Kentucky avoids a basketball disaster on a bizarre night in Rupp Arena
Alex Wilkins' late 3-pointer saved the Wildcats from an unthinkable loss. By one metric, the victory over Northern Arizona was UK's "worst" win in years.
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CHICAGO
With a couple of minutes left on the clock and the United Center crowd thinning out Tuesday night, a Kentucky fan turned to the team’s radio broadcast location and tried to get the attention of Jack “Goose” Givens.
When the UK basketball legend looked his way, the fan hit him with a question.
“You got any eligibility left?” he asked, a sly grin on his face.
Givens exhausted his eligibility in 1978, when he led the Wildcats to the national title. So, no, he couldn’t help Kentucky on this night, though the Cats on the court probably could have used him.
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