Walker's Free Throws Proves Difference
The Cat Roars His Approval
OFFICIAL NCAA BASKETBALL BOX SCORE Date Feb. 2. 1985 <;;,. Memo VISITORS (LMI Ninu. Pint)
rial Coliseum (Auburn)
KENTUCKY (11-8)
23
Kenny Walker
Winston Bennett
3ret Bearup
James Blackmon
Roger Harden
Ed Davender
Richard Madison
Troy McKlnley
TEAM REBOUNDS (Inducted In Totals)
TOTALS
re %: latH.it   9/23-. 391 HOME Fr%:1MH.W    4/5 -.800
37
_2ndHdl 11/27-.407  indH^I   5/7 -.714
15
14
22
32
13
49
1225   10 15
Gam. 20/SO-.400 Cam. 9/12-.750
Dead ball Rebound* _
AUBURN (12-7)
Chuck Person
Chris Morris
Jeff Moore
Frank Ford
Gerald White
Terrance Howard
Carey Holland
Johnny Lynn
Howard Spencer
Darren Guest
20
TEAMREBOUI^ifrdudadtnTotafc)
TOTALS
I   a I   61 ||    s|    6* [I FO V ItUM 10/30-.333 u-.   11/31-.355
10
16
OFFICIALS:
FT%:1Malt
0/0 -.000
Gam. 21/61-.344
.2ndHa    5/6 -.833        r.   5/6 -.833
Dale Kelley, Welly Tanner, Danny Hooker
TachntcalFoul.- NONE_
Attendance 10.672_
1 KENTUCKY	22	21	6		49
\ ABBOTJS	20	23	4		47
Down To The Wire Finish For UK
Thanks to Kenny Walker's two Kentucky went on top 43-41 when clutch free throws with just five Davender connected from 15 feet at seconds remaining in overtime Saturd- 4:10, but White knotted the score with ay, the Kentucky Wildcats escaped a pair of free throws at 2:15. with a heartstopping 49-47 win which Each team fumbled opportunities put the Cats firmly back into the SEC down the stretch and Kentucky race. misfired twice in the final minute.
It was a game which neither team After failing to score in  the final took advantage of until Walker posted twenty seconds, UK reclaimed the ball and was fouled by All-American and called time-out with 0:12 left.
up
Chuck
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the first
Person overtime.
Both teams had squandered numerous opportunities in regulation. Despite the poor exhibition, the game was not without its heated moments with
Seconds after putting the ball in play, Auburn deflected a pass from Harden to Kenny Walker and the Tigers appeared on their way to a slam-dunk winning basket.
That's when Harden managed to get
coaches chasing everyone from the a finger on a lob pass and prevent the men in striped shirts to the official play. The ensuing play resulted in timekeeper. Harden being called for a personal foul
After a timeout at 0:05, Walker against White as time expired, calmly walked to the free throw line Because it was only Kentucky's and buried two shots to give the sixth personal foul, Auburn was not in Wildcats a victory and make him the the bonus and overtime resulted. But game's top scorer at the same time. not before Smith stormed to the Poor Shooting MareS scorer's table and argued that three
C"      u   ix Dl seconds should have been put back on
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the clock with Auburn given a chance
Although Auburn jumped out to an to score. 8-3 lead behind Chuck Person and? Chris Morris, both teams went coldl from the field and suffered through | sub-40 percent field goal shooting.
Senior Troy McKinley came off the bench early and found the range for a couple long bombs to prevent the early blow-out, his second basket narrowing the score to 8-7 at the 15:16 mark.
Kentucky knotted the score at 10-10 on a three-point play by Bret Bearup and the Wildcats went on top 14-10 with back-to-back lay-ups from Richard Madison and Walker at 10:06.
At that point, the Wildcats went into their own drought,  going scoreless | until the 4:28 mark when Ed Davender 1 drove in for a lay-up after getting a j steal.   Earlier,   Auburn   went ten minutes with only one bucket and went scoreless   for   one. stretch   of six minutes.
More Of The Same In Second Half
The two clubs picked up right where they left off before intermission, except Sonny Smith's Tigers appeared more determined in the opening minutes of the second period.
Walker gave UK a 24-20 lead on a jumper from the lane and had a chance to go up by six but a turnover by Auburn roared back with a three-point play by Frank Ford and Gerald White pumped in a 25-footer as Auburn took a 25-24 lead.
Jeff Moore gave the Tigers a 27-24 advantage before buckets by Winston Bennett and Madison put UK back in front 28-27.
Auburn took the lead at 29-28 on Ford's jumper and the Tigers held the upper hand from that point (14:20) until the 4:42 mark when Walker tied the game with a free throw at 41-41.
Led UK In Scoring