Hoops4theSoul

by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com

Tyus Edney and the 1995 Bruins Are Giving the 1996 Wildcats a Real ScareThe second half of 1996 Kentucky and 1995 UCLA is going down to the wire. The Bruins have seemed left for dead at various moments in this game but are staging one last rally. Can Kentucky and its suddenly cold shooting hold on? Tyus Edney has the ball late in his hands with a chance to tie or win the game for the Bruins. Kentucky fans are cringing as Edney makes his way up the court.



by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com

A late Ron Mercer dunk off of a block and a steal gives 1996 UK the slimmest of margins at halftimeThe Southeast Regional semifinal between 1996 Kentucky and 1995 UCLA has been a tight one to say the least. The favored Wildcats stormed out of the gates before UCLA settled down and got the O’Bannon brothers going. Kentucky’s star guard Tony Delk missed most of the latter part of the second half with foul trouble, and the Bruins have taken advantage. However, the Wildcats lead 42-41 at the break thanks to an athletic block and dunk off a steal by Ron Mercer in the final seconds of the first half.