NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Kentucky men's basketball team will advance in the S-E-C tournament.<br>
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Randolph Morris scored 17 points to help the Wildcats to a 71-to-57 win over Mississippi today.<br>
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The Wildcats are strengthening their case for an N-C-A-A bid. Their Big Blue fans showed up in large numbers as usual and made Kentucky feel right at home.<br>
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Alabama, the West's Number Two seed, is the Wildcats' opponent in the quarterfinals tomorrow.<br>
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Ole Miss tried to make coach Rod Barnes' final game memorable by leading most of the first half and keeping it close late. School officials announced last week Barnes would not return next season after eight years.<br>
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