Get one for Big Blue Nation.
After weeks of enthusiasts wondering why Kentucky coach John Calipari wasn’t betting on Dontaie Allen, the former Mr. Kentucky Basketball hit seven 3s to lead Kentucky to a 78-73 double win at Mississippi State.
Kentucky played the 9:04 rule and the last Calipari in overtime after being sent off with consecutive technical fouls for arguing with a referee.
Calipari gave the impression of pronouncing that he could soon be sent off from a game when he noticed that the forward of the Louisville rivalry game just over a week ago that the British team last season had not discovered his speed before being forced to play. without him. an expulsion in Arkansas. season.
Calipari remained on the sidelines of the loss to Louisville, but with his team trailing 56-43 midway through the moment portion of Saturday at Mississippi State, he returned to that strategy arguing there was no appeal on it. that he claimed that he should have been an opposing goalkeeper to the Bulldogs long enough to shoot two technical fouls and one ejection.
Kentucky players responded by scoring 10 direct problems after technical loose throws to take a 56-55 lead with 5:08 remaining, their first lead since 5:54 in the first half.
The groups traded baskets down the stretch until a Kentucky defensive save gave the Wildcats a final property tied at 61 with 14 seconds left. Kentucky was given a shot by Allen on the property, but all three of them bounced off the rim and the Wildcats missed two scoring opportunities before the buzzer sounded to send the game into overtime.
Allen gave Kentucky a 68-65 lead with 1:08 left on his sixth 3 of the game, but Mississippi State responded with a 3 from Iverson Molinar. A Kentucky spin returned the ball to the Bulldogs with 15 minutes remaining, but Molinar missed a 3 on the buzzer to send the game to a standstill.
Kentucky led through the moment, but Allen hit it big with a long 2-point pointer that he conceded as the shot clock ended with 3:24 left and his seventh 3 on the next property to stretch the lead to six at 76. -70.
Allen finished the game with 23 problems on 8 of 1 four shots. He played the last 3 minutes of regulation and every two overtime hours for the more level-headed rookie Brandon Boston, who was four of thirteen in the game.
Senior intermediate Olivier Sarr also rebounded from consecutive poor functionality with 14 problems and 12 rebounds. Boston and first-year point guard Devin Askew, in position of the injured Terrence Clarke, joined them in double digits with 11 numbers each. Askew claimed the point guard full time with 6 assists and 3 turnovers.