The sequence in Athens that defined Kentucky's season

Jack Pilgrim

Photo: Steven Peake/KSRThe sequence at the 3:36 mark in Kentucky‘s loss at Georgia was the story of the Wildcats’ season. Down three points coming out of a TV timeout, Chris Livingston inbounds the ball to Oscar Tshiebwe, who immediately passes it back to Antonio Reeves, then to Cason Wallace. Wallace holds to the 11-second mark of the shot clock, then kicks right to Jacob Toppin, who hands it off to Reeves with seven seconds to go.

Reeves tosses it back to Toppin with five, dribble hand-off to Livingston at the top of the key with three, step back 3-pointer at the buzzer: airball.

The shot lands on the ‘L’ of Bulldogs on the baseline for a shot-clock violation. Out of a timeout.…