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January 22, 1984: Bowie, Turpin, Walker team for 47 points

sam_bowie_melvin_turpinRising to the occasion — a necessity in a duel of 7-footers — Kentucky overcame a bumbling start and a stumbling finish to beat Houston 74-67 yesterday at Rupp Arena.  Read article.

 

 

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 28, 1959, No. 13 Kentucky defeated No. 3 Ohio State 96-93.  Kentucky’s Billy Ray Lickert (29 points) and Bennie Coffman (26) outdueled Ohio State stars Jerry Lucas (34) and John Havlicek (16) before 13,000 in Memorial Coliseum.  Ohio State went on to win the 1960 NCAA title.

 

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