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Archie Goodwin busts out with 29 points

Archie Goodwin obliterated his season high with 29 points off the bench to help the Suns close the season with a 104-99 victory over the Kings.

Archie Goodwin - photo by Sam Forencich | NBAE via Getty Images

– photo by Sam Forencich | NBAE via Getty Images

The Suns' regular-season finale Wednesday night could have been a what-if night as they watched the shooting guard they passed on in the draft. Sacramento's Ben McLemore, a No. 7 pick, posted a season-high 31 points. But not when they feel just as strongly about their rookie shooting guard from the No. 29 pick.

Archie Goodwin obliterated his season high with 29 points off the bench to help the Suns close the season with a 104-99 victory over the Kings at Sleep Train Arena.

In a season that was pegged to be full of meaningless games, the Suns had only one and still made it feel meaningful by having their rookie leave them longing for more next season, just as the team did by going 48-34 to tie the 2007-08 Golden State team for the most victories by a non-playoff team in the 16-team playoff era of the past 30 years.

The Suns finished one win shy of history's winningest non-playoff team, the 49-win Suns of 1971-72.

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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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