KENTUCKY 59, PRINCETON 57
This game played out exactly how you'd imagine it would. Princeton was the smarter team, allowing Kentucky's young guys to make some mistakes and not be able to pull away. It was close throughout, with the Tigers taking leads for considerable stretches. Brandon Knight made a large, scooping layup with a couple seconds to go to win the game for the Wildcats.
It wasn't the kind of win that inspires confidence for later in the tournament. UK made just six of 11 free throws, and if not for Princeton shooting an uncharacteristic 3-14 (21.3%) from three, the outcome could have been very different. Of course, Kentucky's defense played a big factor in holding the Tigers to that low percentage from deep. They're going to need all of that defense going forward.
Kentucky plays West Virginia in the next round, who beat Clemson in the opening game of the day and who knocked UK out of last year's bracket.
Via 2011 NCAA Tournament: Kentucky, Florida Advance; Vanderbilt Falls - Team Speed Kills
