Kentucky Basketball: Top 30 Wildcats games in John Calipari Era

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Jan 10, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies forward Tavario Miller (4) attempts to block a shot by Kentucky Wildcats forward Trey Lyles (41) during overtime at Reed Arena. The Wildcats defeated the Aggies 70-64 in double overtime. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

15. Texas A&M vs Kentucky Wildcats

(14-15)

Talk about a scary game. I know I held my breath a lot during the entire game. Texas A&M came out with a fire that these Kentucky Wildcats hadn’t seen before. Double Overtime is never fun.

 The Aggies wanted it more, and they almost had it.

"“We’re not a very good team right now,” Calipari said. But surprisingly, that’s OK with the veteran coach. “I don’t want us to be great right now anyway,” he said. “We need to be great at the end of February and March … you win and you learn. It’s winning and learning and that’s all we’re trying to do.” Tyler Ulis put Kentucky ahead with a 3-pointer deep in double overtime to help hold off Texas A&M for the 70-64 win. The game was tied at 63 when Ulis hit the shot with 1:26 left for his first points of the game. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 SEC) was coming off an overtime win against Mississippi on Tuesday. “These kids are not machines,” Calipari said. “They make mistakes. They do dumb things, but I’ve got a good group that has a will to win.” The Aggies rallied in the final minutes to tie it in regulation. Trey Lyles made two foul shots with six seconds left in the first overtime for Kentucky, and Texas A&M took its time before missing a long 3 at the buzzer. Down 66-63, Kourtney Roberson made 1 of 2 free throws for A&M (9-5, 0-2 SEC) before a turnover by Lyles gave the Aggies the ball back with 26.9 seconds left. Danuel House missed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and Dakari Johnson made two free throws for Kentucky. House finished with 25 points. Johnson wasn’t surprised that A&M gave them such a fight. “We know that this is every team’s Super Bowl and everybody is going to give us their best shot,” he said."

Everyone’s Super Bowl is right, but man, this was one of the scariest games I’ve encountered as a Kentucky fan.

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