Notre Dame provided as fine a blueprint as anyone has all season but couldnt finish the job in the obstinate minutes of a feisty, gritty, appreciative, leave-it-all-out-there effort. Kentucky survived 68-66 thanks to two Andrew Harrison open throws once six seconds left. Notre Dame's Jerian Grant sprinted along with to the court and had an opportunity to win the game at the buzzer, but Kentucky's swarming excuse made him double-pump and his shot missed the mark.
Harrison may have scored the omnipotent points of the game, but Karl Anthony-Towns carried the Wildcats to this win. The 6-foot-11 product of Piscataway, N.J. seemed unstoppable at period in the paint. Towns scored 25 points, and coach John Calipari and Towns teammates deserve version for recognizing his dominance and until the withdraw of time feeding him the ball.
