The No. 1 overall seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament will enter the Big Dance undefeated. With a 78-63 victory over Arkansas on Sunday afternoon, the Wildcats won the SEC Tournament and cemented their perfect season heading into college basketball’s main event.
Kentucky wins 2015 SEC Tournament, enters NCAA Tournament undefeated
Kentucky will head into the NCAA Tournament at 34-0 and as the No. 1 overall seed.
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Kentucky left little doubt in a performance that was dominant from the start. The Wildcats started to break things open with eight minutes remaining in the first half on this alley-oop dunk by Willie Cauley-Stein that powered John Calipari’s team to a 41-25 lead at the break:
Arkansas got within nine points in the second half but could never really get close.
Cauley-Stein led Kentucky with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Andrew Harrison added 15 points in the win and Aaron Harrison chipped in 11 points.
Kentucky was on fire from downtown, making 7-of-12 three-pointers. When the Wildcats are shooting like that, they’re going to be tough to beat.
Arkansas finished the season 26-8 and will surely be heading to the NCAA Tournament. Michael Qualls came off the bench to score 18 points, while star Bobby Portis struggled somewhat against Kentucky’s massive front line, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-7 shooting.
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