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Kentucky has been shooting uncharacteristically well

There is no single answer how the new Fab Five have lifted the Kentucky Wildcats to their third Final Four in four seasons.

James Young - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

James Young – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

From of :  “This time of the year, basically every year, people with jobs like my job get asked to go on radio stations all over the country to talk about the Final Four, and one of the things we're often asked to explain is how some low-seeded team reached the national semifinals.

This year, that team is .

So I've been asked a lot about Kentucky this week — about how this No. 8 seed has come together late to defeat (in order) , , and , about how the new Fab Five have lifted the Wildcats to their third Final Four in four seasons. Truth be told, there is no single answer to this question. Some of it is and his self-described “tweak.” Some of it Julis Randle beasting. Some of it is a new-found confidence.

Any of those answers work, I guess.

But the best answer, I think, is that has been shooting uncharacteristically well.”

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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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