Rupp Arena stood, the Kentucky Wildcats won and the Gators fell. On Friday Kentucky coach John Calipari made of his 1,232,696 Twitter followers a simple request: If you were going to the UK vs. Florida game Saturday, stand at the under-eight-minute media timeout and stay on your feet the rest of the game.
After Scottie Wilbekin hit a three-pointer with 7:36 to play in the game, pushing Florida's lead to seven points, Calipari took a timeout – and the fans answered his call.
For the remainder of the game, almost everyone in Rupp Arena stood. With UK's season on the line, the fans propelled the Wildcats to a 61-57 win.
“Unbelievable…,” Calipari said of Saturday's crowd.
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.