Kentucky Sports Radio · Jan 15
Denzel Aberdeen's second-half performance saved Kentucky against LSU
Nobody had a good first half for Kentucky against LSU, but Denzel Aberdeen was particularly ineffective in a starting role. The Florida transfer played 14 minutes before halftime, missing both of his shots while getting tagged with a pair of fouls along the way. But a change in attitude during the intermission was all he needed to flip the script.
And Kentucky needed every second of it to overcome an 18-point second-half deficit and beat the Tigers on a game-winning buzzer-beater by Malachi Moreno.
“Shoutout to Coach (Mark) Pope,” Aberdeen said postgame. “He got on me in the halftime, told me to be aggressive and be yourself. I just wanted to do whatever I can to get this win for this team.”