Queue The Madness
By Colin Dixon February 13th, 2019
With about one more month until March Madness begins, college basketball is already heating up with huge games.
Just last night there were four key ranked matchups including LSU vs Kentucky and Duke vs Louisville which both went down to the final buzzer. As well, there was a huge upset when unranked Penn State beat number 6 Michigan 75-69.
LSU went into Rupp Arena in Kentucky looking to just challenge the number 5 team in the nation, instead, the Tigers battled the Wildcats all the way until the clock hit zero. With time running out Kavell Bigby-Williams tipped a missed shot into the hoop to push the number 19 Tigers to a 73-71 upset victory over Kentucky.
Just down the road was the other big matchup of the night that included the Duke Blue Devils and the Louisville Cardinals. The Cardinals who entered the game ranked 16th in the nation were aiming to give the Blue Devils their third loss of the season.
The Cardinals came out firing and Duke had no answer for it and the game went into halftime with the Cardinals up by 9 points.
In the second half, nothing changed and the Cardinals eventually went out to a 23 point lead against one of the best teams in the country. But that was when it all changed.
Led by Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish the Blue Devils stunned the Cardinals and came back and won the game 71-69.
Cam Reddish scored 16 of his 22 points in the last 9:05 of the game. Along with Reddish, Zion Williamson led the game with 27 points. Both players were accountable for 27 of the Blue Devils final 35 points scored.
If any team was able to do it, it was this star-studded Blue Devils team. Just to add to the accolades that Coach Mike Krzyzewski has, it was the biggest comeback he has ever coached in his almost 40 years with the Duke Basketball program.
As if yesterday was not enough madness for you this coming Saturday, February 16th, there is a top 5 matchup including number 1 Tennessee and number 5 Kentucky. The Wildcats will look to get back on the winning trail against the Volunteers this Saturday.
Selection Sunday for the tournament will be on March 17th and the Tournament will start on March 19th. But, there is still a lot of basketball to come before the real madness begins and it is very worth while to watch.
