Why did John Calipari can’t let him go.Justin Edwards said that he can’t end his career at Kentucky…
The Kentucky Wildcats did just enough to win Saturday’s thrilling shootout with Arkansas to avoid what would have been a really bad loss. The Cats remained scorching hot on offense, and while the defense did struggle much of the way, they did just on that end down the stretch to pull off the 111-102 victory, their 21st of the season.
Antonio Reeves led the way with 22 points, but it was the freshmen who won the game down the stretch. DJ Wagner had 19 points in arguably his best game of the season, while Rob Dillingham had 15 and was money down the stretch offensively.
Zvonimir Ivisic had 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds, while Justin Edwards and Reed Sheppard each had 10.
For much of the game, it didn’t appear Edwards was going to do anything. With five minutes left, he hadn’t even hit a shot while notching two points on two free throws early in the first half, but he was just as important as any other Wildcat was in carrying his team to victory.
Edwards ended up with eight points and three steals in the final 4:46. It wasn’t quite his 10/10 performance in last week’s demolition of Alabama, but it was another major step forward for a guy who looked well on his way to being out of the rotation by the time the postseason arrived.
Also, that 3 he took and made was BALLSY.
