LOSER!

We have a big upset in the tournament…NIT to be exact…

Top seeded Kentucky fell Tuesday night to Robert Morris in the first round 59-57. The difference in the game was free throws made in the final seconds by Robert Morris’ Mike McFadden. Kentucky had an opportunity with time left on the clock, as well as a timeout remaining, to win the game. But a missed shot ended the game and thus put a conclusion to the Kentucky basketball season.

The game had not gone very well for Kentucky. They trailed by a point at the half and the Colonials were able to pull ahead, leading by double-digits in the last 10 minutes. Kentucky was able to rally and tie the game a couple of times. Kentucky tied the game the first time in the final minutes, thanks to a flagrant foul by Robert Morris player Lucky Jones. Despite the flagrant, Jones finished as Robert Morris’ leading scorer with 15 points. His teammate Russell Johnson scored 14 in the win.

For Kentucky, Archie Goodwin led the way with 18 points. Goodwin was able to score down the stretch to keep Kentucky in the game. Jarrod Polson scored 10 points for the Wildcats.

The game was played at Robert Morris because Rupp Arena is being used for the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament. But hey, Kentucky did get to wear their home uniforms, so there’s that.

Kentucky ends their season with a 21-12 record. It’s a contrast to last season when Kentucky went all the way through the competition and won a National Title. If there’s a plus side, the team can chill out at home and just watch some basketball. They might even catch a game at Rupp and watch…ohh….

I don’t know if anyone filled out a NIT bracket or not. If you did, please consider a hobby of stamp collecting or collecting Elvis commemorative plates.

NIT Bracket (via NCAA.com)

While it isn’t exactly the NCAA Tournament, it is well…ahhh nevermind!

The NIT bracket was announced Sunday night. Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia and Southern Mississippi were chosen for No. 1 seeds.

Here are the bracket match-ups. First we have the Kentucky…ermm…whatever regional or something another…

Kentucky will host Robert Morris Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. The winner of that game plays the winner of Providence and Charlotte. Both Providence and Charlotte will play Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN3.

The other two games on the Kentucky side of the bracket features Arizona State against Detroit and Baylor versus Long Beach State. Arizona State will be the home team against Detroit as that game is played Wednesday at 10 p.m. on ESPNU.

Baylor is the home team against Long Beach State and they’ll face each other Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN 2.

In Southern Miss’ side of the bracket, they’ll play Charleston Southern Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN 3. The winner of that game plays the winner of Florida State and Louisiana Tech. FSU and LT play Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN3.

BYU will be home when they host Washington Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN. Finally, Tennessee plays Mercer Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.

Alabama will host Northeastern Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 for their first round game. The winner of that game plays the winner of Stanford and Stephen F. Austin. Stanford and Austin play Tuesday at 11 p.m. on ESPN 2.

Denver will be the No. 3 seed in the Alabama portion of the bracket as they host Ohio Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN3. Maryland will be the No. 2 seed as they host Niagara Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN 2.

Finally, in Virginia’s bracket, the Cavs will host Norfolk State. That game will be played Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. The 4-5 game will be St. Joseph’s against St. John’s. That game will be played at St. Joseph’s Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

Iowa will be home for the first round when they host Indiana State. That game will be played Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN 2. Finally, Massachusetts will host Stony Brook Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN3.

All game times listed above are Eastern Time.

The second round will be played March 21-25, with the quarterfinals taking place March 26 and 27. The semifinals and championship game will be played at Madison Square Garden. The semis will be April 2 with the championship game April 4.

For those of you that didn’t watch or live under a rock, Kentucky won the Mens Basketball National Championship last night. To the surprise of no one. It seemed for one shining moment that Kansas may be fighting back but never came out on top. (See what I did there?)

A little celebration is always in order after a championship win, right? Well ask the couches of Lexington, Kentucky how they feel about that. Some internet genius advised the twitter world to tune into the Lexington Police Department police scanner on line last night and it was pure gold. A little mixture of fireworks, propane tanks and fire extinguishers. And this fantastic event was live-tweeted. If you didn’t get to check out #LexingtonPoliceScanner last night, here’s a few to laugh at.

Thanks to the lovely people at SBNation for screencapping several of the good ones. The rest were found on twitter search.

The Lexington police department got a workout last night, and all the World got to collectively listen. It was a Worldwide trending topic by 3:00 AM. Thanks for the laughs Kentucky.