Malachi Moreno saved the Wildcats from a potentially devastating loss.
On Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, Kentucky (11-7; 2-2 SEC) successfully completed an 18-point comeback to beat the LSU Tigers (12-5; 0-4 SEC) by a final score of 75-74 thanks to Moreno’s game-winning jumper at the buzzer. Down one point with 1.4 seconds left on the game clock, Collin Chandler threw a beautiful full-court pass that fell right to Moreno, who turned around and nailed a jumper just inside the three-point arc.
Kentucky appeared to be dead in the water after a horrendous opening half of basketball, but the offense woke up in the second half and continued to threaten LSU’s lead.