It turned out, it was hard to beat a good team three times. For Kentucky, a third straight victory over Tennessee this season proved impossible.

After the Cats secured their spot Sunday night, some Lexington retailers dropped Sweet 16 shirts to celebrate.

First-year head coach Mark Pope — who famously was a captain on UK’s 1996 national title team — has taken the Wildcats beyond the first week of March Madness for the first time in six years.

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Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope earned his first NCAA Tournament win after the Wildcats defeated Troy, 76-57. Specifically, what it would mean to earn his first win in the Big Dance after ...