We left way to many points on the court by not executing on fastbreak opportunities and missing point blank shots under the basket. That, combined with the large discrepancy at the foul line (Bama was 9-10, UK was 19-31) meant doom for the Tide. The only chance we had of winning the game was if UK had an off night and we played nearly flawless basketball. UK cooperated and had an off night, but we played far from flawless basketball. Unfortunately, because of the talent discrepancy between UK and Bama and the home court advantage, even though neither team played particularly well it still meant a ten point win for the Wildcats. UK gave us a chance, but we failed to take advantage of it. Like so many other times this year, we lost a game we should have won.
Now we'll see if we can turn that 12 point loss in Fayetteville into a win in Tuscaloosa.