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LEXINGTON, Ky. - By the time the Kentucky men’s basketball team arrived at coach John Calipari’s house for the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday, all the suspense had ended.
The Wildcats, who had flown back to Lexington from the Southeastern Conference Tournament title game in Nashville, Tennessee, had already been announced as the No. 2 seed in the South Region with a first-round matchup against Northern Kentucky. Players already knew No. 1 seed North Carolina, a team the Wildcats beat on Dec. 17, and No. 3 seed UCLA, a team the Wildcats lost to on Dec.