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No. 5 Kentucky edges No. 10 North Carolina 68-66

Ramon Harris and John Wall - photo by Ed Reinke/AP

Ramon Harris and John Wall - photo by Ed Reinke/AP

John Wall wasn’t going to let anything stop him from playing North Carolina, not even the superstar point guard’s biggest fear: needles.  The Kentucky freshman bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points – including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left – to lift the No. 5 Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the 10th-ranked Tar Heels on Saturday.  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 January 23, 1943, Marvin Akers and Melvin Ticco combined for 33 points as the Wildcats beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the first time in school history.

 

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