Last night was a huge win for a number of reasons, including:
- clinched at least a tie of our 45th regular season SEC crown
- beat our current most hated rival in the SEC West
Let us not forget the halftime score: MSU 41, UK 28.
This game was tied for the third largest halftime deficit from which UK recovered to win its storied history. The only two to beat this one were both historic games that any fan will easily recall:
1994 @ LSU: down 16 in Baton Rouge, eventually fell behind by 31, then somehow won 99-95
2004 @ UofL: down 16 in Freedom Hall (only scored 16 in the first half), and Patrick Sparks' free throws won it
Later that same 2004-2005 season, UK was down 29-16 at the half in Oxford, MS, and came back to win.
The true "Comeback Cats" (the 1998 championship team) were down 10 twice at halftime in the NCAA tournament - the title game against Utah, and the regional final against Duke - another famous game of course, as UK would eventually trail by 17.
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