Sunday Headlines: Houston beats Duke and Jaland Lowe Commits Edition
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If you stayed up and watched the end of the Houston-Duke Final Four game, you were treated to the lovely sight of an all-time Duke collapse.
The Blue Devils led by 7 with 1:40 left in the game but fell apart down the stretch, and Houston advanced to tomorrow's championship game.
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Duke controlled much of the second half and led by as many as 14, but made key mistakes down the stretch with turnovers and missed free throws to allow Houston to make the comeback.
It was an all-time collapse for the Blue Devils and now we get a really interesting matchup for the championship between Florida and Houston. Walter Clayton Jr. is quietly having an all-time great tournament run after scoring 34 in the win over Auburn, but Houston's defense is one of the best in the country.
In Kentucky Wildcats news, the Cats picked up another transfer portal commitment yesterday, as Pittsburgh point guard Jaland Lowe announced he plans to transfer to Kentucky.
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The 6'3 point guard just finished his sophomore season at Pitt, where he averaged just under 17 points per game to go along with 4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and almost 2 steals per game.
He was named All-ACC Third Team this past season.
As a freshman at Pittsburgh, Lowe took over starting duties midway through the season. During that stretch, Lowe shot around 40 percent from three. As a full-season starter in his sophomore season, that number dipped to under 27 percent.
Lowe's shooting percentage his freshman season, coupled with an expected increase in talent around him, a role that would expect a lower usage rate, and Lowe's good free-throw percentage (almost 88 percent over the last two seasons), and there's some optimism that Lowe could shoot the ball better than his sophomore season would indicate.
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Lowe figures to be the starting point guard for the Wildcats next season, although incoming freshman point guard Acaden Lewis will compete for minutes as well.
Kentucky now has two portal commitments. Kentucky likely still will look for another wing and at least one more front court player — possibly 2.
The wheels of the transfer portal keep on turning...
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What is Kentucky getting in Jaland Lowe? - KSR
A good look at Kentucky's newest PG.
No football spring game - Herald Leader
But fans are invited to a practice this coming Saturday.
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UK Baseball drops series to Ole Miss - Cats Pause
That was a tough one.
UK Softball loses tough one to Auburn - UK Athletics
Sydney Langdon has another good pitching performance.
Houston win included questionable foul call - Yahoo
Probably wasn't a foul, but Duke had plenty of opportunities to put them away.
UCONN-South Carolina meeting is next chapter in great rivalry - Andscape
Should be a good one today.
2025 Basketball Hall of Fame class announced - ESPN
A great group.
Ovechkin ties Gretzky's goal record; could break it today - Bleacher Report
Will he do it today?
Terron Armstead retires from NFL - NBC Sports
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He finishes his career as a 5-time Pro Bowler.
House settlement continues to loom - CBS Sports
A final ruling isn't expected tomorrow.
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