đ€Ż Chaos in College Basketball
- Andrew McClure
- Jan 8
- 2 min read
The world of college athletics gets weird at times, and itâs an absolute blessing that we can get this kind of action on a Tuesday night.
(1) Tennessee @ (8) Florida: Some people say that you should save the best for last, but gosh darn it I cannot wait to talk about this one. Heading into the evening there was only ONE unbeaten left in the country, and it just so happened that they were the #1 ranked team in the country. The Volunteers went into the Swamp and wanted to show they were the best in the SEC. Man, they were wrong. The Gators scored the first 12 points of the game and they never really looked back. I mean ever. The Gators put a historic beating on the Volunteers as Tennessee only managed to make four shots in the first 20 minutes and trailed by as much as 36 points late in the second half. An absolutely ugly all-around performance for the #1 team in the country.
(6) Kentucky @ Georgia: It had been 5 years since UGA has beat a top-10 team, and (6) Kentucky was the one to break that streak for Georgia. Led by freshman forward Asa Newell, Georgia pulled away in the second half, never giving up the lead (Also a serious shoutout to BLUE CAIN!). Serious foul trouble for the Wildcats most likely cost them the game with three starters picking up their fourth foul and having to sit for extended periods of time. This led to Georgia outscoring Kentucky at the free throw line 29-15. Will Kentucky drop out of the top 10?
Arizona @ (21) West Virginia: Is Arizona back? They just could be. After losing to West Virginia at home earlier in the season, the Wildcats went to Morgantown looking for revenge. The Wildcats were led by KJ Lewis, who scored a career-high 21 points to lead them to victory. The Mountaineers, who entered the AP Top 25 this week for the first time in two years this past week, will most likely exit the poll after just renting the spot for a short 7 days. The key moment of the game came when West Virginia hit 3-straight three-pointers to cut the game to 5, but Arizona responded with a 12-point run of their own to push the lead to 17.
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