The Best 2020 Topps Series 1 Rookies to Watch! I like LSU-UK 1988 in Lexington better. AUBURN, ALABAMA - FEBRUARY 08: Skylar Mays #4 of the LSU Tigers battles for a rebound against Anfernee McLemore #24 of the Auburn Tigers in the second half … That will NEVER happen again. Nick Saban’s Daughter Made Some Changes To His Desk After Seeing It On MNF, Paulina Gretzky Is Vacationing With Dustin Johnson On A Yacht Again. NOTE: Many features on the COMC.com web site require Javascript and cookies. LSU: 6 – 10 .375 12 – 15 .444 Ole Miss: 3 – 13 .188 8 – 19 .296 † SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll: The 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. LSU won 76-41 to give UK their biggest home (in Rupp) loss ever. Freshman Ronnie Henderson scored 36 points and Clarence Ceasar added 32 for the Tigers (11-10, 5-7). So many good memories and games from that season. Kentucky 99, LSU 95. ", Walter McCarty's 3-pointer with 19 seconds left gave the 11th-ranked Wildcats a 96-95 lead, their first since 1-0. The point guard had 10 points, 12 assists and one big motivational speech. "I pulled everyone together and I said, 'We're down 31 and we're not leaving this building without a win. Yea that was a straight beat down. This last season felt like a chore to watch a lot of the games. ; He could dribble you into a tangle-foot stance and then leave you flat-footed as he soared toward the basket. The first game in program history was a 35–20 away game victory versus Dixon Academy. The head coach was Rick Pitino. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Did This Reporter Miss The Bullseye On Best College Football Rivalry Ever Or What? Then I knew we had a chance.". He was a bantam-sized preview of Pete Maravich. They were returning the favor for us blowing them out by 35 at RUPP in 1987. For example Randy and Ronnie’s class should’ve had enough talent to at least be competitive teams but we were winning like 11 and 12 games with those guys. McCarty had 23 points for Kentucky (19-5, 8-3 in the Southeastern Conference), which had lost two straight. He was LSU's greatest basketball star before Bob Pettit in the early '50s. The Wildcats cut the lead to 82-74 on McCarty's steal underneath and dunk with 6:25 left. You watch the Mizzou game yet? The first home game in program history was an 18–12 victory over Mississippi State.. See the article in its original context from. I miss college basketball from that time period. Odds are if you’re a Kentucky fan over the age of 30, it’s the UK/LSU game in 1994, otherwise known as “The Mardi Gras Miracle.” USA Today agrees, and named the game their greatest comeback in sports history: 1. I still have no idea how LSU blew a 31 point lead with 15:00 left.