University of Kentucky Wildcats
(The following narrative titled Anatomy of A Comeback, appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal, March 24, 1998. It details how the University of Kentucky rallied from a 71-54 deficit in the final 9 1/2 minutes of the South Regional 1998 NCAA final to defeat Duke 86-84 .)
UK-Duke Time Play
57 - 71 9:26 Heshimu Evans 3-pointer from the wing.
Nazr Mohammed blocks Elton Brand jumper;
Duke misses second shot; rebound UK.
60 - 71 8:41 Scott Padgett 3-pointer from left wing off Wayne Turner feed.
Chris Carrawell misses jumper; Evans rebounds.
62 - 71 8:14 Turner driving bank shot; foul on Steve Wojciechowski.
63 - 71 Turner makes free throw.
7:47 Roshown McLeod misses jumper, ball out of bounds to Duke.
7:36 McLeod trapped against sideline, calls 20-second timeout.
63 - 72 7:35 Jeff Sheppard fouls Wojciechowski; he makes 1 of 2.
66 - 72 7:21 Allen Edwards makes 3-pointer from top of key.
7:05 Turner fouls Wojo who misses free throw, Sheppard rebound
68 - 72 6:55 Sheppard, setting a screen, is decked by McLeod, who is
called for intentional foul; Sheppard makes both free throws
Duke calls full timeout.
70 - 72 6:39 Turner scores on jumper in foul lane.
Trajan Langdon misses 3-pointer, Evans rebounds
71- 72 6:00 Sheppard is fouled on drive, makes 1 of 2. Battier rebounds
5:48 Wojciechowski, guarded by Edwards, double-dribbles.
Turner misses, Shane Battier rebounds.
McLeod misses jumper, William Avery grabs rebound.
5:21 McLeod gets trapped, burns Duke's last timeout.
71 - 74 5:16 Battier fouled by Edwards on drive. Makes 2 free throws
73 - 74 5:03 Turner spins past Wojo for running jumper.
73 - 76 4:49 McLeod slams in Battier miss.
Turner misses driving baseline jumper, Brand rebounds
Wojo misses 3-pointer, Battier misses follow, Evans rebound
Sheppard misses 3-pointer, Evans fouls McLeod on rebound
73 - 77 4:21 McLeod makes 1 of 2 free throws, Sheppard rebounds.
75 - 77 4:04 Evans tips in Sheppard miss.
75 - 79 3:42 Langdon fakes pasat Cameron Mills, makes bank shot.
Evans turnover; Langdon misses bank shot, Evans rebound
77 - 79 2:52 Turner makes 10-foot jumper in lane.
McLeod misses turnaround shot, Sheppard rebounds.
2:15 Turner drives and misses, Evans slaps rebound to Mills,
80 - 79 2:10 Mills swishes 3-pointer from top of key.
80 - 81 1:50 Sheppard fouls McLeod, who makes both free throws.
Padgett misses shot in lane, gets rebound
Edwards misses jumper from wing.
Evans' follow blocked by Brand;
Padgett retrieves ball and is fouled by Wojo.
81 - 81 1:20 Padgett makes 1 of 2 free throws, McLeod rebounds
Avery misses shot in lane, Evans rebounds.
84 - 81 :39.4 Padgett hits 3-pointer from top of key.
:16.7 McLeod misses 3-pointer, Turner rebounds and is fouled
85 - 81 Turner misses first free throw, makes second
Brand misses layup, ball out of bounds to Duke.
85 - 84 :06.0 McLeod makes 3-pointer from top of key.
86 - 84 :04.5 Edwards fouled by Brand, misses first free throw, makes 2nd
Kentucky calls two 20-second timeouts.
:00 Battier passes to Avery, whose 30-footer misses at buzzer.
Kentucky's win earned it a ticket to face Stanford in the semi-finals of the 1998 NCAA Final Four Tournament at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Saturday, March 28.
for a printable version of "The Comeback", i.e. in black text
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