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Patrick Patterson enjoys his NCAA debut

Patrick Patterson - photo by Scott Utterback | The Courier-Journal

Patrick Patterson had played 93 games in his University of basketball career. He’d made 600 baskets and scored 1,521 points. And until Thursday, none of them had come in the Tournament. Patterson made up for lost time in ‘s 100-71 first-round win against on Thursday at New Orleans Arena, scoring 22 points and grabbing five rebounds in his NCAA Tournament debut.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On February 11, 1987, Kentucky defeated Tennessee 91-84 in overtime.  Kentucky was down 10 points to Don DeVoe’s Volunteers with 1:13 left in Rupp Arena when the Wildcats unleashed a ferocious rally. Rex Chapman hit a running 12-footer over 6-foot-11 UT center Doug Roth with three seconds left to force overtime —where UK won before 23,002 fans.  One of the all-time miracle comebacks in Kentucky basketball history.

 

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