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Kentucky tall order for Hoosiers

Victor Oladipo’s Facebook status Friday said it all very succinctly. “Can’t stop thinking about Saturday,” the Indiana University freshman wrote. Even though IU (7-1) is a decided underdog when it travels to face Kentucky (6-2) at Rupp Arena in Lexington today, there has been a buzz in the air in Bloomington all week at practice. “I get excited about every game, but being an Indiana kid, and having played in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series, there’s no doubt this is a big one…”
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Victor Oladipo’s Facebook status Friday said it all very succinctly. “Can’t stop thinking about Saturday,” the Indiana University freshman wrote.  Even though IU (7-1) is a decided underdog when it travels to face Kentucky (6-2) at Rupp Arena in Lexington today, there has been a buzz in the air in Bloomington all week at practice.  “I get excited about every game, but being an Indiana kid, and having played in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series, there’s no doubt this is a big one…”

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 23, 1948, Adolph Rupp’s “Fabulous Five” wins UK’s first NCAA Championship, 58-42, over Baylor. The team is met in Lexington by 15,000 fans and given a parade on a fire truck.

 

On March 23, 2009, Patrick Patterson joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 58 games.

 

On March 23, 2014, Wichita State was 35-0, ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, and a legitimate threat to win the NCAA championship. Kentucky was 25-10.  In the NCAA Midwest Region third round and before 19,676 at the ScottradeCenter in St. Louis, freshmen Andrew Harrison (20 points), Aaron Harrison (19), Julius Randle (13 and 10 rebounds) and James Young (13, the go-ahead trey inside the 1:30 mark) shocked the Shockers, 78-76.

 

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