February 9th: On this date....

... in 1994, your #4 University of Kentucky Wildcats were tripped up by new conference rival #3 Arkansas to snap a 33-game home win streak, the longest in Rupp Arena’s storied history. Coach Pitino and his Cats took a six point lead into halftime, but as any onlooker would know, six points is nothing in this high-octane matchup. Nolan Richardson brought his “40 Minutes of Hell” and won back-to-back games in Rupp Arena, winning three of four overall. The 33-game winning streak actually stretched from Arkansas loss (1-25-92) to Arkansas loss (2-9-94). The ‘Backs, who eventually beat Duke in the Championship game, were led that day by Scotty Thurman (26 points - 6 assists - 6 rebounds) and Corliss Williamson (21 points - 14 rebounds - 4 assists). The game was a statistical freak show as Kentucky shot 40 three-pointers, 76 shots overall, and assisted on 23 of 29 baskets. Some individual highlights were: Jared Prickett (11 points - 20 rebounds - 6 assists), Rodrick Rhodes (22 points - 3 rebounds - 3 assists), Travis Ford (8 points - 8 assists - 4 rebounds). Sophomore shooting guard Tony Delk (16 points - 6 rebounds - 4 assists) had trouble all day with his shot, hitting only 6-23 FG and 2-13 from behind the arc.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach