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Kentucky travels to Auburn to face the Tigers – all you need to know

Before their first showdown with the Gators, the 14th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will have to avoid looking past their visit to Auburn on Wednesday night.

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With a two-game deficit in the SEC standings, Kentucky will likely have to win at least one of its matchups with Florida – if not both – for a chance to win the league title.

But before their first showdown with the Gators, the 14th-ranked Wildcats will have to avoid looking past their visit to Auburn on Wednesday night.

Kentucky (18-5, 8-2 SEC) is trying to chase down No. 3 Florida, with meetings Saturday and on March 8 in the Wildcats' regular-season finale. Wednesday's matchup with the Tigers – whom Kentucky will be trying to defeat for the 16th straight time – won't draw nearly as much fanfare. However, coach will likely be guarding against a letdown, particularly considering his team's generally uninspiring performance in a 69-59 victory at Mississippi State on Saturday.

had 16 points in Kentucky's third straight win since a five-point loss at LSU on Jan. 28. The Wildcats closed the first half on a 19-6 run and held their opponent below 39.0 percent shooting for the fourth time in six games, but Kentucky failed to put away the game in the second half.

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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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