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The night Tennessee toppled No. 1 Kentucky 60 years ago
- Tennessee shocks No. 1 Kentucky 69-62 at Armory-Fieldhouse, delivering a defining upset in 1966.
- Howard Bayne delivers clutch plays, including a key late jumper, to seal the win.
- Rupp’s Runts, led by Riley and Dampier, push Kentucky to the brink before Tennessee’s surge.
- Mears employs new defense and mind games to disrupt Kentucky’s rhythm.
- Bayne becomes a late-game hero, scoring in crucial moments and directing the comeback.
- Tennessee’s win catalyzes a path to its first NCAA Tournament appearance a year later.
- Mears jokes about edginess to disrupt Rupp, highlighting coach-to-coach tension.
- Postgame celebration: Tennessee players lift Bayne and Robbins to cut the net.
- Rupp’s Kentucky suffers its first major setback in a dominant 1965-66 season.
- Television coverage and arena atmosphere amplify the historic upset.
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