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In the face of adversity Cats simply would not wilt

Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight - photo by Mike Segar | Reuters

At some point, you just knew would make a run at .  In fact, it wasn’t just one run. The Tar Heels, behind star freshman Harrison Barnes and Tyler Zeller, repeatedly came at , mounting rally after rally and severely testing the will of the fourth-seeded Wildcats.  In the face of adversity, Brandon Knight, DeAndre Liggins and a bevy of Cats simply would not wilt, leading UK to a 76-69 Elite Eight victory and a long-awaited return trip to the Final Four next weekend in Houston, Texas.

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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.

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