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Kentucky seeking better effort after long weekend of practice

Monday night everyone will get to see if the message sent by Coach Cal was received by Kentucky.

James Young - photo by Tammie Brown | Kentycky Sports Review

James Young – photo by Tammie Brown | Kentycky Sports Review

Brian Lane, his team just having frustrated with a closer-than-expected game on Friday night, asked the contingent of reporters in front of him when 's next exhibition game was.

“I feel sorry for that team because you will see a much more energized (team),” Lane said.

Lane tried to backtrack just a bit and say it wasn't as though UK didn't play with enough energy, but it was clear he saw what everyone else in Rupp Arena witnessed: Kentucky didn't play up to the colossal expectations placed before them this preseason. The Cats, as said so time and time again afterwards, lacked energy and effort.

“We had a lot of non-competitive guys out there,” Calipari said. “They're just going to have to learn. This was a great lesson for them.”

Monday night, as the Cats tune up for the regular season with a final exhibition game against , everyone will get to see if the message sent by Coach Cal was received.

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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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