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Kentucky visits Auburn – all you need to know

Kentucky coach John Calipari has become a bit perplexed as to why his team can’t seem to put a full 40 minutes of solid basketball together.

coach has become a bit perplexed as to why his team can't seem to put a full 40 minutes of solid basketball together.

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That hasn't been much of an issue when the 14th-ranked Wildcats have faced Auburn over the past 16 years.

and hope to lead a consistent effort Saturday when visiting Kentucky looks to extend the SEC's longest active winning streak against a single opponent.

The Wildcats (13-3, 3-1) have alternated between impressive and puzzling performances over the past three weeks. After allowing host LSU to shoot 49.2 percent in an 85-67 loss Jan. 5, they held Alabama to 34.6 percent in last Saturday's 77-61 road win.

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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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