March 22nd: On this date...

...in 1998, your University of Kentucky Wildcats, led by a rag-tag bunch of Rick Pitino recruits helped new head coach Tubby Smith get revenge of the highest kind. The Comeback Cats did exactly that, as they came from 17 points behind in the second half to rip the hearts out of the Duke faithful to advance to the Final Four. With things looking dire for the Cats in St. Pete, Jeff Sheppard and Wayne Turner led a charge and abused whatever overrated point guard Duke was using that day. His name........Jimmy Wojotyrfiszjbciyuski, and he was such a hero that was able to make it back onto the court after Jamal Magloire apparently tried to murder him. Anyway, after Duke used its last timeout with about 6:00 minutes to play, Tubby let the game play out without any planned clock stoppage. This strategy allowed the Cats to snatch the momentum away (mainly with a smaller lineup), allowing two Kentucky Boys to hit three pointers down the stretch to give Big Blue the lead. Some final stats on the afternoon included: Wayne Turner (16 points - 8 assists), Jeff Sheppard (18 points - 11 rebounds), Heshimu Evans (14 points - 11 rebounds), Scott Padgett (12 points, 3-5 3PM), Cameron Mills (5 points, 1-1 3PM). Enjoy.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach