COLUMBIA, Mo. — All Kentucky men’s basketball had to do was inbound the ball
Missouri wasn’t even pressuring the inbound immediately after a layup by guard Sean East II to extend his team's lead to 42-28 with 1:07 left in the first half.
If only it had been that simple. Sahvir Wheeler, the Wildcats' senior point guard, momentarily looked away and lost track of the ball.
All he could do was watch as it sailed out of bounds for a turnover.
Wheeler looked up to the ceiling, wondering what went wrong.