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DeMarcus Cousins dominating in Team USA exhibitions

DeMarcus Cousins is leading Team USA in rebounding by four rebounds per contest and controlling the paint on the defensive end as well.

Team USA doesn't need to score 26 points a night. They don't need him to handle the ball or launch from three. He's on the Olympic team for one reason — to dominate the glass. Everything else is just gravy.

Through the first two exhibition games, Cousins posted 13 points and 11 rebounds in just 17 minutes a night. He's leading Team USA in rebounding by four rebounds per contest and controlling the paint on the defensive end as well.

Tuesday night at Oracle was no different. Cousins planted himself firmly in the lane and the Chinese national team had neither the size, nor the strength to drive him out. In a 107-57 blowout win for Team USA, Cousins still managed to standout, finishing the night with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting and leading the way once again with 11 rebounds.

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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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