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1997-1998 Kentucky Basketball Schedule

Final Record: Won: 35; Lost: 4
SEC Conference Record: Won: 14; Lost: 2

86 - 62
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Court Authority

Game Notes: Exhibition
91 - 63
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs North Melbourne

Game Notes: Exhibition
88 - 49
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Morehead

55 - 70
Lahaina Civic Center

George Washington vs Kentucky

Game Notes: Maui Classic Invitational
89 - 74
Lahaina Civic Center

Arizona vs Kentucky

Game Notes: Maui Classic Invitational
55 - 77
Lahaina Civic Center

Missouri vs Kentucky

Game Notes: Maui Classic Invitational
61 - 76
US Airways Center

Clemson vs Kentucky

75 - 89
United Center

Purdue vs Kentucky

Game Notes: Great Eight
72 - 75
RCA Dome

Indiana vs Kentucky

54 - 81
HSBC Arena

Canisius vs Kentucky

85 - 71
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Georgia Tech

74 - 53
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Tulsa

75 - 52
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs American

76 - 79
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Louisville

58 - 95
Convocation Center

Ohio vs Kentucky

71 - 62
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt

79 - 90
Stegeman Coliseum

Georgia vs Kentucky

71 - 77
Humphrey Coliseum

Mississippi State vs Kentucky

91 - 70
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs South Carolina

80 - 77
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Arkansas

67 - 70
Freedom Hall

Alabama vs Kentucky

67 - 85
Thompson–Boling Arena

Tennessee vs Kentucky

61 - 63
Memorial Gymnasium

Vanderbilt vs Kentucky

78 - 86
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Florida

61 - 63
Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Louisiana State vs Kentucky

63 - 79
CoreStates Center

Villanova vs Kentucky

80 - 74
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Tennessee

64 - 73
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Mississippi

54 - 79
O'Connell Center

Florida vs Kentucky

85 - 74
Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs Georgia

58 - 83

Auburn vs Kentucky

57 - 69
Carolina Coliseum

South Carolina vs Kentucky

82 - 71
Georgia Dome

SEC Tournament Second Round

99 - 74
Georgia Dome

SEC Tournament Semi Finals

86 - 56
Georgia Dome

SEC Tournament Finals

67 - 82
Georgia Dome

NCAA South Regional First Round

61 - 88
Georgia Dome

NCAA South Regional Second Round

68 - 94
Tropicana Field

NCAA South Regional Semi Finals

84 - 86
Tropicana Field

NCAA South Regional Finals

85 - 86
Alamodome

NCAA Final Four

69 - 78
Alamodome

NCAA Championship

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.