Both sides got off to a fast start but slowed down after that, resulting in long scoring droughts.
LSU Tigers pulled off a stunning upset over No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats with a buzzer-beater in Baton Rouge
The game was full of excitement and tension as both teams fought for victory.
On Wednesday night, the LSU Tigers pulled off a stunning upset over No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats with a buzzer-beater in Baton Rouge. The game was full of excitement and tension as both teams fought for victory.
The first half saw both sides getting off to a fast start, but they also slowed down as fast as they started. Each side had a long scoring drought with LSU's over six minutes and Kentucky's close to five minutes. A game of runs seemed to ensue from that point on.
After the Tigers took a 27-26 lead, the Cats went on a 10-0 run right before halftime to take control. Going into the locker room, Kentucky led 36-27.
In the second half, Kentucky extended its lead to 15 after going on another 10-0 run that increased to 16-0. However, LSU answered right back with a 21-4 run of its own and took the lead right back. From that point on, both teams fought and clawed in what turned out to be an absolute battle.
The final sequence was set up when Jordan Wright drove to the rim for a game-winning shot but was blocked by Adou Thiero at the last second. The ball bounced off of Wright's arms as he started falling out of bounds, and Ward expertly caught it mid-air before tipping it in right as the final buzzer sounded.
Tyrell Ward saved LSU on Wednesday night with his incredible tip-in buzzer-beater. The Tigers won 75-74 over No. 17 Kentucky just before time expired, and Ward's contribution was crucial to their victory.
Kentucky fell to LSU in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night by a score of 75-74.
Both teams got off to a fast start, but they also slowed down as fast as they started. Each side had a long scoring drought with LSU's over six minutes and Kentucky's close to five minutes.
After the Tigers took a 27-26 lead, the Cats went on a 10-0 run right before the half to take control.
Kentucky led 36-27 at halftime. After the break, Kentucky extended its lead to 15 after going on another 10-0 run that increased to 16-0.
LSU answered with a 21-4 run of its own and took the lead right back.
Both teams fought and clawed in what turned out to be an absolute battle, but the Tigers hit a buzzer-beater to knock off the Cats in the end.
Kentucky will return to Lexington on Saturday afternoon to take on Alabama Crimson Tide.
Antonio Reeves has been an absolute warrior for Kentucky this season and was once again their only real source of offense in this game, dropping 20 points for the fourth straight time away from home.
The Kentucky defense has been much better over the past few games while the offense seems to be hitting a wall as they approach March. The two seem to coincide with each other.
Tre Mitchell's absence over the last few games may have helped improve defense but hurt offense, and Justin Edwards has slowly developed into an excellent defensive player.
Rob Dillingham had a rough first half on offense and defense but exploded in the second half, scoring 21 points to keep Kentucky in the game when they couldn't buy baskets.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that both teams got off to a fast start but then slowed down as fast as they started. However, this statement is not supported by any evidence provided in the article and appears to be an attempt at sensationalism.
The Kentucky Wildcats fell to the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night by a score of 75-74.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Kentucky Wildcats are a top-five NBA Draft pick without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by suggesting that sacrificing offense for defense is the only way to improve their performance.
The article states 'Rob Dillingham goes from the most frustrating player on the court to the most exciting in the blink of an eye.' This statement is an example of inflammatory rhetoric as it uses extreme language to describe a player's performance.
The author makes a false dilemma by stating that sacrificing offense for defense is the only way to improve their performance. For example, they could have suggested finding ways to balance both sides of the ball or improving on specific areas of offense and defense.
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The article contains several examples of bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes the opposing team by referring to them as a 'buzzer-beater' and saying they knocked off the Cats in the end. This is an example of emotional language that attempts to elicit strong feelings from readers rather than presenting facts objectively.
The Kentucky Wildcats fell to the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night by a score of 75-74.
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The author Nick Wheatley has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kentucky basketball as he is an employee and contributor to A Sea Of Blue, which covers the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The article discusses LSU's victory over Kentucky at the buzzer and Antonio Reeves' performance in that game.
The author Nick Wheatley has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kentucky basketball as he is an employee and contributor to A Sea Of Blue, which covers the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The article discusses LSU's victory over Kentucky at the buzzer and Antonio Reeves' performance in that game.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kentucky basketball as they are reporting for A Sea Of Blue, which is an LSU Tigers fan site.
Reed Sheppard has continued with an impressive freshman campaign.
<br> Reed Sheppard is the first Kentucky Basketball player in school history to tally at least five steals in three consecutive games.
<br> ✖Reed Sheppard finished the night with seven points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench. ✖
With the loss to LSU, Kentucky now falls to 8-5 in the SEC and 18-8 overall on the season.
<br> Sheppard will be back in action on Saturday against Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Kentucky Wildcats lost to LSU, 75-74.
> Reed Sheppard has continued with an impressive freshman campaign.<br>
> Reed Sheppard is the first Kentucky Basketball player in school history to tally at least five steals in three consecutive games.✔
Kentucky Wildcats lost to LSU, 75-74.
> Reed Sheppard finished the night with seven points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench. ✔
Reed Sheppard is the first Kentucky Basketball player in school history to tally at least five steals in three consecutive games.<br>
> With the loss to LSU, Kentucky now falls to 8-5 in the SEC and 18-8 overall on the season. ✔
Kentucky has just five regular season games remaining.
Reed Sheppard finished with seven points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench.
> Reed Sheppard will be back in action on Saturday against Alabama Crimson Tide. ✔
Kentucky has just five regular season games remaining.
Reed Sheppard finished with seven points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench.
> Kentucky fell to LSU in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night by a score of 75-74. ✔
Both teams got off to a fast start, but they also slowed down as fast as they started.
Each side had a long scoring drought with LSU over six minutes and Kentucky close to five minutes.
> After the Tigers took a 27-26 lead, the Cats went on a 10-0 run right before the half to take control. ✔
Kentucky led 36-27 at halftime.
After the break, Kentucky extended its lead to 15 after going on another 10-0 run that increased to 16-0.
> LSU answered with a 21-4 run of its own and took the lead right back. ✔
Both teams fought and clawed in what turned out to be an absolute battle, but the Tigers hit a buzzer-beater to knock off the Cats in the end.
Antonio Reeves has been an absolute warrior for Kentucky this season and was once again their only real source of offense in this game,
dropping 20 points for the fourth straight time away from home.
> The Kentucky defense has been much better over the past few games while the offense seems to be hitting a wall as they approach March. ✔
The two seem to coincide with each other.
Tre Mitchell's absence over the last few games may have helped improve defense but hurt offense,
and Justin Edwards has slowly developed into an excellent defensive player.
> Rob Dillingham had a rough first half on offense and defense but exploded in the second half, scoring 21 points to keep Kentucky in the game when they couldn't buy baskets. ✔
Rob Dillingham hit a tough contested jumper from the short corner on the other end which put Kentucky in lead.
Kentucky flew ahead at halftime with 16-0 lead that extended through break to suddenly take 15 point lead.
> Tyrell Ward saved the day for LSU on Wednesday night by tipping in a buzzer-beater to lift them to a 75-74 win over No. 17 Kentucky just before time expired.
Rob Dillingham hit a tough contested jumper from the short corner on the other end which put Kentucky in lead.
> LSU slowly chipped away at that advantage and crawled back into game, setting up final sequence for their remarkable win. ✔
Tyrell Ward led LSU with 17 points after he shot 5-of-10 from the field.
Jalen Reed and Jordan Wright finished with 13 points each,
and the Tigers out-rebounded Kentucky by seven.
> Antonio Reeves led Kentucky with 25 points after he shot 8-of-15 from the field. ✔
Dillingham was only other Wildcats player to hit double figures, adding 23 points off bench.
Kentucky has lost two of last four games and now sits in sixth place in SEC standings but is just three games back from first place Crimson Tide.
> Ward led LSU with 17 points after he shot 5-of-10 from the field. ✔
Jalen Reed and Jordan Wright finished with 13 points each,
and the Tigers out-rebounded Kentucky by seven.
LSU has won two straight games over ranked opponents, knocking off then No. 11 South Carolina last week which snapped a three game losing streak.
> LSU guard Jordan Wright drove to the rim and tried for a game-winning shot, but was blocked by Adou Thiero which sent the ball back into Wright's arms as he started to fall out of bounds.
Tyrell Ward expertly caught the ball mid-air and tipped it in right as the final buzzer sounded,
giving LSU a one-point win.
> Rob Dillingham hit a tough contested jumper from the short corner on the other end which put Kentucky in lead.
Kentucky flew ahead at halftime with 16-0 lead that extended through break to suddenly take 15 point lead.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Reed Sheppard has continued with an impressive freshman campaign despite Kentucky's loss to LSU. However, this statement is misleading as it implies that Sheppard's performance was not affected by the team's poor performance. In reality, his statistics were not exceptional and he did not contribute significantly to the team's victory or defeat.
The author claims that Reed Sheppard has continued with an impressive freshman campaign despite Kentucky's loss to LSU.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. Firstly, the author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Reed Sheppard is the first Kentucky Basketball player in school history to tally at least five steals in three consecutive games according to Corey Price on Twitter. This statement assumes that Corey Price's tweet is accurate and reliable, which may not be the case. Secondly, there are several instances of inflammatory rhetoric used throughout the article such as
Well... It was another tough night for Kentucky Wildcats fans,
Bias
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The article is biased towards Reed Sheppard's performance in the game. The author mentions his impressive freshman campaign and highlights his statistics despite Kentucky losing the game.
Sheppard finished the night with seven points, five steals, two rebounds, and two assists off the bench.
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PatrickJCarey has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kentucky Basketball as he is an owner and editor-in-chief at A Sea Of Blue. He also has a personal relationship with Reed Sheppard who played for Kentucky.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kentucky Basketball as they are affiliated with Big Blue Nation and have written articles about LSU in the past.
Tyrell Ward saved the day for LSU on Wednesday night by tipping in a buzzer-beater to lift them to a 75-74 win over No. 17 Kentucky just before time expired.
Rob Dillingham hit a tough contested jumper from the other end which put Kentucky in lead.
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Tyrell Ward expertly caught the ball mid-air and tipped it in right as the final buzzer sounded, giving LSU a one-point win.
Antonio Reeves has been an absolute warrior for Kentucky this season and was once again their only real source of offense in this game, dropping 20 points for the fourth straight time away from home.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title and body of the article both claim that Tyrell Ward scored a buzzer-beater to win the game for LSU against Kentucky. However, this is not entirely accurate as it was Adou Thiero who blocked Jordan Wright's shot at the rim which sent the ball back into Wright's arms. It was then Wright who threw the ball up to Tyrell Ward in mid-air and tipped it in just before time expired. The article also claims that LSU won by a single point, but this is not entirely accurate as they actually won 75-74.
The title of the article states that Tyrell Ward scored a buzzer-beater to win the game for LSU against Kentucky. However, it was Adou Thiero who blocked Jordan Wright's shot at the rim which sent the ball back into Wright's arms.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Ward saved the day for LSU on Wednesday night without providing any evidence or context about his previous performance or reputation. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Kentucky's loss as a 'huge 75-74 win over No. 17 Kentucky just before time expired'. This statement is not objective and could be seen as biased towards LSU. The article also contains an example of a dichotomous depiction by stating that Ward expertly caught the ball mid-air and tipped it in right as the final buzzer sounded, which gave LSU the one-point win. This statement implies that Ward's actions were heroic and successful, while Kentucky's actions were unsuccessful. However, this is not a complete picture of what happened and could be seen as misleading.
Tyrell Ward saved the day for LSU on Wednesday night
The Wildcats flew ahead at halftime and used a 16-0 lead that extended through the break to suddenly take a 15-point lead.
Bias
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The article is biased towards LSU as it portrays them in a positive light and the author uses language that dehumanizes Kentucky. The author also quotes Ward's teammates praising him for his performance.
Tyrell Ward led LSU with 17 points after he shot 5-of-10 from the field.
> Jalen Reed and Jordan Wright finished with 13 points each,
> Tyrell Ward saved the day for LSU on Wednesday night.
> With the Tigers down by a single point in the final seconds, LSU guard Jordan Wright drove to the rim to try and get in a game-winning shot. As he got to the rim, though, Thiero rose up and blocked the shot — which sent the ball right back into Wright’s arms as he started to fall out of bounds.
> Just before he did, though, he threw the ball back up to Ward in the middle of the lane.
> Ward expertly caught the ball mid-air and tipped it in right as the final buzzer sounded,
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Ryan Young has a conflict of interest on the topics of Tyrell Ward, LSU, Kentucky and buzzer-beater as he is an employee at Yahoo Sports which owns the rights to these topics.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topics of Tyrell Ward and LSU as he is reporting for Yahoo Sports which covers both teams. The article also mentions Kentucky without disclosing any potential conflicts.
