Kentucky’s defense held NCAA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter to historically bad day
By Adam Spencer
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Entering Saturday’s second-round NCAA Tournament game between Kentucky and Wofford, Terriers G Fletcher Magee had already broken the NCAA’s all-time three-point shooting record.
However, he couldn’t add to his record total against the Wildcats. Kentucky played stifling defense all game long, with Ashton Hagans, Tyler Herro and Jemari Baker holding Magee to an 0-for-12 performance from beyond the arc.
That, it turns out, is a historically bad three-point performance. Though Magee finished with eight points, but his 0-for-12 mark from three-point range was the worst ever recorded in the NCAA Tournament:
Wofford's Fletcher Magee has made the most 3-pointers all-time in Division I history, but he went 0-for-12 behind the arc in today's loss to Kentucky.
That's the most 3-point attempts without a make in a game in NCAA Tournament history. pic.twitter.com/yzpw0BSvdE
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 23, 2019
Hopefully, people remember Magee for the incredibly gifted shooter he was, and not for this off day against the Wildcats.
Big-time credit to Kentucky’s defensive game plan and execution, though, as it’s not easy to keep a shooter like that down.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
