Justin Edwards: Wildcats Coaches Don’t give Players Freedom To Express Themselves On the Pitch…

The Cats and Hogs went traded leads all game long, with Kentucky pulling away by 10 early in the second half and then Arkansas going on a blistering 18-3 run midway through the second half to take a nine point lead.

Kentucky battled back, in large part, due to Rob Dillingham taking over late in the game after a non-existent first half. Dillingham scored or assisted on 17 of Kentucky’s final 27 pointsHowever, the game truly changed when Justin Edwards was subbed into the game with 5:42 left in the game. It was five freshmen on the floor for the Wildcats — no Antonio Reeves, no Adou Thiero, no Tre Mitchell — in the final 5:42, Kentucky outscored Arkansas by 12. Reeves still finished the game with a team-high 22 points on 8/10 shooting, but it was when he was on the bench that Kentucky made its big run.ts