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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Ohio State

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Ohio State

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improves to 28-8 on the season. finishes its season at 34-3.
–The Wildcats are 11-8 all-time against Ohio State and beat the Buckeyes for the first time in six tries in the Tournament.
moves to 105-45 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 14-1 in NCAA Tournament games held in the New York City metro area.
— The Cats are now 17-5 in the Sweet 16 (since '75) and 32-11 in regional semifinals.
is 31-12 in the NCAA Tournament.
— UK beat a No. 1 ranked team for the first time since beating top-ranked Florida, 70-55 on Feb. 4, 2003.
— Kentucky is now 6-13 against No. 1 ranked teams.
— Kentucky advances to the Elite 8 for the second straight season where they will face the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Team game notes

— The Wildcats used the starting combination of , Terrence Jones, , Doron Lamb and . UK is 9-1 with that starting lineup.
was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was his 11th time to be the first Wildcat off the bench.
— Kentucky extended its streak of games with a 3-pointer to 785 games, the third-longest streak in the country.
— The Wildcats scored their first field at the 16:31 mark.
— The game was tied 30-30 at halftime. It was only the second time this season (40-40 vs. Notre Dame) that UK has been tied at the half. Kentucky is now 2-0 when tied at the half.
— DeAndre Liggins scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season. UK is 12-2 when he does so.
— UK is 26-0 when holding its opponent to 67 points or fewer. The Cats are 47-0 under Calipari when holding an opponent to 67 points or fewer.
— UK is 24-2 when leading or tied at halftime.
— UK's 11 blocks are tied for the second most by a Kentucky team in the NCAA Tournament

Individual game notes

#1 Darius Miller

— Has hit a 3-pointer in 23-straight games.
— Has hit 10-straight free throws and 12 of his last 13.

#3 Terrence Jones

— Hit multiple 3-pointers for the first time since hitting four against Auburn on Jan. 11.

#12 Brandon Knight

— Set the UK freshman scoring record (618 points and counting) by hitting a game-winning jumper with 5.4 seconds left. Knight passed as the UK freshman scoring leader.
— Has hit two game-winning baskets in the closing seconds in just three NCAA Tournament games
— Finished with nine points and four assists

#20 Doron Lamb

— Hit multiple 3-pointers for the first time since draining two against Alabama in the SEC Tournament semifinals.

#34 DeAndre Liggins

— Scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season.
— Finished with three blocks, tying career high.
— His 15 points were his most since scoring 19 points on Feb. 8 against Tennessee

#55 Josh Harrellson

— Recorded eighth double-double this season, and his third in postseason play.
— Finished with 12 points in the first half, first time he's tallied double-figures in the first half this season.
— Is shooting 21-27 in NCAA Tournament games for a .778 FG%
— Is averaging 15.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in three NCAA Tournament games this season.

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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