SYRACUSE, N.Y. — These boys can shoot.That was my initial reaction after watching Cornell, UK’s Sweet 16 opponent, practice in the Carrier Dome just moments ago. Physically, the Big Red should be overmatched by the Cats, but fundamentally the Big Red might be the best team left in the tournament.On multiple occasions during practice, the Cornel players knocked down six, seven and sometimes eight shots in a row during a shooting a drill. As the great Allen Iverson once said, “We in here talkin’ about practice. … Not a game, not a game, not a game. We talkin’ ’bout practice.”But the Big Red has proven its marksmanship during games. Entering Thursday’s primetime affair, Cornell is No. 1 in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.434), third in three-point field-goals made (9.7), 12th in field-goal percentage (.486) and 15th in assists (16.2). The highlight during practice, at least for me, was when former Wildcat Mark Coury drilled a buzzer-beater from just inside the half-court line. Coury’s heave was one of just three last-second shots the Big Red hit during the drill, but it brought out arguably the loudest ovation.The two-year Cat, who played under former coaches Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie, waved his hands in the air after hitting the shot.One last thing before I head to Cornell and Kentucky’s media availability: there is a decent amount of Cornell fans here. It’s hard to gauge how that will translate to Thursday’s game since it is just open practice, but right now there is definitely more Big Red fans at the Carrier Dome than there are Big Blue fans.Kentucky’s open practice is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m.