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Meeks, Kentucky beat UNLV in rare NIT appearance

Associated Press

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jodie Meeks scored 19 points and Patrick Patterson added 16 as Kentucky got past UNLV 70-60 Tuesday night in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, the first NIT appearance in three decades for a Wildcats team accustomed to bigger stages in March. If there was lingering disappointment after the Wildcats snapped a 17-year streak of appearing in the NCAA tournament, it didn't show on the court. Kentucky (21-13) scrambled for every loose ball, building a 20-po ...

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