Great moments of my life, my mother had ALS and passed away in May of 98 I remember that national championship run for the Cats it was bittersweet but the great moment of that run is when at the end of the Duke game, my mom couldn't walk or talk but when we beat Duke, she scream WE GOT EM!!!! Brought tears to my eyes back then and now outta of happiness, all I gotta say is GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!

@billymo5847

3 жыл бұрын

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@brianarbenz7206

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! She got to go out happy.

@josefadams647

5 ай бұрын

Legend

Every Kentucky-Duke tourney game is historic.

MAN O MAN...The game that let me know as a kid that, The Game Isn't Over Until Its Over. I was so upset shooting basketball outside by myself with all of my family and relatives inside watching another classic in the making, watching with hope and faith while i was so hopeless and full of tears ready to explode from my eyes at any given moment thinking our season was done. Then came that moment I never saw coming. A huge roar exploded from the living room of my grandmas basement. I was first startled, then I realized, that was a happy roar. Something good has happened I thought as I threw the ball down, ran inside to a room full of emotion and eyes lit up with each individual side bar being blurted out loud. "That a boy Mills," is what stuck out the most to me. I sat down and I watched on until my heroes at that particular time in my life prevailed. I remember feeling so guilty for giving up on them. I felt like such a piece of crap for acting the way I did. But you can bet your ass I never gave up on the Cats again after that, well, outside of the Billy Gillespie era atleast. What a great memory that seems closer than it does long ago. At that age, I couldn't imagine my life without sports. I really can't.

@jasonporter8483

Жыл бұрын

The comeback at LSU. That was the first time I saw my dad give up. I was young and stupid. I stayed up and watched. Would have never dreamed we'd win. But I couldn't give up. The next morning there was only one other kid in the highschool that knew we won. He's currently the head of trauma at UK hospital. I weld pipe, Lol

It was my first year at UK too. I had some friends who lived one block from the corner of Woodland & Euclid. During the game, you'd look outside and it was like an abandoned ghost town. No cars, no people... The second Avery's shot hit the floor, we all ran out of the house and into the street, and as we ran down Euclid, everyone was flying out of their houses, hugging and high-fiving people they'd never seen before. It was complete hysteria!! My favorite UK Basketball moment of all-time.

cameron lives down the street from me, i brought this shot up to him a few months ago, was cool to see him light up when he talked about it. Revenge was sweet

I remember this game like it was yesterday. Wanted revenge so bad for '92. One of those where you remember where you were at and what you were doing that day. Cameron Mills will forever have a place in Kentucky fan's hearts. Scott Padgett was flat out The Man! And both are Ky boys!

Utterly glorious. Then, now, forever

one of the last games my mom watch before she passed away she was in tears of happiness cause she remember 92 n i was lil n i was crushed when uk loss she gave me a big hug and this game i gave her a big hug and say we did it. GO BIG BLUE

Still love watching clips of this win. Great group of players and Tubby was masterful in his 2nd half coaching.

By far my favorite UK team. I was a senior in High School and one of the greatest years of my life. Unbelievable!

My Favorite UK game ever!!!

Tubby completely outcoached K. This was so sweet!!!

@chekane2084

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Tubby was a much better coach than people gave him credit for! He did a great job with this team.

What a great team! That '98 team was all heart. I love Kentucky!

Hell yeah they own! One of the greatest moments in college b-ball history.

this game meant more to me than winning the NCAA championship that year! Go Big Blue!!!

Tubby out coached K here, fact.

@djsleezyc

6 жыл бұрын

you are on dope.

@jasond.gregory9184

5 жыл бұрын

Tubby absolutely outcoached k especially in crunch time

@Prossdog

4 жыл бұрын

K is obviously the better overall coach but in this game Tubby absolutely picked K’s team and his strategy apart in that second half.

@jaycehoward2771

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100% but Tubby issue wasnt coaching to me his issue was recruting and developing players but Tubby was a very high caliber coach especially on the defensive side! In my opinion! With that said you have to be able to do all those things well to win a title! This team was great defensively and Tubby coached at top notch in this tourney but he just never was a great recruiter and the great class he had they didnt develop at all, only Rondo once he got to the NBA and run but under Tubby he made him slow down way to much!!!

I remember listening to this game on the radio.. My first year driving a truck and I was heading up the East Coast toward New Jersey, and none other than Reds great Marty Brenneman was calling the play-by-play! That and the fact that UK pulled the iron out of the fire before it was too late made it all the more memorable!

A lot of Kentucky "fans" like to give Tubby Smith a hard time, but the fact is he coaches these guys to a national title, something hundreds of Division I coaches haven't done.

I don't think we get enough credit for this comeback. You never hear about it during tourny time. How about a highlight of the Padgett or Mills three during the intro to games during the tourny, like they show other big shots from previous tournys.

for me it was EVERY WAY REVENGE!! First of all none of Uk players stomped on any duke players and then hit a game winner. we were 2nd seed against 1st seed again,the differance was duke wasnt reigning champ. and coack K(whom i respect, ) had never lost an elite 8 game before. and this game led to ANOTHER championship !!!!!

As a UK fan, Tubby was not awful, and as a fan we owe him a debt of gratitude - we had a lot of teams with great individual players and haven't quite won; we have teams with a lot of good players - and played as a team and have pulled it off (please note, this goes for the other programs too). Imagine Rondo staying one more year, Morris not looking for the NBA, Anderson not getting hurt, etc., etc. the content of the team is more important than any one player - ask Michael Jordan. GO Cats!

In my opinion...the Mills 3 pointer is the single greatest shot in the history of UK basketball.

As a Kentucky fan it seems all we're left with is memories....

Yep - UK fans love to hate Duke, but their coach is a class act. I remember once when they beat UK and one of their players started taunting that they were ahead he called him to the sideline and gave him a huge chewing out for acting like that. He was very complimentary UK after this Duke loss and also when they won in the previous meeting.

LOVE this shot from Mills! I actually have an autographed photo of this from Mills himself!

Kentucky-Duke is a Classic Matchup

The morale of this story is Kentucky came back from almost 20 point's down to a Duke team that everyone had talked up all year, and stuck it up their ass. God evened the playing field that night for the 92 game.

Duke players leaving without shaking hands. Classy as always. Too bad. I wanted to see Wojo's face when his career ended.

I chewed my fingers off during this game. Payback was so sweet.

Coach K rarely gets out coached, but it happened this night, tubby not calling timeouts until the very end was genius

Cameron Mills!!! Padgett's shot was good but Cameron's 3 was big at that time because they fought back and played so tough and his 3 took a lil out of Duke

@jasond.gregory9184

5 жыл бұрын

I agree but I loved it when Padgett mocked laettners 92 shot after he hit that big 3 late in the game by running down the court screaming like laettner did in 92 he even admitted to it #BBN

Cameron Mills hit 2 3 pointers for the Cats to overcome Duke. Also, redemption from Laettner in 92. What a Win for The Cats!!!!

One of best moments in my life!

Kentucky's in the top ten Recruiting class. And Minnesota's Recruiting class is number 22according to Rivals.

I know a lot of Kentucky fans and every one of them has said that this game meant more to them then the eventual national title they won two games later.

Still think I had no idea of what I was talking about? No blind faith here! Was just stating the obvious facts. But even I have to say Calipari is a great hire!

Not a Kentucky fan, always thought Scott Padgett was one of the most clutch performers in College Hoops who didn't get his proper due.

any chance anyone can post the highlights starting at 9:30 left in the second half? that'll show em down by 17. oh what a comeback

Duke is a good basketball tradition but Kentucky was, is and will always be the king of college basketball.

Finally, REVENGE!!! Guess that's why this team was known as the "Comeback Cats". What a glorious day in the history of Kentucky Basketball. I'll be a Cats fan until the day I die.

If a rabbit had a 45, wouldn't nobody go hunting either! Go Big Blue! By the way every game that has meant anything since 92' Ky, or Louisville has won against Puke, I mean Duke and UNC. i'm just sayin, a statement for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Basketball

Unreal, I know. I'm a die-hard Kentucky fan and it amazes me to hear some of these clowns complain about having a 7th national championship rather than 6 because of "players" that were recruited by so and so. I'm pretty sure Roy Williams won his 2005 titls at UNC with all of Matt Dorehty's players. Do you hear any of them complaining? Didn't think so.

Yayyyy!!! We won! Okay, so it was '98. I still enjoy it!

hard to believe that the Duke team of Langdon, Avery, McCloud, Battier, Brand didn't win a title in 98 and then in 99 when they had Corey Maggette.

And now we're back!

I think the 96 KY team was good, so was the 98 team but I think the uk team that won it all this past year is by far the best especially considering the fact that they were all freshmen and sophomores and still won it

i wasn't there that day, but I WAS at the UK versus U of L football game last year when Andre hit Johnson for the last second td. I think the eruption of the UK crowd when Cameron hit the three pointer is the only thing that could come close to the eruption of the crowd when Johnson scored the touchdown.

I love Kentucky basketball

Comeback Cats I remember this like it was yesterday

He mixed it up to come back on Duke in this game - good coaching. And, Smith had other #1 teams with all of his own players.

You are not a fan. You are just perpetually angry if you "hate" Tubby Smith. And he coached an excellent game here to win - we did not win because we have "Rick Pitino's Players." They are UK players. Tubby Smith coached very good teams entirely with players coached by him from their first day on the team...it's unfortunate another title was not won, but we had #1 seeds a number of times, including being #1 in the nation overall entirely with players coached only by Coach Tubby Smith.

At least coach K. had some respect to go shake the UK players hands after the game. His team left the floor like a bunch of babies.

As you know by now recruiting is started well before a players senior year in High School. Tubby was recruiting Patterson before he left and UK was #1 on Pattersons short list. When Billy G came in Patterson opened all recruiting up again. With the work Tubby put in and Billy G recruiting he was able to sign Patterson. Please know what your talking about before you respond to an comment! UK fan and Blind Faith go together well.

I was at this game when I was 9 months old. Damn I wish I could remember it

Pretty soon Billy is gonna win championships. He will not only win 1 but two. I know it.

wow, 1st basket of the tournament, biggest show in his life

Tubby is a great coach. I think Cal will be good for the program. A perfect combo of both guys would be great.

Nobody going to mention the ankle breaker Wojo put on at 2:41 sheesh. That traction was super sticky in the 90s

was lamar odom on that RI team?

And compare the way he left UK's program - left on his own terms and in good standing - to that of how Sutton left it in shambles and under sanctions. People shouldn't knock Tubby.

If that team had stuck around, it'd have been total domination!

maybe my favorite game of all time .. not counting the championships... GOT REVENGE ON THAT PUKE FOR 92

that's exactly the problem. We still get top recruits on the perimeter, (albeit less athletic also) but can't snag a decent big man.....we aren't great at developing them either. I remember when we won it in '01, coach K said that boozer would be the #1 option in '02...........that didn't happen, and I wonder if these guys feel they will be featured if they come to Duke..........when we have a "good" big man, he gets to the final four before leaving Duke....

Yeah and Gillispie was also here for two years. Tubby had 10 years to win with his own players and failed to make the final four once. How do you not make the final four with azubuike, fitch, daniels, and hayes? gillispie wasn't awful he just had a rough personality.

Isn't this St. Petersburgh, where they'd lose to UConn next year (1999)? Tough to watch those endings. In a way this one was worse, even though next years team was the best collegiate team I've ever seen......At least you could see it coming.

@OrangeSodaKing I had totally forgotten that they were called that in '98. Good times indeed.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The real dream game

@madmac993 I'm a UK fan but your correct Duke has been the most successful program the past two decades there is really no comparison. I have a lot of respect for coach K. I think a lot of people hate Duke because of the media they bombard you with it just like they do with the Yankee's.

@TheUKwildcats12 and 2011 and 2012 and 2013...and 2043 and 2044..and 2099 and 2100 and many more!

@ukwildcater Duke won the National Championship in 1992. It was there second in a row.

2011 baby

In some ways, Kentucky got revenge on Duke six years after 1992

Those national tv games were great! I especially enjoyed the Billy G interviews. That #1 recruiting class does look good... No thanks to the Billy G supporters. UK had to ignore those people "YOU" who wanted to defend a fool in over his head (On & off the court). By the way I don't know what you mean with trying to bait... but thanks for responding to almost ALL of my post in a timely manner. GO BIG BLUE!!!

Duke has beat Ky 6 out of the last 7 meetings back to 79. 92 will always be the game that Ky will never get over. Duke is the best basketball program in the country, live with it.

@GreenDay1981 Who are you picking to win the UK/Uconn game? I, for once, am picking the Wildcats.

I was driving down I64 while they were playing this game. My wife asked me to set the cruse control because I was going like 80 trying to get back in time to see the game. I forgot to get the luggage out of the car, I just ran in and turned on the T.V. How long till UK has title #8?

Duke sure hates playing at Tropicana Field. One year later they lost to UCONN in NCAA title.

@walterlv01 Perhaps a good point but I'd hardly call the FF an anticlimax. The game UK had with Stanford was perhaps just as draining as this one and UK had to rally big time against Utah in the final game. Just a great tourney with some old guard teams (UK, Duke, UNC) and a fun mix of teams you don't see in the FF all that often like Stanford and Utah.

@KWCline91 i think u call it even at least bc uk got a nat'l championship, i dont remember if duke won the title that year

Yeah I know. Neither Have I. Neither have Duke students. Wonder why?

@Majesticon let me your are from north carolina right?

COACH K IS GREAT. BUT THIS GAME DID NOT INCLUDE ANY STOMPING AND UK WON!!!! THANKS TUBBY !! UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my facts are straight. uk 11 duke 8

I know what going on because I was born, raised and live in LEX. Get out of the house. It's also very entertaining to see and hear unrealistic and uneducated sport fans. By the way I've seen a couple of the drunk incidents WITH MY OWN EYES. He was actually KICKED OUT of The Merrick Inn. Don't worry they got him a driver now. Seen him SLOPPY drunk at the Signature Club. By the way these are the best two spot in Lex. $250 YR membership at the Supper Club is well worth it. Merrick Inn is also A1!!

Just checking back... How did you enjoy last season? I sure did enjoy it as predicted. Mitch finally got it right this time. Calipari should be successful. The fans started to see with their eyes and not their hearts and had to speak up. I have to say it... Common sense is the way of winners... Blind faith is for suckers! Good Luck.

Payback is sweet

Mark Pope wasn't on the team anymore in 1998.

final four will be kanas kentucky and north carolins andduke

Ah, sweet revenge! Nice payback for the regional final in '92 and Kentucky went on to win the championship. Alas, Duke prevailed in '10 thanks to the refs (Baylor and Butler were seriously hosed), but hopefully justice will prevail next season.

Cant say a bad thing about coach K, he is a class act. but puke fans suck!!! was soooooo great to exercise the blue demon of 92 with this game. 17 down and win with style! Even though no players were stomped, UK went all the way for their 7th banner!!

Duke didnt deserve to be a #1 seed they just get special treatment we can knock em out any old time if we could hit vs UWV we could own Puke Teddys

Mrs. Coach K looks really scary

Duke came back wth a beast squad next year, but still got bumped by UCONN In the final, ha ha ha

@CellarDoor06 We're taking it all the way. The only way we lose to UCONN is if we don't show up to play and I don't that being the case.

Go Big BLUE!

He also know how to take a 41 point blowout loss to Vandy!!! Stupid substitution like waiting to play injured stars when your losing by 30 in the second half. Good luck with Billy G the new local drunk. Also players beware don't leave your girlfriend around coach!!! Playa Playa!!!

PUKE...COUGH...COUGH NO ONE GOT STOMPED ON. UK WINS!!!

Go Big Blue Yeah

It would have been very interesting how the FF would have played out had Kentucky not completed the comeback. Duke/Stanford.... who knows how that plays out? And considering Utah had a Kentucyk hex..... would have been interesting.