LEXINGTON, KY (AP) - the Kentucky players wore black socks Tuesday night against Boston University in honour of the mother of coach John Calipari. Donna Calipari died Sunday after a long fight against cancer.
The gesture was a sign of respect and support, a little for the Wildcats to pay tribute to their mentors.
"He always said that we are his family, and we felt like we had to give something to coach," care of the first year of University Brandon Knight said after scoring 23 points.
Wildcats 10th a statement yet already with their game, dominating the second half of playing the kind of altruistic, aggressive basketball that Calipari said lacked a loss of Connecticut week 91-57 victory last at the invitation of Maui.
Defence talk to one of the Court and the sharing of the ball, Kentucky (5-1) invading exceeded Burrows (4-4) probably their best 20 minutes the season.
"We gave the ball and passed the ball better in the second half," said Terrence Jones, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. "He opened the game. We overthrew b.c shots ' is the team that we need to do throughout the year.This is when we play our best is when everyone participates. »
Kentucky led by only seven points at halftime and could hear whooping cough burrows in in the locker room at the break, eager to send Wildcats on their first stab losing occupying the Calipari.
Boston u. optimistic duration only a few moments in the second half.Jones and Knight gave an 18-3 run that solid Burrows and introduced an asleep life Rupp arena.
"We cannot let teams come here and be ' rah, rah, rah,"' Knight said. "" """We must make our own strength, talk and their do know that it will not happen."
John Holland led u. of Boston with 20 points, but shot only Burrows 29 percent and had no response after hit Wildcats gas.
"That must have been a heck of a speech by half," said Boston u. Coach Patrick Chambers. ""I'm going to have to ask him a copy of this.
Calipari is not révélateur.Il opts not to exit interviews after, educate rather assistant coach John Robic to speak to the media.
It was a difficult six months for Calipari.Il went public with the disease from her mother in the summer and made frequent trips to visit North Carolina while somehow not missing any practice of Kentucky.
A stolen Lexington in Charlotte Sunday after hearing of his passing, he was returned to practice Monday afternoon and Tuesday outside soir.alors players wore black socks, Calipari and her staff were black clothes while some fans - especially in the section of the student - wore black T-shirts.
Calipari thanked everyone for their support before the game from its accounts Twitter and Facebook, saying that he was certain that his mother was watching in "the luxury boxes with a whole crew of luminaires UK cheering right with him."
Its players say have not noticed a change in behavior of Calipari, but they knew that it was damaging.The last thing they wanted him worrying about was their game.
Calipari reprimanded the Wildcats of being too selfish to the loss of Connecticut, saying they had not learned to play together in adversity it strike urged turn them volume on the defence and the extra pass on the offence.
Proven Wildcats were listening against burrowing.
"We've shared the ball, we made the right cheek in the second half and it is something that we emphasize" Robic said.
The term of shooting game has started slowly with two free throws by Jones before the Wildcats really réchauffée.Doron struck Lamb runner in the pathway, DeAndre Liggins overthrew a 3 pointer and Knight was followed with a pullup jumper after a fly by Lamb.
Knight drilled a 3 - pointer on next Kentucky travel before a stacking of Jones and a 3 pointer by Darius Miller development lead at 57 - 36 .Chambres has subsequently received technical fault and Jones hit free throws, but the Wildcats were just to start.
"We had hoped to just hang and hang as we could and this surge in the first five minutes was just crushing, grinding," said Chambers.
Josh Harrellson snowman in a miss Jones, then added a layup off a nifty Jones.Miller non-look passes and Lamb added 3-pointers - Kentucky did 10 16 3-pointers on the night - time that Miller converted an alley-oop the Wildcats have increased by 70-40 and might start thinking in a showdown with the North Carolina on Saturday.
It is a challenge that Wildcats feel they are ready, especially after the loss of UConn.Le long flight back to Hawaii was not pleased, but Knight thought it necessary.
"It was a blessing because if we would have won this game we still have many faults, we were not to go fix because we won" says Knight. "I think that loss we helped them to see where we were to really, and what we do for the future.»
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