Kentucky Trails Santa Clara at Halftime

0:00On March 20, Kentucky Wildcats entered half-time trailing Santa Clara Broncos by two points in St. Louis after blowing a six-point lead. The cats failed to score in the final two minutes, 29 seconds, and committed four turnovers over the last five minutes, 30 seconds. Poor shot choices from beyond the arc hurt them bad, hitting just four of 15 threes. Santa Clara's top player, Alan Graves, barely played, limited to six minutes with three fouls. Still, Elijah Mahi paced the Broncos with ten points. Jake Inzminger added six, and Sasca value golf chipped in five. For Kentucky, Denzel Aberdeen led with eight points, while Otega O.A. managed seven on inefficient shots, and Brandon Garrison had six. Fans and observers feel uneasy with the Wildcats play, especially since Santa Clara ranks 244th nationally in two-point defense, and 267th in defensive free throw rate. Kentucky shot well inside, going seven of nine on layups and dunks, but couldn't exploit those weaknesses.

1:04The Broncos closed the half on a ten to three run, grabbing all the momentum as the supporters grow bolder. Colin Chandler wins zero for five from deep, underscoring the team's struggles from outside. Twenty minutes remain for Kentucky to regroup and turn things around, or the offseason could start this afternoon.