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Alex Poythress responds to challenge, lifts Kentucky past Louisville

Alex Poythress scored all six of his points during Kentucky’s game-ending 15-3 run.

Alex Poythress - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

After everything that had just happened, there was really only one question on anyone’s mind.

was the man it was directed to.

“Dakari, how in the hell did you guys win this game?”

How, indeed.

had just completed an improbable rally from 13 points down in the first half and seven with less than five minutes to go to take defending national champion . The Wildcats did it without defensive anchor , who exited with an ankle injury early, and with swingman on the bench for the final minutes with five fouls.

After a hearty laugh, Johnson offered a simple reason why UK had just pulled off a 74-69 victory.

“Well, when we were down by seven Alex (Poythress) made a lot of key plays for us,” Johnson said. “I think he played well down the stretch for us. I think he won the game for us.”

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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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