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Kentucky basketball season ends with loss to Mississippi State in SEC Tournament opener

Kentucky had their season come to an end with a dramatic 74-73 loss to Mississippi State in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

Kentucky basketball’s season of misery is finished. 

Dontaie Allen was unable to finish the rally from a 15-point deficit as his 3 on the final possession bounced off the rim and Kentucky bowed out of the SEC Tournament with a 74-73 loss to Mississippi State.

Allen, who scored 23 points in Kentucky’s double-overtime win at Mississippi State on January 2, erupted for 20 points in the second half. He finished the game with 23 points, hitting 6 of 13 3-point attempts.

The two Mississippi State games are the only times Allen has scored more than 14 points in a game all season.

Kentucky finishes the 2020-21 season with a 9-16 record, its first losing record since 1988-89 and its worst winning percentage since 1926-27.

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On April 7, 2014, Kentucky sparks an exciting run to the national championship game with five freshman starters. UK, playing as an eight seed, knocks off four straight top-five seeds all by five points or less to become the first team to win five games in an NCAA Tournament by such a small margin. Freshman sharpshooter Aaron Harrison hits the game-winning 3-pointer in successive victories over Louisville, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final minute of play of each contest. UK eventually loses to UConn in the title game by a 60-54 score.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

April 7, 1926

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