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Alex Poythress may well be the key to Kentucky’s chance at an upset of Louisville

Alex Poythress - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

From :  “After back-to-back losses to Notre Dame and Baylor, with no clear cut answer about the point guard position, 's chances of winning the annual rivalry showdown with looked bleak.   When the game tips off this Saturday, four weeks  later, the Wildcats are far from a favorite but Big Blue Nation can at least say is a much-improved team–and we'll see how it goes from there.

is coming off his best game as a Cat and looks like he has seized command of the point guard position.   And Alex Poythress'  play last Saturday–while not the complete performance his coach is looking for–was still his best all-around game since the streak of four straight 20-point games ended in the loss at Notre Dame.

Poythress may well be the key to Kentucky's chance at an upset.   To me, he's the most hard-to-guard player on UK's roster when he's playing at his best.  And those are the kinds  of players who lead their teams to wins in games they're not supposed to win.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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