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Anthony Davis at center of Kentucky’s title drive

Kentucky Wildcats forward Anthony Davis dunks against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half of an NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 31, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Steppig-NCAA Photos/POOL (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)Basketball fans from Kentucky filled up Bourbon Street late Friday night.  Decked out in Louisville red and Kentucky blue, they yelled and they spelled.  C-A-R-D-S!  Oh yeah, well, C-A-T-S!  By Saturday evening, Kentuckians had made the Big Easy the Big Electric.  The first Final Four matchup ever between Kentucky and Louisville filled the Mercedes-Benz Superdome — a cavernous NFL stadium — to the brim.  After 38:53 seconds of grueling back-and-forth basketball…

 

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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 April 7, 2014, Kentucky sparks an exciting run to the national championship game with five freshman starters. UK, playing as an eight seed, knocks off four straight top-five seeds all by five points or less to become the first team to win five games in an NCAA Tournament by such a small margin. Freshman sharpshooter Aaron Harrison hits the game-winning 3-pointer in successive victories over Louisville, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final minute of play of each contest. UK eventually loses to UConn in the title game by a 60-54 score.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 7, 1926

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