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Terrence Jones shows how special he is, fuels comeback against Notre Dame

It all started with The Dunk. If, at some point, we look back at this Kentucky season and wonder where UK found its toughness, we may have to point back to Terrence Jones and his dunk against Notre Dame. The scene was this: Facing a smart, experienced, big and tough No. 23 ranked Notre Dame squad in a blue-clad Freedom Hall, Kentucky had fallen behind by double digits. Fed up with what they felt was a poor referees’ whistle, the Cats spent the majority of their time letting Tyler Hansbrough’s much less talented younger bro…

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It all started with The Dunk.  If, at some point, we look back at this Kentucky season and wonder where UK found its toughness, we may have to point back to Terrence Jones and his dunk against Notre Dame.  The scene was this: Facing a smart, experienced, big and tough No. 23 ranked Notre Dame squad in a blue-clad Freedom Hall, Kentucky had fallen behind by double digits. Fed up with what they felt was a poor referees’ whistle, the Cats spent the majority of their time letting Tyler Hansbrough’s much less talented younger bro…

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 9, 1964, Louie Dampier scored 37 points against Iowa State.

 

On December 9, 1978, after forcing overtime, the Cats were down 66-60 with 31 seconds to go. Back-to-back baskets by freshman Dwight Anderson cut the lead to two before he stole the inbounds pass and fed Kyle Macy for the tying jumper. Macy completed the comeback by adding a technical free throw when Kansas called a timeout it didn't have.

 

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