2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game

2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game

Non-Conference Game

Kentucky Wildcats

Indiana Hoosiers

(8–0)

Head coach:
John Calipari

Head coach:
Tom Crean

AP		Coaches
1		1

	1	2	Total
Kentucky	29	43	72
Indiana	30	43	73

Date

December 10, 2011

Arena

Assembly Hall

Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Favorite

Kentucky by 5.5 points

Referee

Ted Valentine, Mike Kitts, Tom Eades

Attendance

17,472

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale

Nielsen Ratings

2.3

The 2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game was a college basketball game between the Hoosiers of Indiana University Bloomington and Wildcats of the University of Kentucky. A rivalry game between the two schools, this game was held at Assembly Hall on Indiana's campus. In an upset victory that was considered a turning point for the Hoosiers program, Indiana defeated top-ranked Kentucky 73–72 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Christian Watford.

Background

Indiana

Main article: 2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

Indiana entered this game with an 8–0 record and had earned 4 points in the most recent AP Poll (released on December 5), enough for 39th place of all schools receiving votes. In the Coaches Poll released the same day, Indiana earned 23 points, sufficient for 31st place in the poll.^[1] Head coach Tom Crean was in his fourth season at Indiana, which hired Crean in April 2008 following the resignation of head coach Kelvin Sampson for recruiting violations. Crean's first season in 2008–09 was the worst in school history, ending with a 6–25 record.^[2] Indiana improved to 10–21 in the 2009–10 season, and then to 12–20 in 2010–11.

Kentucky

Main article: 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Like Indiana, Kentucky entered this game with an 8–0 record. Kentucky was also ranked #1 in the AP and Coaches Polls.^[1] Head coach John Calipari was in his third season at Kentucky, having led Kentucky to the 2010 Elite Eight and 2011 Final Four in the previous two NCAA Tournaments. Kentucky also had a star-studded group of freshmen on its roster, consisting of four former 5-star recruits in Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, and Kyle Wiltjer.

Rivalry

Main article: Indiana–Kentucky rivalry

Indiana and Kentucky have a basketball rivalry dating back to 1924. The rivalry series had been played annually since the 1969–70 season on a home-and-home basis. Kentucky had won the past three games in this series. For the 2011 game, students lined up as early as 10 hours before tipoff for tickets.^[3]

Game summary

The game had a total of 13 lead changes, and neither team could extend its lead by much throughout the game. Kentucky's largest lead was 6 with 8:17 to go in the first half; Indiana's largest lead was 10, at 63–53 with 15:56 left in the second half. Neither team could get aheadL. ^[4] However, Kentucky rallied to take a 69-68 lead with 2 minutes to play, and the lead would change three more times. Indiana's Christian Watford made a layup to put Indiana up 70–69 with 1:07 left, and then Kentucky's Marquis Teague followed that up with his own layup to give Kentucky a 71–70 lead.^[3]

After Watford missed a jumper with 30 seconds left, Indiana's Cody Zeller fouled Kentucky's Anthony Davis with 19 seconds remaining. With Kentucky only in the bonus (it was Indiana's ninth 2nd-half foul), Davis missed the front end of the one-and-one free throw, and Indiana's Victor Oladipo rebounded.^[4] After an Indiana timeout, Kentucky's Doron Lamb stole the ball from Oladipo and was fouled with 5.6 seconds left. This foul put Kentucky in the double bonus; Lamb missed his first free throw attempt, but made the second to put Kentucky up 72–70.^[5] Watford inbounded the ball to Verdell Jones III, who drove the ball by a screen set by Zeller at half-court. Jones then passed the ball to Watford, who made a Darius Miller-contested three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game for Indiana, 73–72.^[5] Players, students, and fans immediately stormed the court.

Aftermath

Impact on Indiana basketball

Rematch in 2012 NCAA Tournament

Indiana and Kentucky met again in the Sweet 16 round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament on March 23 in Atlanta. Kentucky won 102–90 and would eventually win the NCAA title.

Future of series

As of the 2014–15 season, this game remains the last scheduled regular season men's basketball matchup between Indiana and Kentucky, after Crean and Calipari could not reach an agreement on game venues. Indiana wanted to continue playing the series on a home-and-home basis rotating between the two schools' campuses, while Kentucky wanted to play on a neutral court at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.^[9] Dick Vitale, who announced this game for ESPN, has advocated bringing back the series with proceeds funding the V Foundation, a charity benefiting children who have cancer.^[10]^[11]

Broadcasting

The game was televised nationally on ESPN and carried on radio by both schools' radio networks, the Indiana Hoosier Sports Network and UK Sports Network. Nielsen ratings ranked this game the 23rd most-watched program of the week ending December 13, 2011, with 3.59 million viewers and a share of 2.3.^[12]^[13] SportsBusiness Daily ranked this game the third most-watched regular season college basketball game on cable for the 2011–12 season.^[13]

References

1 2 "2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 5 (Dec. 5)". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
↑ Noie, Tom (October 26, 2009). "College basketball: Crean can't put timetable on Indiana recovery". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2015. Coming off a year in which Indiana finished 6-25 - the worst record in school history - and 1-17 in the Big Ten...
1 2 Marot, Michael (December 11, 2011). "Indiana stuns No. 1 Kentucky 73-72 at buzzer". Associated Press. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
1 2 "Kentucky vs Indiana (12/10/11 at Bloomington, Ind. (Assembly Hall))". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
1 2 3 Hutchens, Terry (December 11, 2011). "Christian Watford's 3-pointer gives IU breakthrough victory". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
1 2 3 Hutchens, Terry (March 23, 2012). "Indiana basketball: Christian Watford's shot in IU-Kentucky game not forgotten". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Sanburn, Josh (March 23, 2012). "Move Over, Keith Smart: Christian Watford’s Buzzer Beater over Kentucky Is Now IU’s ‘Shot’". Time.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Heck, Jordan (March 24, 2012). "The Resurgence of Indiana Basketball". College Magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ "Kentucky, Indiana to discontinue basketball rivalry". Sporting News. May 3, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Bozich, Rick (February 7, 2014). "Vitale's Big Push: UK-IU Game To Benefit Young Cancer Patients". WDRB. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ "Dickie V calls for Calipari and Crean to make Kentucky/Indiana happen". Kentucky Sports Radio. December 10, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Seidman, Robert (December 13, 2011). "Cable Top 25: NFL, "The Closer's" 100th Episode Top Weekly Cable Viewing". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
1 2 Smith, Michael, and King, Bill (November 12, 2012). "Rivalries, ratings and revenue". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

External links

Box score
ESPN video of game-winning shot
Video of game-winning shot and reaction with audio from Indiana Hoosiers radio broadcast

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