The Elite Eight tips off tonight. Even though the Cats have no part in it, we still have our memories. Here are highlights from Kentucky’s Elite Eight games from the past 30 years.
1992: No. 1 Duke 104, No. 2 Kentucky 103 OT
We all know how this one ended, but it’s worth looking back at what led to The Shot. The greatest game of college basketball was so much more than Christian Laettner’s buzzer-beater. It was Sean Woods’ one-handed runner from 13 feet to put the Cats up one with 2.1 left. It was Deron Feldhaus’ putback of a John Pelphrey miss to tie the game with 33.