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Darius Miller fuels Kentucky comeback win

Darius Miller - photo by Rogelio V. Solis | APThe No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats finished the game on a 20-4 run to come back from a seven-point deficit in the final six minutes to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 73-64 Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss.  The Bulldogs started off hot, streaking out to a 12-2 lead over the Cats in the first five minutes.  Senior guard Dee Bost led the MSU first half effort, scoring 16 points.  Bost hit 2-of-4 3-pointers in the half and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

 

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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 December 12, 1998, No. 5 Kentucky upset No. 2 Maryland, 103-91.  In a scintillating, up-and-down matchup that had a Rupp Arena crowd of 24,321 rocking, UK seniors Heshimu Evans (31 points), Scott Padgett (25) and Wayne Turner (17) and freshman Tayshaun Prince (13) outdueled Maryland’s Terence Morris (26), Steve Francis (25) and Obinna Ekezie (19).

 

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