No. 2: Kentucky 86, Duke 84
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. 2: Kentucky 86, Duke 84 (NCAA Tournament South Region Finals: March 22, 1998 in Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Mark Story's comment: If Big Blue Nation carried psychic scars from Christian Laettner and six years earlier – and it did - Tubby Smith’s first UK team supplied the healing salve. Down 17 points with 9:38 left, Kentucky rallied behind the penetrating drives of point guard Wayne Turner. With the score tied at 81 and 39.4 seconds left, Scott Padgett buried a trey that put the Cats ahead to stay in one of their most savored victories.
Excerpt from the original game story: In a 40-minute thriller about as exciting as the famous Christian Laettner game of six years ago, Kentucky beat Duke 86-84 yesterday.
"The ghost has now left the building," said Bill Keightley, UK's equipment manager since 1962 and its beloved Mister Wildcat. "We will no longer have to mention Christian Laettner any more."
Mark Story'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
No. 5: Georgetown 53, Kentucky 40
No. 4: Kentucky 100, Louisiana State 95
No. 3: Kentucky 99, Louisiana State 95
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