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Branden Dawson's Defense

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I said before the game that Dawson would hold the keys to the game, I said after the game that he was our most important defender and played the best game of his career, and I offer as evidence Luke Winn's power rankings. Take a look at the Kentucky section, specifically on Dawson's defense... Just awesome statistical support of what I (and all of us, if we were paying attention) saw on Tuesday. His real-D line: 6 drebs, 4 forced misses, 6.5 forced turnovers, only gave up 2.5 fg makes from UK, and a terrific .81 stop percentage. That's a spicy meatball...