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Deandre Liggins and Ole Miss’ Buckner in near altercation following game

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DeAndre Liggins - photo by April L. Brown | AP

Mississippi basketball player Reginald Buckner had to be restrained by a teammate Friday at the Georgia Dome as Buckner rushed at University of Kentucky guard DeAndre Liggins after the Wildcats’ 75-66 win against the Rebels.  Following the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, the two teams left the court together and headed for their respective locker rooms, which are located down the same hallway.  Video footage shot by…

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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 November 27, 1976, with Adolph Rupp looking on from the stands, UK defeats Wisconsin, 72-64, in the new, 23,000-seat, $53 million Rupp Arena. Rick Robey scores the first goal in Rupp with 19:30 left to play in the first half.

 

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