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Beware of Kentucky’s new 3-headed backcourt monster

Kentucky’s three-guard performance against Michigan State was the best we’ve seen in college hoops since the one Isaiah Briscoe, Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis had against Duke last year.

De'Aaron Fox - photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

De'Aaron Fox – photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

No. 2 was expected to comfortably take care of business against short-handed No. 13 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic because the Spartans lack the size to handle the plethora of big Wildcats.

Instead, it was Kentucky's guards putting on a show against Michigan State at Madison Square Garden, pacing the Wildcats to the 69-48 victory.

It was perhaps the best three-guard performance we've seen in college hoops since the one Isaiah Briscoe, Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis had against Duke one year ago in this same event. Those guards ran circles around the Blue Devils, made Grayson Allen look like a benchwarmer and cruised to the type of win that had us wondering if anyone would be able to beat that team.

Malik Monk was touted in high school for his ability to fly through the air for rim-rattling dunks, but he orchestrated a shooting clinic at the Garden. While the rest of the Wildcats shot a combined 0-of-10 from three-point range, Monk was 7-of-11 en route to a game-high 23 points.

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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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