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JACKSONVILLE – Big bad Kentucky, the No. 2 seed, the blueblood program with 17 Final Fours and eight national championships, high school All-Americans and a large and proud fanbase, takes on tiny Wofford College, with its five NCAA appearances, low-profile recruits and one NCAA tournament victory.
Sometimes, Kentucky has played in five games in one tournament.
Two of the Terriers’ best players – three-point record-holder Fletcher Magee and forward Cameron Jackson – didn’t even know where Wofford was when the school began recruiting them.