Kentucky Basketball: Top 30 Wildcats games in John Calipari Era

Mar 21, 2015; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Trey Lyles (41) attempts to block the shot of Cincinnati Bearcats forward Octavius Ellis (2) during the second half in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KFC Yum! Center. Kentucky wins 64-51. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports

13. Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kentucky Wildcats

2015 NCAA Tournament

If that Willie Cauley-Stein dunk against the Florida Gators wasn’t enough for you, I bet you remember his slam against the Cincinnati Bearcats in Louisville during the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

Let’s take a look at this one, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-P9uHmnbU

What a wild man. Destroying people wherever he goes.

The Bearcats gave the Wildcats a run for their money, too. Momentum was favoring the Bearcats for quite a while, but the Wildcats eventually prevailed, as usual. The Wildcats began the game 3-18 and just looked quite awful. But eventually they got their game together. The Wildcats pulled out a 64-51 win against the Bearcat behind Aaron Harrison’s 13 points, Trey Lyle’s 11 rebounds and Tyler Ulis’ 5 assists.

This was their first match up against the Bearcats since the 2005 NCAA Tournament, ending in another win for the Kentucky Wildcats.

This was the game that sent the Wildcats for the 36-0 record.

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