This weekend’s rendition of faculty basketball introduced all of the chaos. Solely three undefeated faculties stay, one in every of which wanted a dramatic end, or two, to outlive. Listed below are Week 12’s winners and losers.
Winner: Kentucky Wildcats
For a second straight sport, Kentucky trailed by a minimum of 17 factors however didn’t blink because it rallied on the highway to knock off No. 24 Tennessee.
Except for free-throw woes, the Wildcats offense seemed robust, with 4 gamers reaching double figures. Guard Denzel Aberdeen accounted for 18 of his 22 factors within the second half, and Kentucky made one remaining defensive stand to safe the much-needed victory.
HC Mark Pope has the Wildcats enjoying their greatest basketball proper now, however highway journeys to No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 17 Arkansas within the subsequent two weeks will actually check how far this crew has come.
Loser: Iowa State Cyclones
No. 2 Iowa State entered the week as one in every of 5 remaining undefeated groups. However after being clobbered by Kansas, the Cyclones suffered a second straight defeat at Cincinnati.
