February 8th: On this date...

..... in 2005, your #5 University of Kentucky Wildcats rallied from a seven point halftime deficit to beat the visiting Florida Gators 69-66 in front of over 24,000 Wildcat faithful. Johnny Rondo was the leader of the comeback both on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. The Gators built a nine point second half lead before Rondo started locking down Anthony Roberson of Florida. After coming back and taking a 53-52 lead, midway through the second half, Roberson and Rondo got into a chest thumping contest that ignited the Rupp crowd. Apparently Roberson had some choice words and looks toward the Kentucky bench that didn’t sit to well with Tubby or the players. After the two were separated, Rondo went on a spurt of his own, scoring six of the next eight, to help UK take control of the game, 64-54. The 50% free throw shooter made 8-10 on the night and finished with 14 points - 4 assists - 7 rebounds - 3 steals. Along with Rondo, the Cats were led by Kelenna Azubuike (18 points - 3 rebounds), Chuck Hayes (11 points - 9 rebounds), and super walk-on Ravi Moss (7 points - 3 rebounds - 2 assists - 1 steal) who hit a crucial three-pointer late in the game.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach