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Kentucky meets Florida in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals – all you need to know

Kentucky begins play in the SEC Tournament on Friday, March 13 against eighth-seeded Florida in the quarterfinals. Tip is set for 1 p.m.

begins play in the Tournament on Friday, March 13 against eighth-seeded in the quarterfinals. Tip is set for 1 p.m. ET and the game will be carried by the SEC Network.

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Kentucky vs. Florida
Friday, March 13 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Nashville, Tenn.
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Top-ranked Kentucky has had extra time to recharge with a bye through the first two rounds of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

The Wildcats will open the postseason hoping that fresh legs will carry them to an SEC title.

The top-seeded Wildcats (31-0) open the tournament Friday against Florida (16-16) in what they hope is the first of three games in three days. Add in next weekend's NCAA Tournament, and the schedule could possibly be five games in nine days.

As much as Kentucky relished the rest, players look forward to the most challenging part of the season that will determine if they make history as the school's first undefeated national champion.

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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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