28 years ago today UK defeats Duke for the F4
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We definitely prevented Duke from getting a title that year.
Probably a good thing Rick Majerus did us a favor and upset UNC in the Final Four as well. UNC had a crazy good team that year and there was no excuse for them to come up short of the title game. But that's Dean Smith for you.
Probably a good thing Rick Majerus did us a favor and upset UNC in the Final Four as well. UNC had a crazy good team that year and there was no excuse for them to come up short of the title game. But that's Dean Smith for you.
Tubby owned Coach K in that game, masteful job. That was a fun team to watch.
And they eliminated Arizona before that.
Coach K had used all of his timeouts and could not stop the run
Makes me realize how freaking old I'm getting! Thanks for posting this. That was my all-time favorite non-title Kentucky game. Second place was the 1995 SEC Tournament Championship.
I skipped out on a river rafting trip with my friends that day to watch the game.
People know not to even ask me to do anything in March
Greatest single sports high of my entire life.
When Padgett hit that three I was delirious.
When Padgett hit that three I was delirious.
We were at a church party at a friend's house in Lexington. Everyone brought a covered dish. UK got down 17 and folks started leaving the room and getting the food setup for the meal. Only a few of us stayed with the game. UK started the comeback. Then everybody else came back into the room for the last few minutes. What a game!!
I was there! One of the top moments in my life and easily the greatest game I've ever been to. Bratty kid behind me was a Duke "fan" and talking trash all game. He was in tears at the end. I hugged a lot of people I did not know.
If you were there, do you agree with me that the atmosphere for that 95 SEC Championship including pregame was the best I have ever witnessed. Before the game, on the street outside the Georgia Dome, the Hog fans were on one side of the street and Big Blue on the other joined by each schools Pep bands and cheerleaders. Each crowd going at one another.
I was there. Tropicana was going nuts and after the game the parking lot was bedlam.
Three person hug with my parents, jumping up and down in our living room. Probably the single happiest memory of my entire life.
I was there also. I started rubbing my silver Kentucky commemorative coin when we were down 17 pts sitting around some very obnoxious Duke fans. Greatest game live in my 66 years!
Yes! Beat the absolute **** out of Arizona, and was the same exact team that won it in 1997. One of the luckiest individual teams ever. Had DA played, that title was ours! Arizona MADE twice as many free throws than what we even attempted. 41-17 attempted. It was 34 makes to 9 for UK. Unbelievable stat.
I enjoyed that game as much as any UK game I have ever watched and I have seen almost all of them over the last 48 years
That 1998 team was the most resilient team since I’ve followed UK. Just an unbelievable will to win! Was an incredible run. Actually, incredible doesn’t even begin to describe it!
That’s +25 from the free throw line, for those scoring at home. Absolutely insane that we were even able to take that game to OT. Speaking of OT, Arizona scored ALL TEN of their OT points from the free throw line. LMAO can’t make it up!
man 98 was the most satisfying championship run for me. It was so unexpected after Duke was clobbering us. I was close to turning the TV off. Those guys were legends, they crapped thunder and pissed lightning
I like to occasionally go back and watch that game. Reminds me of a better time. Looks like I’ll be watching it again soon
“What’s he doing to Wojo”! 
If Duke wins that game and UNC beats Utah you’re looking at a UNC title. Duke despite that great roster didn’t matchup well with UNC that year. Antwan Jamison was the best player in the Country. Duke lost two of the three meetings by double digits, only squeaking out a 2 point win in Cameron Indoor and the Heels led by 17 in that game!
If Duke wins that game and UNC beats Utah you’re looking at a UNC title. Duke despite that great roster didn’t matchup well with UNC that year. Antwan Jamison was the best player in the Country. Duke lost two of the three meetings by double digits, only squeaking out a 2 point win in Cameron Indoor and the Heels led by 17 in that game!
