.
ReplyDeleteDores' last game is at UT, so if they lose tonight, they will finish 9-9 in the SEC.
ReplyDeleteCats fall to 27 on Ken Pom, and 227 in luck.
ReplyDeleteDecided to check on the Ole Miss/Vandy game. It's tied at 68-all with 2:48 to go, and the officials have been in a video review for at least the last five minutes. The SEC never should have allowed its officials to check the video.
ReplyDeleteEvery close SEC game features at least 10 minutes of video reviews.
ReplyDelete74-74 with 26.7 seconds left, and we're in another video replay.
ReplyDeleteOle Miss makes two free throws. 76-74. Now Vandy is supposed to get two FT's, but the game has been stopped again.
ReplyDeleteI guess Vandy only got one free throw. 76-75. 26.7 seconds left. Vandy ball.
ReplyDeleteThis game was originally scheduled for Memorial Gym, but Ole Miss couldn't host this fixture in January due to snow. So Vandy hosted the January game, and now Vandy has to finish with three road games in a row.
ReplyDeleteVandy had another free throw. 76-all. Vandy holds for the last shot.
ReplyDeleteDuke Miles drives and misses, and we go to OVERTIME. I've seen enough.
ReplyDeleteHere's my final word on Vandy. I think Byington is a very promising coach, but this team was too small to survive the rigors of SEC play. They are just beaten down.
ReplyDeleteAfter two hours and 38 minutes, Vandy finally wins 89 to 86 in overtime. This game alone justifies my faith in Byington -- only a really good coach could have pulled this one out.
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