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Jarrod Polson capitalizes on opportunity, sparks comeback win over Belmont

Jarrod Polson completely changed the game for Kentucky against Belmont with starter Andrew Harrison out due to two first-half fouls.

Jarrod Polson - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

– photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

He had only played 25 minutes all season, so Jarrod Polson had little reason to think Saturday would be the day called on him for extended time.

Thankfully for Polson and his team, he was ready anyway.

When the senior point guard checked in with nine minutes left in the first half and facing its largest deficit against at 25-14, Polson was thinking about delivering only one thing.

“Energy,” Polson said.

With that approach, Polson completely changed the game with starter out due to two first-half fouls. In 90 seconds, UK cut Belmont's lead to six. By the end of the half — with Polson playing every second — the Wildcats closed to within two.

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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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