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SPOTLIGHTING UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE"
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1989
THE DELIVERER
UK point guard Sean Sutton helped the 'Cats overcome foul trouble and the Knoxville Jinx as they sailed over Tennessee, the SEC leader, 66-65.
Fatigue, 'Bama shooting do 'Cats in down in Tuscaloosa by 76-64 count
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Reserves ''Scoff, Feldhaus help UK to rare upset win over Vols in Knoxville
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Oscar says 'Cats will be in NCAAs and just might end up winning league crown
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Deron Feldhaus (left) and Mike Scott gave UK a needed boost in its 66-65 win at Tennessee. For more info on the Wildcat-Volunteer game see pages 14-15. photos as well as cover picture by AUm Hawse
Promise for more playing time pays off as Feldhaus, Scott contribute to UK win
By TCP Associate Editor Nick Nicholas
KNOXVILLEIn the midst of its most recent two-game slide Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton swore that his reserves would soak up enough Kentucky-Tennessee emotion to unravel the freshly pressed creases on their battle fatigues.
"We're going to have to play some people off the wood," Sutton said the Thursday prior to the K-town contest. UK players, fans from Paducah to Pikeville and the media have heard this pregame strategy before, only to see it ditched as each contest developed.
Did the reserves believe this would be their night to don their talents on the hardwood while a conference game was at stake?
"Yeah, I believed him, I believed him," acknowledged Deron Feldhaus, who sank two free throws with 12 seconds left to ice the Wildcats' 66-65 win over No. 17 UT.
Feldhaus, who scored six points and grabbed four boards in 23 minutes, was one of two valuable reserves who rescued the 'Cats from foul problems. When LeRon Ellis picked up his third foul midway through the first half, senior Mike Scott didn't miss a beat, helping his club preserve and even increase its momentum. His four-point, four-rebound, two-assist performance, along with Feldhaus' play, gave the UK coach a reason to smile.
"We hadn't been getting very much help off the bench," confirmed Eddie Sutton. "Tonight we had key people in foul trouble and I felt like Mike Scott and Deron Feldhaus certainly gave us a lift."
So, when the game was on the line. . .when 99.9 percent of the 24,464 fans listed were trying to rally the Big Orange . .and with UK having an opportunity to get back in the conference hunt,the final outcome was not decided by a team leader. No, that honor belonged to a reserve.
Though Feldhaus entered the pressure situation having misfired five times in 11 previous trips to the line, his teammates were sure the win was all but wrapped up. "Ahh, of course," said Scott, "you always
have confidence in your teammates."
"I guess if myself and a couple of other players had made ours it wouldn't have been as tough on Deron." said first-stringer Reggie Hanson. "But he's got heart, courage and he stepped up there and made them both."
No one would have blamed the UK coaching staff for not having faith in its bench. Between John Pelphrey, who returns to action this week. Richie Farmer, Johnathon Davis, Feldhaus and Scott, steady play off the bench has been a missing ingredient.
Maybe Saturday's improvement will give Sutton and his staff a different outlook, in regard to additional good fortunes from the reserves. Now, perhaps, the panoramic view of his bench will not stop where his assistants sit but where Feldhaus, Scott and maybe a couple of others reside. And if this holds true, maybe, just maybe as the season winds down Kentucky well be contending for its 38th conference crown.
"I think if you're going to win the SEC, win big games you have to play seven or eight people," said Scott.
Both Farmer, a hero early in the season before a knee injury all but dissolved his playing time, and Davis made brief appearances against the Vols. While the latter two played only a combined three minutes, Feldhaus and Scott performed admirably.
"Those guys responded great," added Sean Sutton. "Deron Feldhaus and Mike Scott came in when Ellis was in trouble and played their best games of the year. I thought they really responded well to the challenge.
"This was a team effort."
Three times this season Feldhaus has recorded a career-high seven points. Seven also is the redshirt freshman's magic number when talking about rebounds, Feldhaus' forte. On the downside of things, Feldhaus has failed to score in nine games in which he's played seven minutes or more.
"Deron Feldhaus needs to play more than what he's playing," the UK coach confessed earlier in the week. "He needs to give more offensive punch. We know he'll get you rebounds because he's a battler."
Battle is exactly what Feldhaus did. especially in the game's final moments. With the game literally on the line. Feldhaus coolly sank both free throws.
"The first shot I was really nervous because I never had been in this position in college basketball." Feldhaus recalled. "But I went up there and shot it like I was in practice."
As for Scott, he started in four of UK's first five games, but has since never been able to shake free from his reserve role. Surprisingly, he was able to contribute greatly to the Wildcats' upset win.
Only 11 seconds after filling in for Ellis, Scott showed positive signs by grabbing a defensive board. As each minute expired he seemed to gain confidence in the low and high post areas in UK's offense.
He held his own, likewise did his teammates, against arguably the league's best team. Again, when called on for seven minutes of duty in the second half, Scott answered with renowned results.
His two free throws with 8:40 remaining gave Kentucky the lead for keeps (51-49). Moments later he came up with a big defensive play when he intercepted an alley-oop that was too high for Dyron Nix.
"We were extending our defense and playing as aggressively as we can," said Tennessee coach Don DeVoe. "I thought Feldhaus had a really fine game and, of course, Scott did a great job of handling the ball. You know, we were supposed to keep the ball from going to Scott. When LeRon Ellis went out Scott came in and they went from a tie game basically to a five-point lead at the half.
"What a great job of doing just the little things to keep the lead."
Feldhaus and Scott indeed made the most of their promised shot at glory.
"I got a second wind," Scott said of his 12-minute-plus stay in the first stanza. "I really felt good at the time."
Then, Farmer, listening to the conversation, immediately turned to his senior teammate with a grin from ear to ear and said, "No doubt about it." fa/wary 2$, /g&y
. The Tale was eight from II from outside the I9'9" stripe for a sizzling 72.7 percent, and 12-16 from the free throw line or 75.0 percent
?Statistics don't lie. statisticians like to say. Well, the Alabama game scored one for the record. Going into the game. UK was only 2-4 when outrebounded by its opponent. Make it 2-5 now. Kentucky was also 1-5 in games when the 'Cats trailed at the half. Make it 1-6 now. Going into the contest. UK was 6-2 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field and 2-6 when shooting less than 50 percent. Now, the 'Cats are 0-1 when shooting exactly 50 percent. And when the 'Cats made fewer turnovers than their opponents, they were 6-2. Make it 6-3 now.
?Former UK assistant sports information director Jack Perry was in attendance at the game and visited with some old friends.
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35	HANSON	6	11	0	0	:>		I		4	3	14	1	4	0		33
42	MILLS	3		0	I	i	1		5	*7	2	7	t		1		30
23	ELLIS	2	7	0	0	4	4	0	1	1	2	8	3	2	1	0	32
4	MILLER	7	g	2	-2	2				3	1	13	0	2	0	2	38
20	SUTTON	5	3	0	-	1	1	0	0	0		11	4	->	0	0	33
3.2	FELDHAUS	a	j	0		a	0	1		3	0	0	3	1	0	0	7
50	SCOTT	t3	1	0	d	0	0	0	1	1		0	3	1	0	0	12
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33	DAVIS	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	
22	FARMER	1		I		0	0	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	5
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	TOTALS		50		a	10	10		14	20	15	64	12	15		10	200
	TOTAL FG	1st Half		?80		2nd	Hal f	520		Game		500		DEADBALL			
	Z-PT FG %i	1st Half		500		2nd	Half	500		Game		500		REBOUNDS			0
	FT V.:	Lst Half		000		2nd	Half	1000		Game		1000					
NO	ALABAMA,	FG	FGA	IP	IPO	FT	FTA	OR	DR	TOT	PF	PTS	A	TO	BLK	s	MIN
44	CHEATUM	I	cr -J	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0 '	2	0	t	0	0	14
45	ANSLEY	a	14	0	0		4	6	7	13	2	13	0	cr U	0	2	34
3a	BENOIT	3	10	0	0	1	2	4	6	10	0	7	3	0	0	1	35
12	WAITES	3	6	c	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	10	1 1	3	1	3	35
so	LEE	cr	10	3	O			0	1	1	1	15	1		0	-?	33
41	ASKINS	4	4	3		> i	4	1	3	4	1	13	0	1	2	0	22
14	SANDERS	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2		0	0	0	5
5	HORRY		4	0	0	c	g	0	0	0		6	0	3	1	1	12
54	WEBB	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	CAMPBELL	0	!	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
11	BROWN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	I	0	0	1
21	LANCASTER	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	TEAM REBOUNDS							3	0	3							
	TOTALS	20	36	a	1 1	12	IB	17	19	36	3	76	17	17	4	10	200
	TOTAL FG *:	lst Half		400		2nd	Half	667			Game	300		DEODBGLL			
	3-PT FG *	1st Half		714		2nd .Half		750			Gam*	727		REBOUNDS			1
	FT *	1st Halt		1000		2nd	Half	667			Game	730					
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Mills' was only triple-double in UK's long history
But several Wildcats have come close
The triple-double19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists recorded by freshman Chris Mills in the University of Kentucky's 85-77 victory over Austin Peay Dec. 27, 1988, in Louisville must go down as one of the most amazing

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feats in the long and storied history of Wildcat basketball.
Extensive research of available records has led to the conclusion that no other Wildcat ever accomplished the feat. There have been myriads of double-doubles, but those were either points-rebounds or assists-points combinations.
In order to accomplish a rare triple-double, an athlete obviously must have the height and timing of a rebounder. the touch of a shooter and the vision and floor sense of a point guard, along with all the other necessary skills.
Since the university started incorporating "Most AssistsSeason" in 1966 ("Most AssistsSingle Game" was included after Dirk Minniefield registered 13 against Mississippi State in 1980). the first player to come close to that feat was Charles "Cotton" Nash, a 6-foot-5 forward who set scoring records and was an ace rebounder during his three varsity years (1962. '63, '64) at UK. Although he excelled in those two areas, Nash was also a fine passer, totaling 199 career assists. His flirt with triple-double fame came when he scored 18 points, pulled down 18 rebounds and handed off eight assists against Dartmouth in 1963.
Scotty Baesler, a 5-11 guard who fed the ball to Nash, recorded 112 assists in 1962. when he averaged 10.9 points per game, but the nature of his size and position kept the rebound total to 5.1 per game.
Larry Conley. a 6-4 sophomore in 1964. was a godsend to Nash and other UK shooters, an all-purpose player who averaged in double figures in scoring in each of his three seasons at UK. In rebounding, he averaged 6.0 per game, with a high of 12 vs. Ole Miss in 1964. 4.6 with a high of 10 vs. Ole Miss in 1965. and 5.6 with a high of 12 vs. Notre Dame in 1966.
Possessed with passing skills often compared to those of guard-forward Cliff Barker, the "Magician" of the Fabulous Five fame, Conley led the Wildcats in assists with 112 (4.1 apg.) in 1964, 81 (3.2 apg.) in 1965. and 100 (3.4 apg.) in 1966.
His career mark of 293 assists in 81 games was considered so outstanding at the time that a new statistical entry, "Most AssistsCareer," was included in the 1966-67 UK basketball facts book.
Although no records of "Most AssistsGame" were listed in the book at the time, research dug up only one game in which Conley turned in a two-digit assist performance. That was in an opening victory over Iowa in 1964, when he registered 10 assists and scored 18 points, but fell short of a triple by pulling down only six rebounds. There were several other occasions when Conley scored and rebounded in double figures, but feel short on assists.
The same held true for Mike Casey and Mike Pratt, both 6-4, who came to UK with Dan Issel in the late 1960s. Casey started at both guard and forward while Pratt was a true forward with guard capabilities. Adolph Rupp often said Pratt was one of the strongest players he ver coached.
During their sophomore year (1968), Pratt led in assists with 82, rebounded at an 8.2 clip and averaged
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