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March 22, 1998: ‘Ghost’ of ’92 classic scared away in 86-84 comeback over Duke

Frank Anderson | LHL - UK team together at center court after beating Duke 86-84 in the NCAA South Regional Final in St. Petersburg, Fla. on March 22, 1998.

If Big Blue Nation carried psychic scars from Christian Laettner and six years earlier – and it did – ‘s first UK team supplied the healing salve. Down 17 points with 9:38 left, rallied behind the penetrating drives of point guard . With the score tied at 81 and 39.4 seconds left, buried a trey that put the Cats ahead to stay in one of their most savored victories.  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.

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