Duke and Kentucky is always a big deal. As we detailed recently, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1998 and 2018 were all huge games but things didn't get heated until 1992 and Christian Laettner’s legendary game-winning shot.
That’s saying a lot considering the historic nature of the 1966 game - all white Kentucky played Texas Western with five black starters after beating all-white Duke. The 1978 title game featured perhaps Duke’s most exhilarating team ever. In 1980, Duke beat Kentucky in the NCAA tournament - in Rupp. The 1988 game saw Duke humiliate UK with an embarrassingly easy win in the Tip-Off Classic.