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The biggest game in the history of basketball’s nastiest bout never got boring

Louisville guard Peyton Siva (3) passes around Kentucky forward Terrence Jones (3), left, forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) and forward Anthony Davis (23), right, during the first half of an NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game Saturday, March 31, 2012, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 3l, 23rThat was vs. . All of it. Every possession iteration and mood swing that transpired in Saturday night’s national semifinal was this rivalry, defined.  A little underwhelmed? If you are, then it just goes to show how Kentucky vs. Louisville remains a war in that state that most inside of it understand, while few beyond the flat and squiggly lines of the Bluegrass border fall short of appreciating. These two don’t always provide classic games. Each result is just ammo for one side and gaping flesh wounds for the other.

 

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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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