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Article: KENTUCKY BULLS PAST VIRGINIA TECH SMALLER HOKIES CAN'T STOP WILDCATS' DUNK PARADE INTO ROUND OF 16.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 17, 1996
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Byline: TOM ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER
DALLAS -- Getting waxed 84-60 by Kentucky on Saturday was no disgrace for Virginia Tech, because the Hokies had no chance. These Wildcats roam a different plain than Tech and most everyone else, where bigger, stronger athletes press full-court, soar above the rim and unmercifully exploit weakness.
In the second round of the NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional at Reunion Arena, it was Tech's turn to get the treatment that perhaps only Kentucky can give.
Powered by 21 points from 6-foot-8 forward Antoine Walker and 19 from 6-10 Walter McCarty, top-seeded Kentucky (30-3) romped its way to the tournament's ...