Frustrated by the way his undefeated Kentucky Wildcats were playing, coach John Calipari starting fist-pumping facetiously after LSU baskets and told his players he hoped they'd lose. But Karl-Anthony Towns redeemed himself after drawing a technical foul - and the ire of his coach - for hanging on the basket. His go-head jump hook with 1:30 left and clutch offensive rebound in the final minute helped No. 1 Kentucky hold off the Tigers, 71-69 on Tuesday night.
''I'm proud of Karl because he came back and grew up,'' Calipari said. ''Now I doubt - ever in his life - will he chin-up on a basket, ever again. But that's why I looked like an idiot on the sideline and why I refused to call timeout. I even said, `I hope we lose. Watch this!'''
