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Two former Wildcats score over 30 in weekend action plus other NBA Cats recaps

Anthony Davis poured in 38 points (14-22 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 8-10 FT), nine rebounds, six assists, four blocks and two steals across 37 minutes in Friday’s 113-101 win over the Trail Blazers.

Anthony Davis poured in 38 points (14-22 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 8-10 FT), nine rebounds, six assists, four blocks and two steals across 37 minutes in Friday's 113-101 win over the Trail Blazers.

scored 34 points (12-23 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 5-8 FT) while adding eight assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes during Saturday's 114-111 loss to the Heat.

finished with 17 points (6-14 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five assists and one steal across 22 minutes in Friday's 116-96 win over the Pacers.

returned to a bench role in Friday's 113-101 win over the Trail Blazers, producing 15 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds, four blocks, two steals and two assists across 31 minutes.

scored 10 points (2-6 FG, 6-10 FT) while adding 13 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in 35 minutes during Saturday's 121-116 overtime loss to the Pelicans. It's MKG's third double-double in 11 games

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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