Seven days ago, Sahvir Wheeler was played off the floor against Notre Dame. Kentucky’s starting point did not play the final 5:23 in that 66-62 loss to the Fighting Irish–two total points on an 0-5 shooting clip where Notre Dame was flat out ignoring his offense as a threat.
With redemption on his mind, Wheeler flipped the script: he played the entire North Carolina team off the floor down in Las Vegas. It was a masterclass performance from the junior, who finished Kentucky’s 98-69 beating of the Tar Heels with his best game in a Wildcat uniform.