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Wildcat Quickies: Just Win Baby

Cats beat Cards. Hawk and Alex shine. Calipari tops Pitino on scoreboard and in manners. Lorenzen going into local hall of fame.

By Jason Marcum

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Just win baby.

Those were the famous words of NFL legend Al Davis, and they perfectly sum up Saturday's game between Kentucky and Louisville. Somewhere between Skal's disappearance, Isaiah Briscoe's freak injury and even last week's shocking loss to Ohio State, this became a 'just win baby' game for Kentucky.

And they just did barely edge the Cards for the eighth time in nine tries under John Calipari, one of the best streaks in the history of the rivalry for either side. This hasn't exactly been the kind of season UK fans envisioned when their Cats were ranked as the preseason No. 1 or 2 team in just about every poll, but a win over Louisville can help cure a lot of ails.

After all, UK has made at least the Elite Eight in six of the past seven seasons they've beaten UL while reaching the Final Four in each of the past four seasons they topped the Cards.

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Your Quickies

Kentucky will go wherever Tyler Ulis leads
Though they have searched for an identity this season, the Cats have just found one after their 75-73 win against Louisville. And it rests with Tyler Ulis.

Calipari tops Pitino again -- on scoreboard and in manners
No one is coming to Pitino's defense this time as he made a you know what out of himself after his Cards lost to Cal's Cats yet again.

Poythress attacks Louisville's zone defense in UK win
Against Louisville, Alex Poythress was in the zone as he flummoxed the Cardinals and their 2-3 zone. This was exactly the kind of game UK needs from him to help beat teams that use a lot of zone against the Cats.

Lee keeps Cardinals in it, but final shot falls short
12.5 seconds left and his team trailing by two points in what will almost certainly be the toughest environment they play in all season, Damion Lee wanted to go for the kill instead of the tie, but Poythress wouldn't allow it.

Observations from Kentucky’s 75-73 win against Louisville.
When Isaiah Briscoe injured an ankle during pregame warm-ups, Dominique Hawkins and Alex Poythress became the difference-makers for Kentucky.

Hawkins joins unique in-state club
Welcome your newest member to the lore that is Kentucky basketball after Hawkins joined a rare group of in-state Cats to help the good guys top the Cards.

Rick Pitino denies making obscene gesture at UK fan
Because of course Pitino is lying about doing something obscene.

Photo Gallery: Kentucky vs Louisville
CoachCal.com's best photos from the Cats' thrilling win over the Cards.

Veterans lead UK to fourth-straight win over Louisville
A loose, aggressive, energetic Kentucky team that hit a season-high 11 3-pointers got huge performances from its veterans and came out with a "great win" over Louisville.

Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2016
The SEC isn't getting much love in 247 Sports' early look at what the college football top 25 may look like in 2016. Only SEC team made their top nine.

Six chosen for LaRosa's sports hall of fame
Six all-time greats have been elected to the 2015 class of the Buddy LaRosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame, and former UK and Highlands great Jared Lorenzen.

College Basketball's All-Week 7 First Team
A look at this past week's best players across college basketball.

Eight years is not enough for Sepp Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been banned from soccer for eight years, the latest consequence in a year when FIFA's widespread corruption came home to roost. He got off easy.

NBA: TrueHoop Presents -- Kobe Bryant's 'all-day process'
Preparing a 37-year-old body for NBA play is not so simple. ESPN takes an in-depth look at what Kobe Bryant must do to get ready for a game.

Indiana might've actually hit a game-saving field goal, but it couldn't be reviewed
For some reason, you can't review field goals that pass above the top of the uprights. Which seems like the one situation when there might be confusion. The Hoosiers got screwed pretty badly thanks to this.

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