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Kentucky aims to keep winning streak going against Vanderbilt – all you need to know

Kentucky will take it’s winning streak into one of college basketball’s most unique environments, Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium

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Tuesday, January 24
9:00 p.m. ET
Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tennessee
Coverage
TV: Network
Radio: UK Sports Network

Teams that have great versatility tend to fare very well in college basketball. Teams that can play in any kind of conditions, at home, on the road, against fast teams and slow teams, tend to be the ones that have the most success.

It took a little while, but this year's team is finding out that it has quite a bit of versatility. The Cats have shown that in the last two weeks.

UK went on the road and beat a top-five Tennessee game in a slower-paced, physical game. The following Tuesday, the Cats played a faster, more high-scoring game in beating Georgia. Then on Saturday, it was back to a physical game, and another win, this time against Texas A&M.

Kentucky has won three in a row and the Cats will take the winning streak into one of college basketball's most unique environments, Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium, on Tuesday night (9 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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