Blog: Madison Prepares for the Best, and Worst, Tonight

Thousands flooded Madison's State Street, yet no arrests had to be made. (Photo by Michael Gaio)
Thousands flooded Madison's State Street, yet no arrests had to be made. (Photo by Michael Gaio)

There was never any doubt that chaos would reign supreme across the streets of Lexington, but those that bleed Kentucky blue (and many that don't) expected that chaos to come tonight after Kentucky completed its perfect season with a victory over Duke. Instead, that time frame was accelerated to Saturday night when John Calipari's McDonald's All-Americans fell to Bo Ryan's Wisconsin team 71-64 in the NCAA men's basketball national semifinal.

From racial slurs to refusing to shake hands, there was plenty of drama inside Lucas Oil Stadium following the loss, but nothing compared to what Lexington police and University of Kentucky campus police were dealing with three hours southeast of Indy.

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