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Clutch plays from the Harrison twins got Kentucky to overtime

The Harrison twins buckled down late in the game and put the Kentucky Wildcats on their backs to give Julius Randle the opportunity for game-winning shot.

Aaron Harrison - photo by Tammie Brown | Moments in Time Photography

– photo by Tammie Brown | Moments in Time Photography

's game-winning shot is what will stick in everyone's mind after 's 77-76 overtime victory against the Tigers on Saturday, but chances are Randle never gets off the final shot without the Harrison twins buckling down late in the game and putting  the Cats on their backs.

In the final six minutes of regulation, the twins made huge plays to keep in the game.

It started with Aaron Harrison, who scored six straight points and came up with a steal when the two teams were trading baskets late in the game, and then, with 10 seconds remaining in regulation, hit two vital free throws to send the game into overtime.

From there, Randle did the rest.

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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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