Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats have done it again.
UK scored a memorable, and historic, victory on Saturday night with a 90-89 overtime triumph over Gonzaga in Seattle.
The No. 4-ranked Wildcats (8-1) trailed the No. 7-ranked Bulldogs (7-2) by 16 points at halftime and by 18 points early in the second half. But Kentucky battled back in the game, despite being without starting point guard Lamont Butler due to a right ankle injury.
Even after Butler’s replacement, fifth-year guard Kerr Kriisa, suffered what appeared to be cramping in the second half that knocked him out of the game, the Cats continued their comeback.
UK missed a pair of shots at the end of regulation that would have won the game, but Kentucky kept its foot on the pedal in overtime. The Wildcats took the lead after 30 seconds on a dunk by junior guard Otega Oweh, and never trailed during the extra period.
Fifth-year forward Andrea season-high 19 points, and fifth-year guard Jaxson Robinson scored 18 points while dishing out five assists without any turnovers. Robinson deputized as Kentucky’s point guard during crunch time of the win.
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