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Kentucky Survives Early Scare Against Bahamas Team

Kentucky responded to some early adversity to defeat the Bahamas Select Team 98-74 in its most competitive game from the Baha Mar Resort

After winning three consecutive games in blowout fashion, was finally tested during its tour of the Bahamas this week. With a big second half, the Cats passed that test and will have a happy flight home.

After leading by just one point at the half, Kentucky outscored the Bahamas National Select Team by 23 in the second half to win 98-74 on Sunday at Baha Mar Resort.

With the win, the Cats completed a four-game sweep of four games over the course of five days in the Bahamas.

led the Cats with 22 points on Sunday. had 21 points, four assists and two steals, while had 20 points, five rebounds and two steals.

Defending national player of the year had a double-double with 11 points and 12 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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