 After the Minutemen cut a 20-point Kentucky lead to 2 with almost six minutes remaining in the game, UMass coach John Calipari was whistled for a technical foul for leaving the coach's box while arguing that one of his players had been fouled on a loose ball rebound; Farmer, who finished with 7 points, made the resulting free throws, starting an 11–2 run that helped Kentucky to an 87–77 win.In the regional finals, Kentucky trailed top-seeded Duke by 12 in the second half, but battled back to force overtime.With 2.1 seconds left in overtime, Sean Woods hit a running bank shot to put Kentucky up one.