Top-ranked Kentucky has had several close calls during its undefeated season, but a comeback win over upset-minded Georgia on Tuesday was a game even the Wildcats' best player didn't think they would win.
"That game was the first time all year that I thought we had a chance to lose," Naismith Trophy semifinalist Willie Cauley-Stein told reporters Friday, "because we have never been down that far and they were in a position to win with their free throws and us making mistakes."
DeCourcy: UK's depth is unparalleled PHOTOS: Kentucky's season of supremacy
Georgia went on an 11-0 run in the second half to take a 50-43 lead with 11:11 to play, but Kentucky finished with a 16-2 run to beat the Bulldogs.
"Nobody panicked, everybody just stayed doing what they do," he added. "You got to come out and make plays — that is the NCAA tournament right there. That was a great test for us and we ended up on the right side of it."
With the win, the Wildcats joined Wichita State as the only other team to reach 30-0 in the regular season. Their finale is set for Saturday, at home against Florida.