No. 5: Georgetown 53, Kentucky 40
Mark Story recounts UK's 25 most memorable basketball games since the 1983-84 season.
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Herald-Leader Sports Columnist Mark Story has looked back at Kentucky basketball games since the 1983-84 season, when the Herald-Leader began its electronic archive, and has selected his top 25 most memorable games. One game will be revealed each day until Nov. 11. Check each day to see where your favorite game was ranked.
No. 5: Georgetown 53, Kentucky 40 (NCAA Tournament Final Four: March 31, 1984 in the Kingdome, Seattle)
Mark Story's comment: Kentucky raced to a 29-22 halftime lead against Patrick Ewing and the fearsome Hoyas. The second half was a UK nightmare. Somehow, the Cats of Sam Bowie, Melvin Turpin, Dicky Beal and Co. shot a horrid 3-for-33 from the floor after halftime as Kentucky endured one of its most head-scratching setbacks.
Excerpt from the original game story: The 9.1 was the percentage UK shot -- if "shot" is the proper word -- in a second half in which the Wildcats became the gang that couldn't shoot straight. … UK's starters, so heroic this season, were zip for 21 in the final 20 minutes.
"When you see your starters shooting like that, you ought to walk away," (Coach Joe B.) Hall said. "That's a case where you set a trash can on fire and come back the next day. There had to be some electrical device sending out sound waves around that basket."
Mark's previous picks
No. 25: Kentucky 76, Louisville 75
No. 24: Gardner-Webb 84, Kentucky 68
No. 23: Kentucky 74, Houston 67
No. 22: Louisville 65, Kentucky 56
No. 21: Kentucky 60, Louisville 58
No. 20: Kansas 150, Kentucky 95
No. 19: Kentucky 51, Auburn 49
No. 18: Kentucky 70, Florida 55
No. 17: Kentucky 79, North Carolina 59
No. 16: Kentucky 85, Louisville 51
No. 15: Kentucky 90, Tennessee 72
No. 14: Michigan State 94, Kentucky 88 (2OT)
No. 13: Kentucky 95, Arkansas 93 (OT)
No. 12: Marquette 83, Kentucky 69
No. 11: Kentucky 82, Louisville 62
No. 10: Michigan 81, Kentucky 78 (OT)
No. 9: Kentucky 81, Massachusetts 74
No. 8: Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 (OT)
No. 7: Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
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