March 10th: On this date...

...in 1984, your #3 University of Kentucky Wildcats needed a game winner by Kenny "Sky" Walker as time expired to beat Auburn in the SEC Championship game, 51-49. The game was a freak show of talent, putting five of the nation's premier college basketball players on display at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym in Nashville. Kentucky's Sam Bowie, Melvin Turpin, and Kenny Walker dominated the inside for UK, while Charles Barkley and Chuck Person controlled the middle for the Tigers. The game was a slugfest that went back-and-forth until the final buzzer sounded when Jim Master found Sky Walker on the elbow for the winner. Walker's shot hit the front of the iron, bounced into the air and found the bottom of the basket for a lil' string music, sending The Round Mound of Rebound to the floor in tears. The Cats were led by Walker (12 points - 9 rebounds), Turpin (13 points - 5 rebounds), Master (10 points), and Dicky Beal (7 assists). It was the 14th SEC Tournament Championship for Kentucky.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach