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Wake Forest seeks upset of top-seeded Kentucky

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03/20/2010 - New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats cruised to a first-round victory, and they are set for a matchup with the ninth-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's East Regional.

The winner of this contest moves on to the "Sweet 16" to face either 12th- seeded Cornell or fourth-seeded Wisconsin.

In one of many dramatic first-round games, Wake Forest beat Texas by an 81-80 final in overtime on Thursday. The game-winning jumper came with just 1.3 seconds remaining, and it will be interesting to see how much physical and emotional energy Wake carries into this evening's affair. The squad is making its 22nd all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and second in a row under third- year head coach Dino Gaudio. The Demon Deacons, who are 28-21 at this event, earned an at-large bid after compiling a 19-10 record through the close of the ACC Tournament.

As for Kentucky, it is making its record 50th NCAA Tournament appearance after capturing its 26th SEC Tournament title with a dramatic win over Mississippi State. The Wildcats, who are 33-2 overall, are led by many newcomers to the program, including first-year head coach John Calipari and a tremendous trio of freshmen. On Thursday, they had no trouble disposing of 16th-seeded East Tennessee State by a 100-71 final in a game that was never close. The No. 1 seed is the 10th in school history for Kentucky, and the squad has its 12th 30-win campaign. The 'Cats are 99-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and happy to be back in the "Big Dance" after appearing in the NIT a year ago.

Kentucky has won all four previous meetings with Wake Forest, the most recent of which took place in 1996.

Wake Forest turned the ball over 20 times against Texas and forced the Longhorns into only five giveaways. The Demon Deacons also suffered a five- point disadvantage in points from the foul line, but they managed to limit the Longhorns to 37.7 percent field goal efficiency and earned a commanding 59-34 rebounding advantage, including 20-10 on the offensive glass. Al-Farouq Aminu was tremendous as usual, racking up 20 points and 15 rebounds. Ishmael Smith, the team's point guard, showed off his versatility with 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and while Smith did turn the ball over eight times, it was his jumper with just over a second left in overtime that won the game. Both Ari Stewart and Tony Woods tallied 11 points off the bench for the Deacs, who are netting 73.2 ppg while allowing 68.8 ppg to foes. Aminu, an All-ACC performer, provides 15.8 ppg and 10.8 rpg, and Smith is netting 13.5 ppg to go along with 181 assists and 52 steals.

When anyone mentions the Kentucky freshmen, point guard John Wall and power forward DeMarcus Cousins are always the focus of that conversation. However, the third and sometimes forgotten freshman in the starting lineup for the Wildcats, Eric Bledsoe, was tremendous against ETSU on Thursday, as he nailed 8-of-9 shots from three-point range, a new UK NCAA Tournament record. Bledsoe finished with 29 points, and Patrick Patterson tallied 22 points. As for Wall, he had 17 points and 11 assists, while Cousins was limited to five points in 24 minutes of action. The Wildcats connected on 51.4 percent of their field goal attempts and held the Bucs to 35.9 percent shooting. Wall is scoring 16.9 ppg to go along with 6.5 apg, and Cousins provides 15.0 ppg and 10.1 rpg to complement his 66 blocks. As for Patterson, a veteran leader, he adds 14.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg, while Bledsoe scores 11.4 ppg. Kentucky is generating 79.8 ppg while allowing 65.4 ppg to foes on 38 percent shooting.

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