Matt Jones on Kentucky’s IMPORTANT win over Arkansas

KSR host Matt Jones opened up the KSR Postgame Show praising the Wildcats’ seven double-figure scorers, in what he called an “important win” over the Arkansas Razorbacks.

It was a game Kentucky had to have and the Cats got it done. The win not only keeps their hopes of a double-bye alive, it also keeps them in the SEC Title race with just 2 games to play.

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We are here to celebrate the big victory and I will say it was an important win there was a moment where you know down nine about 8 minutes to go you think man this is going to be a really really bad loss and then Kentucky does what they do

Go on a huge run quickly get the Victory and escape to now I guess Kentucky is what eight losses they’re 21 and8 with two games left at this point fourth in the SEC if the tournament started tomorrow they would have a double by after this Victory like I said 859 280

2287 let’s talk a little bit about what happened today I thought Kentucky offensively really was great throughout the game I mean 111 points is a pretty impressive amount of points I you know I don’t really care what you do but the way they did it seven different players

In double figures just for historical context it’s only the sixth time in Kentucky history that seven players have scored in double figures in a game sixth time in history and the last time was in 2004 I mean you just don’t see that uh very often where that many guys go off

And it was Antonio Reeves and six freshman six freshman in double digits and then at the end of the game you know as as maybe the biggest Antonio re fan in the country I with like 6 minutes to go I thought to myself why is it

Antonio Reed’s not in the game well Cal said he wanted to give him like a minute break before the final push which I understand but then they went on a run without him and they ended up closing the game with five freshman and played amazing during that period of time Rob

Dillingham for 33 minutes does not play well and then he wins him the game in like a 5-minute stretch I mean that’s the thing about that kid I’ve never seen a kid where like what happened happens in the first of the game does not necessarily mean what’s going to happen

At the end you go 33 minutes without scoring and in seven minutes he just become he takes over taking it to the basket uh you know helping his teammates setting him up it was awesome go on a run and then Justin Edwards with some big plays down the stretch to help him

Get the victory uh it’s an excellent win for Kentucky Arkansas is not been good this year but they played they played today like the team I think they thought they were going to have all year defensively Kentucky was bad throughout the game but they did get a handful of

PL possessions I think five in a row where they held them from scoring and really that’s probably the difference in the game they were able to get three minutes worth of stops and win you know this team is still going to have to win games outscoring people they’re just not that great

Defensively and thust they got to put up points but man they can put up points in bunches and when you have a day like today when DJ Wagner hits four threes Justin Edwards hit shots and Z is finishing down low and Aaron Bradshaw has one of the best halves he’s had at

Kentucky and then Antonio Reeves with a silent 22 points Billy do you I barely remember him scoring and he had 22 points that kid is amazing like that you know and then the ham stretch it’s just a team that is very very very hard to stop offensively the only negatives like I

Said the defense was what it was Trey Mitchell didn’t play particularly well but he’s coming off an injury I don’t I you know that takes a little time but I’m very happy with the result we just needed to win same thing Wednesday night against Vandy just need to win and then

I think they’ll play Tennessee for a shot to be the two or three seed in the SEC tourn tournament maybe for the shot at a three seed in the NCAA tournament lot on the line next Saturday if they can get the win against Bandy on senior

Night we are here at KS bar come on out if you want and celebrate the victory uh two folks sitting here next to me everybody was scared you two were the only two that stepped up there was a line of people and I said if somebody

Wants to sit here they can and two different couples turned it down wow why would they why would they be scared guys you don’t know I mean you’re wearing a nothing fancy hat and so like it’s nothing fancy just to sit here with me so I appreciate where are you all from

Monacello see Wang I was just there a couple weeks ago in monacello nice to see you folks thank you for coming what are your names I’m gonna give you a shout out nice to see you now Billy did you see the picture I tweeted out during

The game of the guy on his truck yes yeah I did see that I do want to tell this story before uh before we get off and take the calls so for people who don’t know my I have an apartment in Lexington I mostly live in Louisville

But I have a place in Lexington and it’s right it’s right it’s real close to R Arena and I’m watching the game and you know Billy I start to get nervous right like I get nervous when things aren’t going well and they cut they they take an eight or ninepoint lead I start

Pacing around then Dillingham goes on his run and I think we’re up three I think it’s like 95 92 or something like that and I decide to step out on my little patio and I look out and I see a guy and I I I loved it he was standing in the

Bed of his truck he had his phone if you look at my Twitter account sports radio if he had he has his phone on top of his truck and he’s listening to Tom and Jack and his head is on the truck with nerves and he has clearly left the

Game cuz to be where his truck was you would only be there if you’re parking for the gate he is standing there he has clearly left the game because he’s too nervous listening to the game on his on the radio and I just want to say to that

Guy I didn’t want to Billy I didn’t want to embarrass him by like listening I so I made sure I didn’t take the picture till you couldn’t see his face right right but I do want to say to that guy I’ve been there that’s me I did it at

The 2014 final four and I feel like that picture Billy is Kentucky fans in a nutshell we’ve all been that guy at some point it’s relatable content and and you know what this team has just been so up and down then how can you blame him you

Know what I mean yeah that’s part of it but part of it is sometimes it’s just so nerve-wracking you can’t take it anymore and he he clearly left the arena and listen to it uh on the in the back of his truck and I