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Tuesday, January 17 9:00 p.m. ET Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
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TV: ESPN Radio: UK Sports Network |
Coming off its best performance of the season, Kentucky is riding a wave of momentum heading into the new week. The Cats are coming off their best win of the season – a 63-56 win at No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday, one that UK knew it needed badly.
“That was a big one for us,” said senior guard CJ Fredrick. “We had been through a lot.”
What was it that made the Cats think they could go to Knoxville and pull off the unthinkable?
“We had a really good two days of practice,” Fredrick said. “Coach (John Calipari) is big on winning each day and that starts with practice and stacking days. So, we had a lot of confidence in those two days of practice.”
Now, Kentucky faces a new challenge – proving that its win at Tennessee on Saturday was no fluke. The Cats get their first chance to do just that at home on Tuesday night when they face a surging Georgia team. How can UK keep the momentum going?
“I think we've just got to go out and do the same thing – fight and just do what we know that we can,” said freshman guard Adou Theiro. “Be together as a team.”
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.