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In one of the biggest confrontations of the first week of college basketball, the No. 2 Kentucky and 4 Duke face the State Farm Champions Classic Tuesday at 21:30.
This is only the last installment of a story rich in stories between the two teams.
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Here's all you need to know about match history, including statistics from both schools and highlights from some of the most notable games:
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Notable moments
March 28, 1992
Duke 104 to a seed, Kentucky 103 to a seed
It's arguably the biggest NCAA tournament game ever. Duke, defending national champion, against a Kentucky team eligible for the playoffs for the first time in three years. The game was tight from start to finish and, 33.6 seconds from the end, Kentucky coach Deron Feldhaus tied the score at 93. The game accelerated in overtime. Duke's Christian Laettner scored six consecutive points to give the Blue Devils a 102-101 lead. After a timeout, Sean Woods sank in a float to put Kentucky ahead of 103-102 with 2.1 seconds to go. Then came The Shot: Grant Hill threw an inside pass to Laettner, who dribbled, shot and shot, sending the Blue Devils to the Final Four, where they would win their second consecutive title.
March 27, 1978
NCAA Championship: Kentucky 94, Duke 88
In his last college match, Kentucky senior Jack Givens left everything on the field. Givens scored the last 16 Kentucky points in the first period to give the Wildcats a seven-point lead. He finished the game with 41 points – the third total in the history of the championship game – after being 18 to 27 in the field. Kentucky would win its first title in 20 years, 94-88.
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March 22, 1998
Kentucky 86 with 2 seeds, Duke with 1 seed 84
Six years have passed since the famous Laettner shot, and Duke and Kentucky have not met each other. But now they were paired up in the eighth elite and, like the 1992 match, it was time to go to the Final Four. At 11 minutes from the end, Duke led by 17 minutes, and it seemed that revenge was not at the rendezvous for the Wildcats.
But after a remarkable comeback, Kentucky led just two seconds and 4.5 seconds. Duke entered the ball with a chance to win the match on a drummer buzzer. It was too similar. But fortunately for the Wildcats, the ends would be different. Duke's shot was ricocheted off the backcourt and the Wildcats eventually won the title, 78-69 against Utah.
December 18, 2001
No. 1 Duke 95, No. 7 Kentucky 92, OT
Duke finished 59-47 with 12 minutes to play. That's when Jason Williams took over. Williams scored 19 points in eight minutes to give the Blue Devils a 71-69 lead. At the end of the regulation period, while Duke was at 78-77, Williams went on the line for two free throws. He made the first goal, but missed the green light, sending the game in overtime. Duke would overtake Kentucky 17-14 in the extra and Williams would finish with a career record of 38 points.
SCHOOLS
Established university
Kentucky: 1865
Duc: 1838
Type
Kentucky: public
Duc: Private
Total registrations
Kentucky: 29,465
Duc: 16,294
Basketball program established
Kentucky: 1903
Duke: 1905
National Championships
Kentucky: 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
Duc: 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)
Four finals
Kentucky: 17
Duc: 16
Conference Champions
Kentucky: 82 (50 in regular season, 32 tournaments)
Duc: 47 (22 regular season, 25 tournaments)
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First meeting
March 3, 1930 – Duke 37, Kentucky 32
Record
Kentucky leads 12-9
The longest winning streak
Kentucky – 6 (1957-1978)
Current Head Coaches
Kentucky: John Calipari (career record 720-204, 275-64 Kentucky)
Duke: Mike Krzyzewski (career record of 1100 to 338, 1027-279 at Duke's)
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