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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 , not even the superstar point guard’s biggest fear: needles.  The 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.

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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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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