Numbers behind Kentucky's collapse vs. Iowa State

It wasn’t all doom and gloom in Kentucky‘s second-round loss to Iowa State. The Wildcats led for most of the first half, built up a 12-point lead, and even outshot Iowa State from the field for the game. They tied in three-pointers made, and the rebounding differential was one.

So how did the Cyclones win by 19?

Kentucky allowed 51 points after halftime

Kentucky was outscored 51-33 in the second half after leading for 17 and a half minutes in the first. It looked like the Wildcats would take their lead into halftime until Iowa State drilled a three-pointer to go ahead 31-30 at the break.

From there, it was all Iowa State. The Cyclones took control of the game in the final 20 minutes, scoring 51…