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This Day in History: 2011-12-03

On December 3, 2011, freshman Anthony Davis soared to block John Henson’s shot in the final seconds and No. 1 Kentucky held on to beat No. 5 North Carolina 73-72 to extend the Wildcats’ home winning streak to 39 games.  Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Kentucky and Doron Lamb added 12 of his 14 points after halftime in the heavily hyped matchup.