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Deandre Liggins emerges for much-needed win

John Calipari had been asking, begging and pleading for a few good veterans for the last couple of weeks. He got two very good ones to step up Tuesday night to end the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s current skid. Junior guard DeAndre Liggins tied a career high with 19 points and senior forward Josh Harrellson added another 16 as the Cats ended the first two-game losing streak of head coach John Calipari’s UK career with a 73-61 victory over Tennessee.
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Deandre Liggins - photo by Andy Lyons | Getty

John Calipari had been asking, begging and pleading for a few good veterans for the last couple of weeks.  He got two very good ones to step up Tuesday night to end the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s current skid.  Junior guard DeAndre Liggins tied a career high with 19 points and senior forward Josh Harrellson added another 16 as the Cats ended the first two-game losing streak of head coach John Calipari’s UK career with a 73-61 victory over Tennessee.

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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.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 9, 1880

Leander Andrus

December 9, 1931

6 Cliff Hagan

December 9, 1943

25 Terry Mobley

December 9, 1989

24 Eric Bledsoe

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