As Kentucky prepares for its annual game at Tennessee, we turn the clock back to last season to relive the night that Jodie Meeks set the new single-game scoring record for the University of Kentucky.  I'm sure some thought Dan Issel's 53-point performance was the UK basketball equivalent of Joe Dimaggio's 56-game  hitting streak--the record that would live forever--but Meeks put on quite a show.  He hit 15 of 22 shots from the field, including 10 of 15 three's, and was a perfect 14-for-14 at the free throw line in the Cats' 90-72 victory.  H

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In this edition of Wildcat Legends, we catch up with former UK sharpshooter Jim Master, who has nothing but good things to say about Memorial Gymnasium, where the Cats face Vandy this weekend. 

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We hook up with former Big Blue star Jack Givens for this week's edition of Wildcat Legends. "The Goose" is most remembered for his 41-point performance against Duke in the 1978 national championship game. That '78 season also is remembered for ending Tennessee's five-game winning streak over Kentucky. 

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Kentucky plays at LSU this Saturday and it marks the 40th anniversary of one of the legendary shootouts in this series. 

On February 21, 1970, Kentucky beat the homestanding Tigers 121-105 before a national TV audience (which was rare in those days), despite the 64-point performance of "Pistol Pete" Maravich.

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Derek Anderson played on the 1996 national championship team, aka "The Untouchables," as well as a national runner-up the following year.  In this interview, the Louisville, KY native talks about the upcoming documentary he's producing on the '96 team, his memories of the Vanderbilt series and how he thinks the current Cats will handle their first loss of the season.

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