INDIANAPOLIS -- The shot came from NBA range, and if things play out as expected, Aaron Harrison and a lot of those Kentucky kids will be playing in
that league soon enough.
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D courtesy of Harrisons unforgettable big shot. The 6-foot-6 forward made a
3-pointer from about 24 feet with 2.3 seconds left Sunday to lift the Wildcats
and all those freshmen to a 75-72 win over Michigan and the programs 16th trip
to the Final Four. He backpedaled slowly, almost expressionless, after ball hit
twine. Teammates Dakari Johnson and Julius Randle chased him down. "Making that
shot and seeing my teammates so happy and turning toward me, its the best
feeling in the world," Harrison said. Mississauga, Ont., native Nik Stauskas
missed a desperation heave for Michigan at the buzzer and then, it was Harrisons
turn on the bottom of a dog pile. Make that a puppy pile. Eighth-seeded Kentucky
is the first all-freshman starting lineup to make the Final Four since the Fab
Five at Michigan in 1992. The Wildcats (28-10) will play Wisconsin next Saturday
outside of Dallas at AT&T Stadium. "They made a great shot," said Stauskas,
who led the second-seeded Wolverines with 24 points. "I thought we did a pretty
good job contesting it. Its part of basketball." The Wolverines (28-9) ended
their season one win shy of a second straight Final Four. What a ride this has
been for this group of Wildcats, an all-new collection of McDonalds
All-Americans who were touted as the team that could go 40-0, then dismissed out
of hand when the bad losses and bad basketball piled up in January and February.
Coach John Calipari got things turned around by March, and for the second
straight game in the Midwest Regional, Harrison made the shot that gave the
Wildcats the lead for good. On Friday, he made the key 3 in Kentuckys 74-69 win
over Louisville. This time, he took a handoff from his twin brother, Andrew, in
the corner and dribbled three times to the top left of the arc. He was standing
a good three feet behind the line when he elevated over Caris LeVert and took a
bit of contact on the hand from the Michigan guard as he shot. No matter. The
ball rattled in. Aaron Harrison scored 12 points off four 3-pointers over the
last 8:05 and was Caliparis obvious choice to take the game-winner. "Ive been
around guys who make these kind of plays," Calipari said. "Ive always said, You
cannot be afraid to miss. Hes not afraid to miss. Thats the whole thing about
making those kind of plays. And if he does miss, hes going to shoot it again."
It wasnt all Harrison, of course. While he was being shut down early, it was
Marcus Lee -- surprisingly -- keeping the Wildcats in the game. Lee, another of
the McDonalds All-American freshmen on Caliparis roster, had scored a total of
nine points since the beginning of January, relegated to the bench after an
early season illness. In this one, he got minutes that would have normally gone
to the injured Willie Cauley-Stein, and finished with 10 points and eight
rebounds. Eight of those points came on put-back dunks that were part of
Kentuckys 18 offensive rebounds. Harrisons first 3 gave Kentucky a 58-55 lead
and was part of an 11-0 run that made it 62-55 with 6:30 left. The Wolverines
fought back, and during a nine-possession stretch of sublime basketball the
teams traded scores. The next stop gave the Wolverines the ball with about a
minute left, trailing 72-70. Stauskas missed a layup and a 3-pointer, then
Derrick Walton missed an open 3. But the fourth attempt went in with 31 seconds
left and got credited to Jordan Morgan on a scramble under the basket, though it
was Randles hand that tipped the ball in. Calipari called a timeout. Michigan
burned a foul. And the endgame started with 10 seconds left. The ball went to
Harrison and it was clear he was going to take the shot. "In that stage, that
atmosphere, that game, to make that shot and send us to the Final Four, its just
amazing. I was proud of him and it was shocking at the same time," Randle said.
Randle finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Hes a Dallas kid and will play
in the sports biggest spectacle not far from home. If that doesnt feel like
hitting the lottery, well, a few weeks later, he probably will. Randle is
considered lottery pick material if he decides to go to the NBA, as expected.
Others could join him in the Association, the latest group of one-and-done
Wildcats that Calipari has put together. Theyll deal with that in 10 days or so.
"Were going to go back and practice, go back and see if we can get better
between now and the Final Four," Calipari said. "These guys arent real happy
about it, but we are."
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rainy start to the Apia International Sydney tournament.MONTREAL -- It wont take
long for the Montreal Impact to renew acquaintances with Dennis Iapichino. The
left back was signed by D.C. United on Thursday after being waived by the Impact
and will be available to face his former team when the two clubs play tonight at
Saputo Stadium. You can see all the action on TSN beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt.
"Yeah, sometimes football is strange but first of all I want to wish the best of
luck to Dennis because hes my teammate but also my friend," Impact centre back
Matteo Ferrari said. "Im happy for him that he found another situation thats
good for him because he needs to play and I think he will be good in D.C." Jeb
Brovsky agreed that it was a curious coincidence that he may be facing his
former teammate so soon after the 23-year-old Swiss defender was let go. In a
little over a year with the Impact, Iapichino played 16 MLS regular season
games, including 12 as a starter. "Its always interesting to see a guy in a
different jersey," said Brovsky, who scored his first MLS goal in the 3-1 loss
in Washington on Aug. 3. "Obviously we hope for the best for him as an
individual and on and off the field I think we can only hope for his success,
but on Saturday were certainly not hoping for his success." Saturdays match
comes two weeks after league-worst D.C. defeated the Impact 3-1 at RFK Stadium.
The Impact have been struggling against everyone lately. A frustrating 2-1 loss
in Chicago last Saturday left Montreal with just one win its last eight MLS
games. The Fire scored six minutes in before dropping the Impact into a 2-0 hole
in the 23rd minute. "In Chicago we walked in the locker-room and everyone was
exceptionally frustrated, to say the least, because we knew that we were
probably the better team on the day," Brovsky said. "We wanted to get some goals
and its never going to be pretty but frustration is a good word for us right
now. But thats the great thing about this game. We get to come back on Saturday
and prove ourselves again." The Impact have lost three straight on the road,
beginning with a 4-0 thrashing by the New York Red Bulls on July 13. Montreal
has been outscored 9-2 during the three road losses. Brovsky wonders what
happened to the team that won a pair of West Coast road games on its way to a
4-0 start. "You know at the beginning of the year I think we had a bit of
nastiness," Brovsky said. "I think we had a bit of grit, especially coming down
the stretch, especially away from home. I thought in Portland and Seattle you
saw a team who was just willing to put their face in front of the ball and
really ddo anything they can to keep it out of the net.
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"Obviously we havent got a couple of bounces in the past couple of weeks but I
think you make your own bounces and obviously away from home we havent been
making our bounces lately. We need to get back to that because we need to win
some games on the road to get into a good playoff spot so I think it just comes
down to a willingness to go the extra two or three feet." While success has
eluded the Impact lately on the road, coach Marco Schallibaums squad has been
treading water throughout its last four home games. Undefeated at 6-0-1 through
their first seven games in Montreal, the Impact have won once and tied twice at
Saputo Stadium since June 29, when a 4-3 loss to Colorado sunk their perfect
home record. The rematch against D.C. United on home turf is timely in
Schallibaums eyes. Washington went 13 games without a regular season Major
League Soccer win over a three-month stretch from mid-March to mid-June. Last in
the Eastern Conference with a 3-16-4 mark for a league-worst 13 points, D.C.
United has yet to win in 10 road games this season, including seven losses and
three draws. Curiously, Washington has streaked through U.S. Open competition.
D.C. United won 2-0 in its semi-final at Chicago on Aug. 7 and will face Real
Salt Lake in the final on Oct. 1. "Its good. Its always important to have
another chance," Schallibaum said. "We know that theyre a team that had a good
result against us and Chicago, but they lost again in the championship so its
our job to make this pressure, its our job to score the first goal and its our
job to win the game and get the three points." The six days off between games
this week were a welcome oasis for the Impact, which has yet another busy
stretch ahead with a CONCACAF Champions League game in Guatemala on Wednesday.
"We played three games in eight days so weve got guys that have played a lot of
minutes," midfielder Patrice Bernier said. "The rest of this week has been
concentrating on trying to elaborate a little bit more and vary our game like we
did in the second half in Chicago, where we opened up the game. "That creates
space for everybody and then we can find the right solutions because we have a
lot of guys with a lot of talent to find players and we have to be able to do
that and be unpredictable against our opponents. A lot of teams have realized
that going through the middle and blocking the middle and forcing us to maybe
force passes and then countering on our mistakes, now we have to open the game
and create as much space as we can for ourselves."
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