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ESPN College GameDay returns to Rupp on February 23

Dick Vitale - AP photo

Dick Vitale – AP photo

College GameDay is returning to Rupp Arena this season for the first time since its record-setting stop in 2010.  The GameDay crew will set up shop in Lexington on Feb. 23 for 's first visit to Rupp Arena as a Southeastern Conference member. Although has been featured on GameDay in each of the last two seasons, it will mark the first time Rece Davis and Co. have visited Rupp Arena since Feb. 13, 2010, when a record crowd of 22,144 fans showed up for the show. Later that night, surged past Tennessee, 73-62.  The show will air live from Rupp Arena at 10 a.m. on ESPNU before switching over to ESPN at 11 a.m. GameDay will also have a pregame show at 8 p.m. on ESPN, followed by the UK-Missouri game at 9 p.m.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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