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Kentucky, Wisconsin differ in rematch of 2014 Final Four

For most of the season college basketball fans have wondered what would happen if Wisconsin and Kentucky were to meet again after a 2014 Final Four classic.

Andrew Harrison - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Andrew Harrison – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

For most of the season college basketball fans have wondered what would happen if and were to meet again after a 2014 Final Four classic.

That question will be answered Saturday in Indianapolis.

“The personnel is different, but of course I looked at it. But, you know, they're a different team,” Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan told reporters in Madison Tuesday. “I think it's easier for them to look at us than it is for us to look at them…I looked at 10 films today — couple of games where I only looked at a half, but, no, they're different. They're undefeated for a reason.”

Eight of the nine Wisconsin players who appeared in the 2014 Final Four matchup are back this season. Gone is 2014 senior guard Ben Brust, who tied for the team lead with 15 points vs. the Wildcats. Among players who have appeared in at least 30 of Wisconsin's 38 games this season, only redshirt sophomore Zak Showalter, who averages 7.7 minutes per game, did not play in the 2014 Final Four matchup.

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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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