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'Something extra' as Calipari and Pearl meet for a spot in Final Four

Kentucky's Tyler Herro scored 19 points and PJ Washington played through pain to help lead the Wildcats over Houston in Sweet Sixteen game Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A day before Auburn was to play for its first-ever Final Four berth, a question was aimed at five of its players: Did Kansas, North Carolina or Kentucky recruit any of you?

As each, one by one, answered no, a smile crept onto coach Bruce Pearl’s face.

Nothing else needed to be said. Pearl did so anyway.