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UK's 5-9 Tyler Ulis Coming up Big in NCAA Tourney

UK's 5-9 Tyler Ulis Coming up Big in NCAA Tourney
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By The Associated Press
Apr. 01, 2015 | LEXINGTON, KY
By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2015 | 08:44 PM | LEXINGTON, KY
Being Kentucky's smallest player on the floor hasn't prevented 5-foot-9 point guard Tyler Ulis from repeatedly coming up big for the Wildcats.

He'll likely need to do it again this weekend.

Next up for Ulis and Kentucky to complete an unbeaten championship season is a Final Four rematch with Wisconsin.

The Badgers (35-3) match up well with Kentucky (38-0), averaging nearly three fewer turnovers per game and shooting slightly better from 3-point range. So not only will the Wildcats have to work harder to create scoring opportunities, they must shoot better from the perimeter.

Those challenges seem tailor-made for Ulis, a pesky defender and arguably Kentucky's best ballhandler. And he's capable of knocking down clutch shots; his 3-pointer helped Kentucky rally to beat Notre Dame in Saturday's Midwest Region final.

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