2026-01-15- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR – Hour 1 | January 15, 2026

Overview

This episode of Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) focuses on the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team's dramatic come-from-behind victory against LSU. The hosts—Drew Franklin, Ryan Lemond, Shannon “the Dude,” and eventually Matt Jones—break down the game’s wild finish, discuss key player performances, analyze UK’s season trajectory, and react to audience phone calls. The conversation is lively, enthusiastic, and full of the hopeful, slightly sarcastic tone typical of KSR.

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Main Theme

The “Malachi Miracle”: Kentucky’s Stunning Comeback at LSU

The crew relives Kentucky’s unforgettable road win highlighted by freshman center Malachi Moreno’s last-second, game-winning shot after trailing by 18 points. They explore the emotional rollercoaster for fans and players, the implications for the season, and analyze both the strengths and ongoing issues with the team.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Emotional Rollercoaster of the LSU Game

• Start to Finish: Kentucky trailed by 18, scoring just one field goal in the first 11 minutes and only 22 points in the first half.
• Second Half Turnaround: Led by Reed Sheppard and Otega Away, UK exploded offensively, hitting eight 3-pointers in the second half.
• Malachi Miracle: Freshman Malachi Moreno made a game-winning shot off a near full-court inbounds pass with 1.9 seconds left.

“That second half was an incredible comeback…What a finish. That’s one we’ll be talking about a decade from now when we’re ranking great shots in regular season history.”
—Ryan Lemond (03:33)

• Montage Worthy: Consensus that this game-winning play will enter the pantheon of legendary Rupp Arena video montages.

“Malachi Marino shot will now be involved in it…He made the catch, turn and shoot. It will go down in UK history lore.”
—Drew Franklin (04:18)

2. Analyzing Player Performances

• Malachi Moreno: From third-stringer to game hero.
• Reed Sheppard & Otega Away: Key catalysts for the comeback. Noted by Ryan as making “eight three pointers in the second half after being ice cold."
• Aberdeen: Reignited the offense, controlling the point, and could not be taken off the floor.
• Yellowvich: Earned a larger role, providing offense and stability.
• Diabate: Talent and expectations still unfulfilled; praised for supporting teammates even from the bench.

"I will say Diabate, when Malachi hit the last second shot, he was one of the first ones off the bench to congratulate."
—Drew Franklin (07:19)

3. Season Implications and Team Identity

• Must-Win Relief: This win doesn't erase larger issues but keeps NCAA tournament hopes alive.
• SEC Picture: SEC standings are tight; no team can be counted out yet.
• Team Mentality: The season’s turning point, or just a fleeting highlight? The hosts are hopeful but realistic about ongoing struggles.

“Season saved when it happened…It doesn’t change really anything. It just kept something bad from happening.”
—Matt Jones & Ryan Lemond (28:44-29:00)

• Concerning Trends: Continued slow starts; reliance on second-half comebacks is unsustainable.

"They do it all the time. Down double digits by midway through the first half—and done it all the time for two straight years...Why does he think this happens so much to us?"
—Matt Jones (36:01–36:32)

4. Fan Base and Community Reaction

• Cathartic Victory: The win felt monumental to players and fans, especially after previous heartbreak at LSU.
• Call-In Highlights: Postgame lines buzzed with passionate, quirky callers—including a woman who only referred to players by number and wanted to be KSR's correspondent.

"We had the guy who called Chad, who had yelled at his wife and son and dog. Yes, that was strange. You had the woman at LSU who kept calling the players the numbers and saying her...I love that that was her thought. Like, I'll, you know, just send me to some games."
—Matt Jones (33:29–34:22)

5. Looking Forward

• Upcoming Schedule: Four of the next six on the road; next up is Knoxville, where Kentucky has surprisingly excelled recently.
• Roster and Rotation Concerns: Lineup experimentation persists; the right combinations are still unclear midway through January.
• NCAA Tournament Path: Six more SEC wins viewed as the threshold for an at-large bid.

“If we lose, we don’t make the tournament…My number is six wins. Six wins gets us in the tournament. I think six wins sends us to Dayton. That’s all we need.”
—Matt Jones (35:15 & 47:51)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Shame on all of you that gave up...Some of you quit believing in the first half.”
  —Ryan Lemond (03:33)

• “You get a freshman, a guy that expected to be probably third string center...now is a guy that has earned the right to start and he hits a game winner and he’s a hero.”
  —Drew Franklin (09:20)

• “I think that’s the reason I don’t tweet during games, because of all the freezing cold takes I saw last night during the first half…this is the fight I was wanting to see.”
  —Shannon (10:24)

• “An SEC road win, I don’t care what your team looks like, I don’t care what the other team looks like. You can’t ignore an SEC.”
  —Ryan Lemond (09:46)

• On the team's collective unity:
  “Diabate is one of the first ones to go up [to celebrate], which I think is a big statement.”
  —Ryan Lemond (39:22)

• On the significance for fans:
  “Last night was our Big Blue magic moment. So hyped for it...The Big Blue nation needs to get behind them. We got the magic. The magic’s coming. Go get your tickets.”
  —Caller Connor (37:14)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [02:41] – Show proper begins; Drew welcomes listeners; immediate focus on the LSU miracle.
• [03:00–06:50] – Detailed breakdown of the game: first half struggles, second half comeback, key shots.
• [08:20] – Discussion of the recent magic at LSU (men’s and women’s hoops).
• [13:28] – Debating the new starting lineup and ongoing struggles to find the right rotation.
• [28:08] – Matt Jones joins live; discussion shifts to season implications.
• [29:51] – Analyzing the wild endgame sequence: overturned shot, last-second score, and celebratory chaos.
• [33:03] – Reflections on postgame show callers and fan emotions.
• [36:01] – Hosts probe UK’s persistent slow starts, urge urgency from opening tip.
• [38:03] – Callers chime in on the moment’s meaning.
• [45:39] – Recap of the “Rule of 71” and how hitting 71 points signals a probable UK win.
• [47:02] – UK’s path to the tournament and the six-win target.

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Authentic KSR Humor & Personal Asides

• Shannon elaborates on absurd Garth Brooks conspiracy theories, providing comic relief (18:33).
• Drew forgets to change out of house slippers before coming to the studio (20:19), sparking personal anecdotes about wardrobe mishaps.
• Light-hearted competition among the hosts regarding trivia teams and appearances at KS Bar (39:39).

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Conclusion

This hour of KSR was a jubilant, cathartic celebration of an improbable Kentucky basketball win that simultaneously provided hope for the season and highlighted existing flaws. The energy was high, with the hosts’ (and callers’) exuberance, relief, and candid self-deprecation shining through. The “Malachi Miracle” not only changed the mood for Big Blue Nation, but it also gave the team—and its fans—a much-needed moment of belief as the SEC grind continues.

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For more Kentucky basketball discussion and updates, tune in weekdays from 10 to noon on KSR.

Transcript

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[Shannon]

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[Drew Franklin]

All right, welcome. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, grandpas and grandmas, aunts and uncles. This is the Thursday edition of Kentucky Sports Radio. Thursday, 15th, Ryan Lemon, drew Franklin, Shannon, the dude. Matt Jones will be joining us any moment shortly, but as always, Kentucky Sports Radio sponsored by the TJ Smith law office. Shannon, call tj. What will he do?

[Shannon]

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[Drew Franklin]

He'll make him pay. Our Clark's Puppet Shop phone number is 859-280-2287. Or as Matt learned this week, it's 859-280-CATS. Our Clark's Puppet Shop phone number is open all day. And I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of happy callers today after what happened last night. And we've had the Mardi Gras milk miracle. Last night. We had the Malachi miracle, Drew, as Malachi Marino hits the last second shot to punch a great come from behind victory for the cats, down 18 points, came back to win on the road in the sec. Malachi Marino, the hero last night sure was.

[Ryan Lemond]

And you know, shame on all of you that gave up. I'm not gonna point any fingers to anyone that has a camera in my face right now, but some of you quit believing in the first half. Maybe we didn't score but one one made field goal in the first 11 minutes. That happens sometimes. Maybe only 22 points in the first half, but that's all right because this is a second half team. That second half. I'm obviously kidding. That second half was an incredible comeback, though. And we think about Malachi at the end, which is the big story. But just starting at the beginning with Aberdeen catching fire, I mean, he made like his first six shots from the field. And then to end the way it did. Yeah, it's LSU. Yeah. It just got us to 2 and 2. Probably didn't solve a lot of problems, but I woke up still smiling. I'm still smiling now. What a finish. That's one we'll be talking about a decade from now when we're ranking great shots in regular season history.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. When they show the montage of last second shots that are up arena before every game, that Malachi Marino shot will now be involved in it because probably they said, what was the third, maybe the fourth option in the. In the out of bounds play. But he made the catch. First of all. He had to make a great catch, turn and shoot. Had the confidence to knock it down. It will be go down in UK history lore.

[Ryan Lemond]

I got to talk to UK about their pr. Why are they telling us that was not the right pass? No, that was the perfect pass. Just lie to us. Just say Colin Chandler saw Malachi Moreno way to wide open, knew he could moss his defender and he threw it to him. Why does the story have to be that he missed 15? I don't like that. I am saying Colin Chandler threw a dot to Moreno who latenered lsu. I think it was the perfect play. Chandler even had a rough half before that perfect throw that was definitely tended to Malachi Moreno. So he got to. I'm glad he got to be a part of that too. But what a roller coaster of emotions in that game last night.

[Drew Franklin]

The second half comeback involved a lot of heroes. You mentioned Aberdeen maybe in his best half he's played in a long time, not just scoring but running the offense. Jasper, I don't even think played a minute in the second half because he couldn't take Aberdeen off the floor.

[Ryan Lemond]

He didn't. And you know I'm someone that's wanted a lot of Jasper. With the way Aberdeen and away were playing, I mean they were red hot. I think the team had eight three pointers in the second half after being ice cold in the first half. At one point they were six of seven from three. Unfortunately it seemed like, you know, it was good to get back to five or six. There was a stretch for right when they get to 5 or 6. LSU would have an answer. They were still giving up easy buckets. But just to see the offense making shots and scoring so much and completely flipping the script from one half to another was exciting. Whatever you think of the big picture, that was just an awesome 20 minutes in that game.

[Drew Franklin]

And Ortega now four games in a row, he's got 20 points to start the SEC season. He's this is the Ortega we all expected to have all season and he's.

[Ryan Lemond]

Back said it's first since Jody Meeks 20 point game and his first four SEC games. It is good to see him back. Whatever was going on earlier in the year where we weren't getting these 20 point performances which were pretty routine last year. I'm glad to see him do it again when it matters. Also another play that kind of gets forgotten there as I'm just running through that second half in my mind. Cam Williams had kind of a quiet night and foul trouble but I love that stealing slam. Yeah, Marino kind of stole his glory there on the highlight reel with the game winner but that was a big moment. It was to complete the the first comeback and give UK its first lead in that entire game. So just a wild second half with so many fun moments, few frustrating ones but incredible comeback.

[Drew Franklin]

Another guy we have to recognize yellow. Vich got the start, played over 20 minutes, hit a couple good buckets right when they needed. So he's. He's earned the right to stay on the floor.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I think you got to keep him in that spot.

[Drew Franklin]

I think you do, too.

[Matt Jones]

Now.

[Ryan Lemond]

I still don't know what kind of diabate we're gonna get. There were spurts where he would fight and hustle, and he was part of the celebration and, you know, looked to be a good teammate, but there were moments where he wasn't reacting well, and it didn't seem to be in the game. But it looks like you got to keep rolling with yellow. It's there. He just brings an offense that Modi on his best day couldn't do.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say Diabate, when they hit. When Malachi hit the last second shot, he was one of the first ones off the bench to congratulate. So there's. He's not sitting over there pouting. He's still a big part of this team. He's got to find a way to use his skills when needed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, you know, it's. He's obviously highly paid and was supposed to be a leader of this team. And one of the ones when Pope built his Ferrari. I'm using my air quotes there. Diabate is one of the, you know, shiny toys he's bragging about. So it's weird that you have to bench that guy, but, I mean, kudos to Pope. It seems to be the right move, and that can't be easy to do, knowing you brought him in to help lead, and now you're having to ask him to take a seat to dude who, you know, came over at the very end.

[Drew Franklin]

So where are you now on this UK team? They. I thought they would win at least two of these. Three with Missouri, Mississippi State, lsu. They did not necessarily order. I thought they would win them in. Where are you now on this UK team?

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, Ron, I don't like to look forward. I like to look backward. I just want to focus on last night. I thought just. That was an incredible comeback. Incredible comeback at lsu. Got a big win in a building that's just full of magic. You didn't mention that. The women's team.

[Drew Franklin]

That's true.

[Ryan Lemond]

Two weeks ago, dagger and LSU's heart.

[Drew Franklin]

Last second shot out in the same court. Boom. Kentucky beat him in a last second shot just like they did last night.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like the women's basketball team. Put the. They stacked the videos out together. That was cool to watch. And then for those who had forgotten the last time the men played there, LSU won on a buzzer beater. So if you throw in the women, we've had three straight buzzer beaters in that building. LSU winning beat the Rob Dilling hand team in cows last year when Rob hit what we thought was the game winner. And then they respond seconds later. And we get Tony Morgan on New Year's Day beating number five Malachi, making it third buzzer beater down there. For a team that we don't have a lot of, not a lot of interactions, not really a rivalry, that building might have more magic than any SEC building in the conference. Well, just look at our history there.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, the Marty GR miracle that came from 31 down the next year. They scored what, 81 points in the first half? 86 points. Which is still amazing when you put that. Say it like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Your boy Roger Harden has a buzzer beam.

[Drew Franklin]

Roger Harden. Yeah, exactly.

[Matt Jones]

So.

[Drew Franklin]

But last night not just needed for the fan base, that locker room needed it. And maybe this is something they can kind of build on now and turn around. You know, you get a freshman, a guy that expected to be probably third string center behind Brandon Garrison and Jaden Quaint when the season started, now is a guy that has earned the right to start and he hits a game winner and he's a hero right now, just right down the road in Georgetown.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, it doesn't solve any huge big picture problems, but it gives the team some confidence.

[Drew Franklin]

It does.

[Ryan Lemond]

An SEC road win, I don't care what your team looks like, I don't care what the other team looks like. You can't ignore an sec. I don't care that you're winless. Those are tough games to win, as we saw last night. So it's good that they have some joy and some confidence moving forward. I'm still worried how they fit into the SEC tears. You know, Vandy lost last night. They're only a game back. But last night didn't make me think, all right, let's go out and win the league. I'm still pretty far from that, but I am. If they had lost this, I don't know how you can really come back, but that would have been a horrible loss. Even being on the road now, we at least say you can hold it together and let's see what's next and take the next step.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, what'd you think after the game last night?

[Shannon]

I think that's the reason I don't tweet during games, because of all the freezing cold takes. I saw Last night during the first half, crazy comeback. I mean, this is the, the fight that I was wanting to see. Going back to games like the, the Gonzaga game where they look like they didn't even want to be out there. The fight that they showed in the second half showed me that this team hasn't given up on the season. So, you know, they're still fighting and I think that they're at least back on track right now. That kind of cancels out the loss at Missouri at home for me. So we're kind of back at square one.

[Drew Franklin]

So you mentioned something, Drew, like the, the win doesn't necessarily save your season, but a loss could have been devastating to your season if you'd have lost that game. So in that sense, that's why I view it as a huge, huge victory for the team.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, to go one and three. If they had lost that with two losses, being winless LSU and Missouri at home, that's when you start thinking, alright, maybe we should look at NIT tickets. But that didn't happen. They're moving on, got a big road win. All of those matter. We'll see what happens at Knoxville. I don't know that last night. It's a big statement for Lookout Tennessee. We're coming to get you. But that's a place that's also here lately. Kentucky's been like an 11 point underdog, a 13 point underdog. It won both of them going down there with teams that were held together by glue, missing star players. With Tennessee licking their chops, Darren has to come down there and get some. And Kentucky's escaped with a couple wins in the last trips there. So don't count them out.

[Shannon]

I kind of feel like this is either going to be the highlight of the season or the turning point of the season. You know, like if Kentucky goes on a run and makes the tournament and wins a couple of games, gets to the sweet 16. I mean, we're dreaming here saying that that's going to be the turning point of the season. If they have a bad rest of the season, maybe that's the highlight. Maybe that's as good as it gets last night.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you know, maybe there's a little truth to that because they're on this stretch where four of the next six games were on the road. Okay, they got the first one last night. Now they're on the road again in Knoxville. Like you said, a place where they've had good luck in recent years. So maybe this is a spot where they can maybe get it turned around.

[Ryan Lemond]

A little Bit and yeah, lots of road ahead, but especially after dropping to Missouri and this was the case all season. You really don't need to lose it. Rupp No, I mean you shouldn't have lost Mizzou. Can't change that. But when the schedule came out we said that too. I mean you got Florida, a few tough ones you could excuse, but no more of these home favorite losses. You just can't take that at this point in your resume and try to get into the field.

[Drew Franklin]

So do you like the, the new starting lineup? It seemed to come out and didn't do too well to start the game yet start the second half. They came out and looked like they've been playing together all season.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Will you. Williams got a little foul trouble so I didn't get to see enough of him. He had the big play to give him the lead, but I still think he works in that spot even though we didn't get to see as much of it last night. And then let's just keep seeing more yellow Vic and see what happens. He looks comfortable. I wondered how he'd handle a, a road SEC atmosphere when he didn't even play in the first two SEC games. That's a big change to go from not getting your. Yeah, a warm up off to now you're starting. But he handled it very well even though it was a slow start for the team.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, what'd you think of the new lineup?

[Shannon]

Didn't love it. I mean you're scoring three points in the first, what was it, eight minutes of the game? Look, he just needs to figure out like who's going to play the most minutes, what is the rotation? I'm not really that worried about. Well, maybe we should be though, worried about the starting lineup because we've been getting off to terrible starts the last couple of games. But they've come back, you know, they come back to win the games and being down, what was it in the Mississippi State game? You're down five point or not first five minutes of the game, you're getting booed out of the arena, come back and win by 24 points. He's got to figure out some sort of rotation that's working and the fact that we're halfway through January and still doesn't really have it is, is a little concerning.

[Drew Franklin]

It's baffling how they are struggling. Usually midway through the first half he makes the mass substitution, but it's just baffling how they just fall apart and are getting down double digits in most of these games.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know what's wrong with these starts. It's really incredible because of the same guys that were hot in the first second half were your starters that were just couldn't find anything. You know Pope has made some good in game adjustments and it's kind of become a joke about collecting the data in the first half. Remember he said that a few times last year when they had big comebacks. But this has to get fixed quickly. You can't expect to erase 18 point deficits and score with 1 point second.

[Drew Franklin]

Left on the road.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's not a winning formula. You've got to get 40 minute games put together to stay in this league and get anywhere near the goals you set out to reach.

[Drew Franklin]

Got a lot to talk about. We want to take your calls as well. 859-280-2287 had a very entertaining postgame show. We'll save that for Matt when he gets here. We want to hear from you right now. 859-280-CATS 859-280-2287 Ryan, Drew and Shannon, we'll be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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Qualifying credit required. Welcome back, Ryan, Drew and Shannon here on Kentucky Sports Radio. Matt will be joining us momentarily. I heard your. Your theory that Garth Brooks is a serial killer.

[Shannon]

No, no, no. It's not my theory.

[Drew Franklin]

I think it, I think you said it was your theory.

[Shannon]

No, I think there's like a whole podcast on this conspiracy theory that Garth Brooks is a serial killer because there were like a string of murders that happened in every city that Garth Brooks was touring in and that led to people having a conspiracy theory that Garth Brooks must be the guy murdering people. I think he goes out after dark as Chris Gaines, his alter ego, and kills people. That's what the theory is. Anyway, if you believe that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Where are the bodies, Garth? I've said that on this show in the past. Throwing that out there a little bit. Where are the bodies, Garth? We just need answers, that's all. Not accusing anybody of anything.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm gonna. I'm gonna doubt Garth Brooks is a serial killer.

[Shannon]

He's also got a big crew with him, too. So, I mean, it's possible that if. Yeah, maybe like his. His roadie.

[Ryan Lemond]

Where are the bodies?

[Drew Franklin]

Ryan Drew and the dude here. Kenny. Sports radio. I got a couple. Couple personal stories, and we'll get to the. The telephone lines. 1. You know, I've been driving that Palmer Ford huge Ford Bronco for like, a month.

[Ryan Lemond]

You look pretty awesome in that, too. When I see you in the I Heart parking lot, there's a little bit of jealousy here.

[Drew Franklin]

Thank you. I think I look like a manly man. Studly looking man.

[Ryan Lemond]

Here I am in my little soccer mom Toyota, just turned 11, and you come in with this Bronco. Mario's got a new car. Matt's got a new car. I feel like I don't even belong in the same parking garage as you guys sometimes.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, they. They've sold it, so I had to give it back.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, okay. That's why when I pulled in, didn't see it. I wondered if you had gone downtown today. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

It put me in a Ford Escape.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

And here's the crazy thing now.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's like a Bronco.

[Drew Franklin]

My dad's gonna buy it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Escape or the Bronco?

[Drew Franklin]

The Escape. They already sold the Bronco, so I had to take it back. And they. Popular Ford gave me this Ford Escape. My dad's like, I think I'll just buy that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Do they. When they sell it, is. They're like, hey, Ron Lemon's been driving this. You know, it's kind of a. Kind of.

[Shannon]

I'm sure that's a deterrent.

[Drew Franklin]

I know how kind of a crazy driver I am. But you almost showed up today at KS Bar and Grill with your. Your bass slippers on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I had a morning. Still a little tired from a late night. I have a long day today. Got. Got some tough news about a friend. My head was just in a weird spot, but I know I have a radio show to do. And Malachi Marino hit a big buzzer beater last night, so I got to get to work. So I run out to my car, got my backpack. I'm dressed. Feel like I look nice. Mario got my. My diet starts Monday hoodie on, new hat. But get to Winchester Road, and I still Feel something's just a little off. I don't feel completely ready for work. And I look down, I'm wearing my house slippers with pants. I don't know how. I guess I had them on around the house, fully dressed and meant to Mr. Rogers into my outdoor shoes and didn't. But then at this point, I look at the clock and I'm like, I don't think I have time to get home. And then back to the show, and I have a long day. I'm out all day today. I was like, I can't. I can't just wear house shoes around all day in public. Got a meeting. I got places to be. I can't be walking around in slippers. So I turned around and changed and got here just before we started. But there was a moment, Ryan, where I was just going to be here in my. In my house shoes, fully dressed, ready to go. Have you ever done anything. I feel like you've done something like that before. Walked out, forgot.

[Drew Franklin]

Walked out of the house, forgot to put my shoes on.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's like you're barefoot.

[Drew Franklin]

Barefoot or in my socks. It was in my socks. I realized I forgot to put my shoes on.

[Shannon]

How does that even happen?

[Drew Franklin]

It happens more than you think.

[Ryan Lemond]

Seems like the concrete would get you.

[Drew Franklin]

That's what got me.

[Ryan Lemond]

I at least had a little bit of rubber sole there. Felt like a shoe.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. But you got in your car, we're driving down here, and you realize something.

[Ryan Lemond]

Is not right and not a little bit. I got pretty far. I've got. Not halfway here, but I'd say a quarter of the way here. So one time in. I can't remember what age I was, it was like middle school basketball. But I went to check in and ripped off back when you had the button.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Didn't have my shorts on underneath. That was a fun moment for me, too.

[Drew Franklin]

That might have got you. Yeah. So that's Drew's personal story. Now Shannon's personal story. His Vanderbilt Commodores finally lost last night. Shannon.

[Shannon]

Yeah, yeah. Ugly. You know, I've actually picked that one, so I wish I just put some money on it and won some money on DraftKings.

[Drew Franklin]

How'd you think they were going to lose that game?

[Shannon]

First true SEC road game. That was against the team that was halfway decent. I just felt like they were going to lose at some point. That felt like one they would lose. And they. They did by 16 last night.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, they got drums. So you went the highs of the highs with the Malachi Miracle and then the Lows of the lows. Vanny lost on the road.

[Shannon]

We were just doing this on the pre show. Do you know the three teams that are still undefeated? Did you hear them?

[Drew Franklin]

No, I didn't hear this.

[Shannon]

Okay, do you know the three teams undefeated in college basketball? No.

[Drew Franklin]

Arizona is one of them.

[Shannon]

Check.

[Drew Franklin]

Byu?

[Shannon]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

Iowa State?

[Shannon]

No, they lost.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, they lost.

[Shannon]

They lost to Kansas.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that's right.

[Drew Franklin]

Michigan lost.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did Nebraska lose yet?

[Shannon]

Nebraska.

[Drew Franklin]

Indiana beat Nebraska.

[Shannon]

Huh? No.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, Indiana beat Nebraska this weekend, didn't they?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, Nebraska won that.

[Shannon]

Nebraska's undefeated.

[Drew Franklin]

My bad.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nebraska ball.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, so what's the third one?

[Shannon]

Well, this is the one that we didn't get. I thought there was only two teams left. I'll just give it to you. Miami of Ohio still undefeated.

[Drew Franklin]

Wow. There you go.

[Shannon]

Your three teams still left after Vandy.

[Drew Franklin]

Went down last night. All right, 859-280-227. Who's our first caller? Shane.

[Shannon]

Let's go to Roger.

[Drew Franklin]

Roger. Go ahead Roger.

[Caller]

Thanks for taking my call guys. Is awesome win last night but the main reason I was calling because I called in last week and was talking to Matt about our out of bounds play where we threw it the length of the court. Well, guess what, we run one last night and we scored. I wanted Matt. I wanted Matt. He binned it on that for 45 seconds the other day. So I wanted Matt to see what he thought about that score last night on I bas play.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Caller]

First time this year.

[Drew Franklin]

Appreciate it, Roger. He did talk a little bit about on the postgame show last night trying to come up with has there ever been a buzzer beater that involved a length of the court pass. He couldn't think of one. I can't think of one. Do you know of any for Kentucky? Obviously buzzer beaters but to have a full like the Chris Leitner not recreating Lightner like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have a little bit of a confession. You know I'm Colin Chandler's biggest fan.

[Drew Franklin]

You are.

[Ryan Lemond]

When he was, when I saw that he's the one inbounding the pass. Can I admit I was a little pessimistic. Yeah, I thought we're not even going to touch this ball because there was the game, North Carolina I think where we had the at home where he threw it to nothing. That's true. Even though he's my guy I was like oh no, I have no faith that we're going to get a shot here. But in my face he threw the perfect pass to Marino. Definitely intended to him but I did not Feel good in the moment.

[Drew Franklin]

I guess the story has come out now where normally it's set up where Cam Williams is supposed to do that, but he had fouled out and in the huddle, Colin volunteered. Let me do it. I can do it. So maybe he was in his mind, like, I need to make up for that bad pass I made against North Carolina. I know I can make the right pass this time. And he, like, stepped up and was politicking to try to get to be the guy that inbound the pass.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, it worked. He now I'd say he's taken Cam Williams job for the foreseeable future, at least on the. On that inbounds. Maybe even Will Stein can call him Malachi over and get a little run in the spring, see if they can put them to work.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's next? Shannon's get another phone call.

[Shannon]

Let's go to Randall.

[Drew Franklin]

Randall. Go ahead, Randall.

[Caller]

About fellas, I got two things I really glad about the wind last night. You know, they come out, you know, got hotter than a fox and a forest fire, you know, really started to cook. I'd like to see. You know, I think Pope listens to show, so I mean, you know, try to build, you know, Jasper Johnson's confidence maybe a little bit, give him a starting spot, let him go with that starting lineup. I'd like to see him with that lineup and see what happens, you know, maybe for at least the first five minutes of the game. That'd be pretty cool. And my second thing, I was just wondering if Ryan ever watched Godfather 2.

[Drew Franklin]

Appreciate the phone call. I have not yet. That is still on my list. You know, I don't watch so much. We've learned earlier this week, so much tv. I didn't have a chance to watch the Godfather, but I will. I'm going to watch it at some point. I do want to talk about Jasper. You know, he got some minutes in the first half as the backup point guard, as we knew he would, but the second half, it wasn't necessarily a reflection on him. It was reflection on how good Aberdeen was playing. They couldn't take Aberdeen off the floor the second half.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I'm gonna assume Johnson was part of the plan, but Aberdeen did not miss until maybe the last thing. He finished 8 of 10 or something in the. In the second half. 17 points after scoring 0 in the second.

[Drew Franklin]

0 in the first half, 17 in the second half.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then OA right next to him completely turned it on, too. So at that point, you just gotta let those guys go. And that's why they played the whole second half. I don't think it was any indictment on Jasper. It'd be criminal for Pope to sit Aberdeen in that moment because he was hitting everything.

[Drew Franklin]

There's one thing I will give Pope credit for. We give him a lot of hard time about his rotation, especially in the first half. When he gets a group of five going in the second half, he kind of stays with them. We've seen it in like the St. John's game, even the Indiana game. You got your five guys are playing the best that day. He rolls with them. And he did that again last night.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he's done that a lot this season. It's a little bit of a criticism. Last year maybe to start this year, my memory serves. But here lately, he. He finds out who's going. Maybe, you know, some people think he still plays. Too many people, whatever that could be debated. But to his credit, once he sees who's playing well earlier, gets it going, he's not no longer sitting them because that's what the analytics said. He's letting the hot hand roll.

[Drew Franklin]

Jasper, though, still gonna be a big piece. He's. He is going to get a lot of minutes because he is now the backup point guard, no questions asked.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I mean, awesome as that was from Aberdeen, he's gonna have some bad nights. I don't know that we can expect him to do that every night for the future. And that's when Jasper will be needed a lot.

[Drew Franklin]

So Ryan, Drew and Shannon, we're here taking your calls. 859-28022.

[Ryan Lemond]

See Matt Jones out the window.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, Matt will be here. He's got trivia tonight.

[Ryan Lemond]

So he's got a book in his hand, his.

[Drew Franklin]

His planner. So it's perfect time. We'll take a break. We come back. Matt Jones will join us here on Kentucky Sports Radio. Don't go away.

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. 859-2802-2877-2774-5254. Sorry I missed the beginning there. Had some meeting. Stuff got went a little long. But now I'm here and ready to help celebrate the win. I know you all have talked a lot about it, but how exciting was that yesterday?

[Drew Franklin]

I thought maybe that's what it was. You partied to my heart last night after that big win. It was such a. The. The Malachi miracle.

[Matt Jones]

Malachi miracle. I'll take it. 859-280-2287 so I said season saved when it happened. Do you think season saved for a little longer? They agree? Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, it doesn't change really anything. It just kept something bad from happening. As basic as that sounds like if they had lost that maybe you can recover with some big wins, but I don't have the confidence they can recover now. You're at least alive a little longer. The SEC is just all clumped up together, so who knows what could happen? So you're still in the fight for a little longer.

[Matt Jones]

Every single team in the SEC is within two games of first place after the first.

[Drew Franklin]

So if you beat Missouri, you're three and one. You're not going to lsu.

[Matt Jones]

Except lsu. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, no.

[Matt Jones]

If you're in Missouri, if you beat Missouri, you would be tied to the league.

[Drew Franklin]

That's crazy.

[Matt Jones]

Let's talk about a couple things. And again, you all may have said this, so if you did, just act like I didn't. Before we go the phone, 772-774-5254, let's talk about the end of the game. Did you think Away got his shot off?

[Ryan Lemond]

I was 100% convinced he did. And then I saw another angle where I could at least entertain the idea. But I'll admit I yelled when they overturned it. I was convinced it was going to stand.

[Matt Jones]

I think it was just like that Ole Miss Auburn game where the television clock was different than the arena clock. Because on the arena clock, when they did, they showed the wrong angle. Like they didn't show the right angle till the very last second.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

On the. On the final angle, you could see the light being off, but they didn't show that angle for a while. So at first it looked like it was good. Then when they showed the other angle, I actually thought it made sense. That was a terribly discombobulated play, though. Like there was nothing happening on that play. They waited too long. So then they come down and they called the foul. In o way. Hated that call, didn't you? Yeah, because I didn't think he found him. I mean, he fouled him in the sense that everybody gets fouled. But I didn't. I didn't like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

You didn't. You didn't have to call it.

[Matt Jones]

You see?

[Drew Franklin]

You see that? Not called a lot in that situation, don't you? They let that go.

[Matt Jones]

So he made one of the two.

[Drew Franklin]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

And then we came down and. How would you describe our last attempt at a score?

[Drew Franklin]

Brilliant coaching?

[Matt Jones]

No no, no, before that. Before that.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is why I don't want to. I don't want to be negative on such a happy day, because I am still happy. But there were a lot of things at the end that still made me think if that was our strategy. I mean, we lucked out and it worked. But I don't have a lot of confidence moving on. Like, even admitting that final play wasn't what they were trying to do. I'm like, just tell me it was perfect. Just say that's what you want to do. So I know something is working.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I did like the play where. Where away drove down, got fouled. Yes, but he owned.

[Drew Franklin]

But, you know, only hit one free throw.

[Matt Jones]

He only hits. He only hits one free throw. So, like, you got to make that free throw if you're him. And he's pretty clutch at that. You know, he drew the foul. He just barreled into the paint and then drew the foul. And then you, of course, had the. The. He misses two free throws. When he was shooting those two free throws for lsu, I thought he should make the first, miss the second. Right. But then I. But, but. But then he makes. He misses them both.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then the Malachi shot. Malachi shouldn't have said, by the way, that the pass wasn't for him.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's how I love the show. I was like, why are you all doing this? You need PR help. Say Colin Chandler through the perfect pass.

[Matt Jones]

And I think he actually did. I think what he meant was the initial pass was to go to owe, but away was covered.

[Ryan Lemond]

I hope so.

[Matt Jones]

So then he went to Malachi.

[Ryan Lemond]

We need something to say they're good at.

[Matt Jones]

I must say, that was a great pass by Colin Chandler. And then what a shot by Moreno.

[Drew Franklin]

We said before you got here, you know, the stories come out now where Chandler volunteered. He wanted to be the guy to make that pass.

[Matt Jones]

Well, but that was also a little misleading because they said Cam Williams, but he had fouled out.

[Ryan Lemond]

So somebody had to volunteer.

[Drew Franklin]

Somebody had to step up.

[Matt Jones]

Somebody had to do. It was a great pass, though. And the Malachi shot, is that like the start of him becoming a star?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think so. It wasn't just a shot. He went up. That's a tough ball to go up and catch and in one second have your wits about you to turn around and, you know, had a good looking form to jump shot go off too. That was incredible play by him. And yeah, I agree to your point about it being his. His star really took off.

[Matt Jones]

It was the late in her Play. Except they played good defense. They had a guy on the ball.

[Drew Franklin]

They did.

[Matt Jones]

And they had a guy in front of Moran. They did, and he still scored like it was the Leitner play. But then it didn't work. So I was. I was happy. Then we had the postgame show. I would say strangest postgame show in the history. I mean, it's. Yesterday was up there for the most amazing calls in a day of KSR ever. Bob and Jamestown. In the morning. We got Malachi's mom on again. She was awesome.

[Drew Franklin]

She's awesome. Yeah, it's great.

[Matt Jones]

We had the guy who called Chad, who had yelled at his wife and son and dog. Yes, that was strange. You had the woman at LSU who had been there.

[Ryan Lemond]

She was my favorite.

[Matt Jones]

Who kept calling the players the numbers and saying her. What was her name for her husband? No, no, it was a. I can't remember. She was great. She also wrote me afterwards and said if we wanted to send her to any games as a correspondent, we could. Which. I love that that was her thought. Like, I'll, you know, just send me to some games. I did like her analysis. We had the guy who took his girl on a date for the game. So there were a lot of very. There were some great calls last night.

[Ryan Lemond]

The woman that supports the team for her sweetie or honey. Honey, I think it was honey.

[Matt Jones]

Honey.

[Ryan Lemond]

Her enthusiasm to not really know what she was watching. That was genuine happiness, though. You could feel it through the radio, how thrilled she was about a win. And she doesn't even know the names of anyone.

[Matt Jones]

No, she said she likes 1, 2, 4, 5. She basically mentioned all the.

[Ryan Lemond]

But then she was like, I love Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Got a lot to learn, but she loves them.

[Matt Jones]

I loved it. So it was a huge win. Huge for the fan base. I mean, I think that's a huge fan base win. I don't even want to think about what would have happened if we didn't win. You know, I mean, Mario was here. He was celebrating with people at the end of the games. A lot of people quit during the game. The ones that stayed had a huge, you know, huge burst of excitement. But we needed that. I mean, it was kind of a shocking victory.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. You guys said, you know, the win kind of keeps us poking forward. But a loss could have been devastating. Devastating for our fan base, devastating for NCAA tournament hopes.

[Matt Jones]

I think if we lose, we don't make the turn.

[Ryan Lemond]

I agree.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I'm not 100% sure. Sure we're gonna make it, but if we lose, we do not make the term.

[Ryan Lemond]

We're at least still on the road. Our Ferrari is definitely not a Ferrari like we thought. We're in a rental, we're low on gas, might have a flat tire. But we are still on the road with the other cars right now. We didn't fall off the edge into the end of the ravine. We're still driving.

[Matt Jones]

No, I mean, Shannon, we're like my old car. It's got 235,000 miles but no oil change.

[Shannon]

Yeah. I mean, it exists. It's physically there. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And like so far, there's all indications it will continue to run.

[Ryan Lemond]

We might pick up a little speed, might get downhill up here in a mile or two, get going. And if we get some wind behind.

[Matt Jones]

Us and if we win at Knoxville, which we always do, look out then look out.

[Drew Franklin]

Step back.

[Matt Jones]

We've got to stop falling behind.

[Ryan Lemond]

Can't do it again.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't have an answer why they keep this keeps happening. It's not just a one off thing. They do it all the time. Down double digits by midway through the.

[Matt Jones]

First half and done it all the time for two straight years. Yeah, I mean it is. It's clear. It would be fascinating to hear what Mark Pope thinks. The reason is like, why does he think this happens so much to us? Even in the some of the games we've lost this year we've come back but started like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I almost think it's just getting them up and motor. It can't be technically. So he's fixing the second half. How are you so bad to start the game when you've had days to prep to get ready. So I'm almost. Don't even think it's like the analytics and the coaching. I think it's just him literally motivating him and getting them up to play the game. Whereas, you know, they get to halftime, they look it up and they're down bad and they're getting embarrassed. Then they wake up, they're like, now let's go turn it on. It's like he almost needs to be angry before they even tip it off.

[Matt Jones]

I agree. 859-280-2287. Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Let's go to Connor.

[Matt Jones]

Connor, how are you? Connor. Connor. All right, we're rolling. Go ahead, Connor. Whenever you're ready.

[Caller]

All right. Yeah, sorry, I just wanted to call in man. Last night, big blue miracle throw last night. I feel like was it was. It was for those fans this season that have been down on them. You know, if you're. I'm 33 years old. If you look back, we always tend to have a couple of those Big Blue magic moments in a season. Last night was our big Blue magic moment. So hyped for it. That was. Otega hit that shot. Sorry. And number one, he traveled before he got that last shot. Before the miracle shot, he traveled. But let's not talk about that. This is for the fans that need to. Yep, they need to. The Big Blue nation needs to get behind them. We got the magic. The magic's coming. Go get your tickets.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. So I, I, I would say to you that it, this is. Well, do you think this will be a shot that's on the montage before the game?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You know, for people who go to the games, they have that montage of clip. I feel like this one's going to be on there. Do you?

[Ryan Lemond]

Definitely. I mean I wrote a post yesterday in the day ranking like top LSU moments. Quickly updated that. And then, you know, when we write those 10 years from now and not just LSU, just regular season shots and games, that will be in the conversation.

[Matt Jones]

Have we ever won on a full court pass before?

[Drew Franklin]

I heard you discuss that last night.

[Matt Jones]

And nobody really responded because I don't think we ever have. I don't think we've ever won on a half court pass.

[Drew Franklin]

I heard you talking about that, so I was trying to think too. I don't remember any. Some old timers were saying there was a time and like in the 70s, they tried it and the ball, Reggie Warford, I guess it went in. They didn't count the basket maybe or something like that. But I don't think it's ever happened.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think we've ever had it. Which makes it even more exciting. Like that's a historic. I mean we've had a lot of buzzer beaters, but we've, I don't think we've ever had a full court all the way down the court.

[Drew Franklin]

But to answer your question, I think it definitely is on the montage because not just because he hit the shot, but the way the team celebrated. Like, you know, they all run, ran to him and celebrated on the court like that. On an opposing.

[Matt Jones]

You think it can be a unifying moment for the team?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think so.

[Matt Jones]

Had some unification issues.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Ryan, I know that Diabate is one of the first ones to go up, which I think is a big statement.

[Matt Jones]

That was a big statement.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think it can.

[Matt Jones]

I agree. 859-280-228 or 7. We're here at KS Bar. You can come have lunch with us. Say hello. Tonight is trivia. You got your team.

[Drew Franklin]

All my team's doing something tonight. I've been trying to hustle up my team, and they're all doing. Why don't we.

[Matt Jones]

Why don't we get you a team?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, no, I'd rather do my own team.

[Matt Jones]

But if you don't play, there's no team.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I'm still. Still efforting. I got two right now.

[Matt Jones]

Just you and one other person.

[Drew Franklin]

Crystal. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So you need two more people.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I'll work on that.

[Shannon]

Where's yoga girl? She can't join you.

[Matt Jones]

Why can't she play? She's smart.

[Drew Franklin]

She's a lot smarter than me.

[Matt Jones]

So why doesn't she come?

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe I'll have to convince her to come.

[Matt Jones]

You didn't ask her?

[Drew Franklin]

I did.

[Matt Jones]

And she said no.

[Drew Franklin]

She goes, no, she's got too much other stuff to do.

[Matt Jones]

Well, why don't you tell her she needs to play?

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

I need you in the content.

[Shannon]

I mean, come on.

[Matt Jones]

This is trivia.

[Drew Franklin]

Agreed.

[Matt Jones]

And you are the standard by which people measure themselves.

[Drew Franklin]

You just like it.

[Matt Jones]

You're like the Mendoza line.

[Drew Franklin]

I try. I can't not finish last. My whole goal each week is just don't finish.

[Matt Jones]

You're playing tonight. Even if it's just you and Crystal, you're playing. All right, Big news for our listeners in the Buckeye State. Cornbread Hemp is now available at fresh time and select retailers across Ohio. Seltzers, gummies, relaxation, restful sleep. It's all there at Cornbread Hemp. There's no waiting for shipping. Ordering online. Just walk in cornbreadhemp.com you can go [e-mail] or use a store locator to find the one nearest you. Cornbread Hemp, this is the good life. We'll take a break and be right back.

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[Matt Jones]

Techie Sports Radio 859-280-2287 Text Machine 772-774-5254 here at KS Bar & Grill it's actually turned out to be a beautiful day after all that snow last night. It's really nice.

[Drew Franklin]

Outside. After our pregame show, we came out of the studio and it was like a blizzard, Like a white out in downtown.

[Matt Jones]

Lexington. Well, now it's.

[Drew Franklin]

Here. Now it's here. It's.

[Matt Jones]

Good. Mario's gonna be taking pictures of all the new food today. Aren't you, Mario? The. Yeah. Good. So that means you'll get to eat it. Rule of 71 held.

[Drew Franklin]

Up. It did. It did. Don't think I didn't think that either. When I hit.

[Matt Jones]

Second. Everybody was watching that last bucket. And when it was a Cam Williams dunk and I was like, all right, we.

[Ryan Lemond]

Won. Yep. Talks about my house too. We're all counting down. It was a race of 71. We celebrated getting 71. Still didn't feel like the game was over at that point, but it was good to get there.

[Matt Jones]

First. I was never worried the whole time. 71 doesn't.

[Ryan Lemond]

Fail. And we were collecting data in the first.

[Matt Jones]

Half. We were collecting data in the first 39 minutes, 58.4.

[Ryan Lemond]

Seconds. That was the worst data we've ever collected. Like, if you read it, it was not good.

[Drew Franklin]

Data. What's crazy about last night, the starting five. He had came out so sluggish and slow, but yet that same starting five started the second half. And we're playing lights out, same group, two different halves. Just two to where they play two different.

[Ryan Lemond]

Levels. I think it's between the ears. More.

[Matt Jones]

Urgency. Yeah, I think urgency and maybe. Maybe even game plan. There was a lot of standing around in the first half, a lot of standard. A lot more movement in the second half. And we got open threes. Now, granted, we made them, but they were open in the second half, which I think makes a big difference, obviously. Obviously for this.

[Ryan Lemond]

Group. And when you're not, you know, one for 11 and you're six for eight, that makes everything else easier for everyone else because they have to respect that. They were just packing the inside in the first half. And Darren.

[Matt Jones]

Kentucky. Shoot. And the thing is, we didn't even get the best buzzer beater last night. Boopy. Boopy. First of all, can you believe there's a guy named Boopy for smu? Shannon, would you name your kid.

[Shannon]

Boopy? No. Of all the names, that would be the last.

[Matt Jones]

One. He named him Boopy. But I will say this. If you're gonna get a half court shot at the buzzer to lead the Today show, you want to be named Boopy. Malachi shot made the Today.

[Drew Franklin]

Shows. It was number two on ESPN's top 10 list this morning also be number.

[Ryan Lemond]

One. As soon as I saw boopies, I knew Malachi was in.

[Matt Jones]

Trouble. Yeah, Malachi would have been number.

[Ryan Lemond]

One. The best part of boopies is the pyro. The pyro guy. Did you notice that the timing was amazing. Second it goes to the net. It's not like a layup where the guy was ready. It was a half court shot. The flames just go straight up. Incredible. Give the pyro guy a.

[Matt Jones]

Race. Was.

[Ryan Lemond]

Unbelievable. He had to have just been sitting there locked in, finger on the button, waiting for that to go.

[Matt Jones]

Through. Have you seen the way Virginia Tech's five ACC games have gone? Virginia Tech has law as is two and three in the acc. Their three losses are all at the.

[Drew Franklin]

Buzzer.

[Matt Jones]

Really? Every single one of them. And then one of their two wins is triple.

[Ryan Lemond]

Overtime. And I think on all three buzzer beaters they weren't just tied, they were leading and then lost on the.

[Matt Jones]

Shot. They've lost on three buzzer beaters in five.

[Drew Franklin]

Games. That's tough. That's up in your locker room and you can't pull one out like.

[Matt Jones]

That. Gotta be, gotta be brutal. 859-280-22871, person writes. Matt, does Modiabate play big time minutes in any more games this.

[Drew Franklin]

Year? There's. There's going to be a game. They're going to need him. But I think right now Pope has discovered they play better with yellow Vich or Cam Wayne's at the 4. But there's going to be, there's going to be a game. They're going to need.

[Matt Jones]

Him. If I told you Kentucky was going to not have Jalen Lowe, Jaden Quaint and Modiabate, you would have thought we're in.

[Drew Franklin]

Trouble. We're in big trouble. Who would have thought Moreno was going to play this level he's playing at right now? We were thought he'd be third string center coming into the season. Now he's a starter and playing great.

[Matt Jones]

Minutes. Yeah, I.

[Ryan Lemond]

Would. I wouldn't think we'd be 2 and 2 in the SEC. I think it'd be lucky to be.

[Matt Jones]

That. Yeah, I mean it's going to be. It's going to be hard but. But again, my number is six wins. Six wins gets us in the tournament. I think six wins sends us to Dayton. It's all we.

[Drew Franklin]

Need. Just get us in the door.

[Matt Jones]

Buddy. We need eight SEC wins and we go to.

[Drew Franklin]

Date. Six more to.

[Matt Jones]

Go. Six more. So I feel like we got six in this. Don't.

[Ryan Lemond]

You. If they don't get the six, what's that look like? Are we. Are we. Do we accept any bids anywhere else? Are we at a first round road game in.

[Matt Jones]

Omaha? There's no reason to have that conference conversation tonight. We're winning. All right, We. We won. We won the game. We'll talk. That's a, that's a. Later down the year. Six wins, you get into the NCAA tournament. If we'd lost last night, I think that would be a fair conversation. But we won. Who's.

[Shannon]

Next?

[Matt Jones]

Dan. Dan. Go ahead.

[Caller]

Dan. Hey, Matt. Dan from Rocky Mouth. Yeah, I went to that Mississippi State game. So we go from getting booed, win by 24 and win this game last night. Let me tell you what I did when I watch games. Like, if they get behind or by so much, I'll change the channels. I'll go in another room. I just can't stand it. And anyway, I turned it back on and it was. They were at the file line. We get. We're behind 74 to 73. 1.9 seconds. No way I'm going to watch it. I tell my wife, I said, nanda. At least the boys came back. Look, my, my buddy Fred texted me, says, man, what a great game. And I'm thinking, what in the heck game is he.

[Matt Jones]

Watching? So you didn't watch the end of it? You didn't watch the final.

[Caller]

Play? No, I didn't watch.

[Matt Jones]

It. I think there's a lot of people like that that didn't watch it. It's good to hear from you, Dan. Appreciate the call. I. I couldn't turn the game off. You know, I tend to turn it off. We're not doing well. I had friends over, so I had to watch the whole thing, which made me persevere. And then I feel like, Ryan, I had earned the victory at the.

[Drew Franklin]

End. So where was your headspace when the guys at the free throw line, Two free throws were.

[Matt Jones]

Down. I was sitting there thinking about what was I going to say on the post game show? I was already kind of going, you know, how do we deal with this? Are we going to make the tournament? There was no part of me that thought that was going to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Work. No did you know we have to do a lot to get ready for the site. And when o way hit front rim on that free throw, I'm already writing game over stuff. Like, I just thought that free throw ended.

[Matt Jones]

It. I thought, I mean, I was going to kind of write how they just can't get up, make the plays that win and and then we did. And so now it's, it's happy times. 859-280-2287. We'll take a break and be right back. This is Kentucky Sports.

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