Jake was not playing really worse than in the other games, but just as the commentators said the Kentucky Wildcats defender was fine and in the first few minutes Jake was testing his teammates.
In that first half, Jake played every 20 minutes and scored 16 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks, in an excellent game that showed all of Jake's versatility in basketball.
In the first half, he made more assists because he realized that all of his teammates were playing well so that he could pass the ball more instead of fighting head-to-head with Kentucky Wildcats' strong defense.
Earlier in the second half, Jake decided to try to increase the gap further, as it was a decision he made because of the confidence that Coach Smith had in him and so he could decide what plays would make in the game no one else knew about.
