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Andrew Harrison prepared to take criticism

The strong play of backup point guard Tyler Ulis has kept a target on Andrew Harrison.
And at times, the criticism is legitimate.

Andrew Harrison - photo by Walter Cornett

– photo by Walter Cornett

Go ahead. Blame Andrew Harrison.

's sophomore point guard isn't perfect. Far from it. And when he plays poorly, when the top-ranked Wildcats look ragged offensively and he makes an ill-advised decision, you can unload on him if you want.

“Now I'm so used to it and so immune to it,” Harrison said Thursday. “Nothing no one can say can bother me anymore. I'm just trying to play basketball and have fun.”

Sometimes it's hard to tell if Harrison's actually having any. The stone-faced 6-foot-5 sophomore is among the least emotive of the Wildcats (18-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference), and he's also among the favorite targets of fans and media when the Cats are at less than their best.

“When it rains in Lexington, whose fault is it? It's Andrew's fault,” coach  said. “There was a car accident on (Interstate) 75. It's Andrew's fault. So that's just how it is right now, and he's accepted it.”

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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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