Kentucky looked dead in the water in the first half against No. 7 Gonzaga in Seattle. The Wildcats allowed 50 points in 34 possessions as the Bulldogs shot nearly 70 percent from two-point range. Mark Few‘s got 18 points from big Graham Ike and seven assists from Ryan Nembhard in an impressive first 20 minutes. That allowed the home team at this neutral-site game to take a 16-point lead into halftime.
Gonzaga left Climate Pledge Arena with a one-point overtime loss despite that huge first half. How did the Wildcats overcome an 18-point deficit? Mark Pope‘s team got big contributions from two starters.
Wake Forest transfer Andrew Carr finished the game with a team-high 19 points on 12 field goal attempts with seven rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. The big scored 11 points after the halftime break, and Kentucky recorded a plus-16 with him in the lineup in the second half. Carr gave Kentucky a real interior presence by playing a big role in UK winning the paint points battle (48-44).
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