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Kentucky, Tennessee Set for Rubber Match in SEC Tourney Semifinals

On Saturday in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals, Kentucky will face Tennessee for the third time this season.

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Sat., March 12 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Amalie Arena
Tampa, Fla.
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On Saturday in the Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals, Kentucky will face Tennessee for the third time this season. The game will serve as the rubber match between the schools, each having won on its respective home court earlier this season.

The first meeting came on Jan. 15 inside Rupp Arena. And while the temperature outside may have been cold, the Cats were red hot in that contest, which ended as a 107-79 UK victory. Kentucky hit 38 of its 56 shots in the game, for a sizzling 67.9 percent. That included 11 of 18 from behind the arc, a 61.1 percent clip.

Jr. led the Cats on that day with 28 points, while  had 21 points and eight assists.  added 16 points but  was held to nine points and 12 rebounds. Santiago Vescovi led the Vols with 20 points.

The rematch came exactly one month later at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. And the game was much different the second time around. In this one, Tennessee built a 15-point first-half lead, held a 46-32 lead at the break and went on to win 76-63.
 
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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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