Kentucky Basketball: Top 30 Wildcats games in John Calipari Era
Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Aaron Harrison (2) shoots a three-point shot over Wisconsin Badgers guard Josh Gasser (21) in the second half of the 2015 NCAA Men
#2 Wisconsin Badgers vs Kentucky Wildcats
2014 NCAA Tournment
He did it again. The tweak happened and Aaron Harrison sends the Kentucky Wildcats to the Championship game with another last second three-pointer.
"Andrew Harrison had seen his twin brother catch and shoot so many big shots over the years with the same stone-faced expression. Just catch and shoot, over and over. But when Andrew flipped a pass to Aaron with the seconds evaporating late Saturday night, in the biggest game they had ever played, and with Kentucky trailing Wisconsin by two points, Andrew saw something different. He saw a smile across Aaron’s face. The freshman who had made the go-ahead three-pointer with 39 seconds to play in the Sweet 16 against Louisville, who had made a 24-foot three-pointer with 2.3 seconds to play to beat Michigan in the Midwest Regional final, this time he was smiling. “He really was actually smiling when he got the ball,” Andrew said. “I don’t understand that. That’s crazy. I’ve never seen him like that before. He had a smirk like it was just a game with us in the backyard.” After he got the ball, Aaron paused and measured up from at least 25 feet from the basket, wanting to know how much time he had to deal with. Wisconsin’s Josh Gasser, one of the nation’s best defenders, stood right in front of him. “I thought he should have driven to the basket,” Andrew said. “But what do I know? … He’s a superhero.” Aaron unleashed the long three-pointer, and the rest will live on YouTube and in the hearts of Big Blue Nation for decades to come. Gasser jumped toward Aaron, extending his right arm to contest. Aaron initially thought the shot would bound off the back of the rim. Despite his recent heroics in the NCAA tournament, he had not attempted a three-point shot during the entire game against Wisconsin."
It’s amazing this wasn’t #1, but you’ll see why.
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