February 21st: On this date...

... in 1970, your #2 University of Kentucky Wildcats spoiled Pistol Pete Maravich’s last attempt at beating Kentucky with a 121-105 victory in Baton Rouge. The Pistol went down swinging, though, busting the Cats up for 64 points on 23-42 shooting. Kentucky countered the LSU All-American with their own All-American, Dan Issel. The two went back and forth for much of the game, Issel finishing with 51 points (19-33 FG) and 17 rebounds of his own. The win raised Kentucky’s mark against Pete and the Tigers to 6-0. The average score in those six games were: Kentucky 112 - LSU 96. The Pistol’s career totals versus Kentucky were ridiculous (52 PPG - 7+ RPG), but each time he was sent home a loser. Current Big Blue Network analyst Mike Pratt added 27 points (11-15 FG) to help the Good Guys dominate most of the game. Forward Tom Parker chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds also. The nationally televised game went down as one of the most watched games in the history of television.***

*** = no confirmation of this, just a hunch.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach