[Mr. Pike Central]

Gameball: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was a force of nature in this game. Almost every foul he made, and he made five, were fouls of aggressive commission. He dominated the game in the big run in almost every conceivable way, scored 19 points on 7-10 shooting, 5 rebounds, 4-4 from the line. He was the passion that fueled the Wildcats' machine, a maelstrom which seemed to consume the Baylor will.

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Good Thoughts:

- Anthony Davis. A double-double despite a scary knee injury, and six more blocks to go along with his 18 points and 11 rebounds.

- Terrence Jones got a very long, hard look for player of the game. He only scored 12 points, but he had 9 huge rebounds, most of them in major traffic, and an incredible 6 assists. Fantastic game.

- Marquis Teague didn't have a great game, but he did a good job with Baylor's frenetic pressure in the second half. 3 assists, 4 turnovers and 8 points.

- Doron Lamb had an up and down game. He didn't score in the first half, missing several good looks, but he did make a three in the second half and had a couple of steals. It wasn't his greatest game in spite of his 14 points, but it was plenty good enough.

- Darius Miller did what he always does -- create nightmare matchups and be the perfect glue guy. He didn't shoot great, but he had 3 assists and 2 steals. More importantly, he made every free throw he took (4-4).

- Kyle Wiltjer didn't play that much, but once again, the buried a three that really extended the Kentucky run. Per minute, he may lead the team in scoring in this tournament.

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Not So Good Thoughts:

- Free throw shooting. Too many misses made this game closer than it should have been. Doron Lamb was particularly poor for some reason.

- I wish we had waited a little longer to go to the delay game, but Calipari knows what he's doing. I'm just a fan.