LEXINGTON, Ky. _ When lightly regarded Georgia Tech did the unthinkable and snapped Kentucky's 129-game home win streak with a 59-58 upset on Jan. 8, 1955, legend holds that the Memorial Coliseum crowd fell into a shocked silence.
I thought of that Tuesday night as stunned Kentucky fans filed out of Rupp Arena after Evansville _ 11-21 a season ago _ had done the unthinkable with a 67-64 victory over No. 1 Kentucky.
The only noise in the entire arena came from the contingent of Purple Aces fans who were in Rupp, it turned out, to witness their team produce a hoops miracle.
Their boisterous celebration continued long after the game had ended.
In ranking the 10 most shocking Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball losses of all time, both upsets that left UK fans silent _ though separated by more than six decades _ rank high.
