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Kentucky Wildcats ready for physical battle at South Carolina

Nearly one year later, Aaron Harrison and the Cats return to the site of a stinging loss from last year undefeated and with a No. 1 preceding their name.

Aaron Harrison - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Aaron Harrison looked like he had a vision playing out in his mind.

A freshman struggling through an up and down season, Harrison sat at the podium in Colonial Life Arena looking as though he knew what lay ahead, but was frustrated because he wasn't allowed to tell anyone else.

Coming off another tough loss just two days after falling at home in overtime to unranked Arkansas, seemed to be in its deepest valley in a season that had peaks few and far between. Just four months earlier, many national pundits were saying these Cats could go undefeated, and they themselves didn't exactly shy away from the talk, now they were 21-8 and 11-5 in the Southeastern Conference.

But after losing to a team that had entered that night's game on a three-game losing streak, including each of the previous two games by more than 15 points each, it was gut-check time for the Wildcats.

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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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