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Stunner in Columbia: South Carolina topples No. 1 Kentucky

 

For the first time in the history of the University of men’s basketball, the Gamecocks have defeated the top team in the country. And they did it almost entirely on the back of . Downey, a senior guard, had 30 points and five rebounds in the Gamecocks’ stunning 68-62 win over undefeated No. 1 .

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On June 28, 2012, the Wildcats set an NBA Draft record with six players picked in the 2012 NBA Draft. Anthony Davis becomes the second UK player to be picked No. 1 overall and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist goes No. 2 overall, becoming the first teammates in NBA Draft history to go 1-2 in the same draft.

 

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