The race to 2,000 wins has hit the final stretch. A white flag has been waved and it’s down to Kentucky and North Carolina.UK will enter Saturday’s game just five wins shy of the coveted 2,000 mark and with a four-game lead over the Tar Heels. Crazier things have happened, but a win Saturday would basically clinch the race. Head coach John Calipari understands the importance of reaching 2,000 wins and the mythical title of the country’s all-time top college basketball program that comes with it, but the first-year UK coach would rather cement that title with an eighth national championship banner.”It’s a big deal within the Commonwealth and we all understand it, but the reality of it is we’re playing for March. That’s our deal,” Calipari said. “That’s always been how I’ve coached. We’re playing for March. The biggest thing in this game is what we’re going to learn about our team. It will be there for everyone to see, nationally televised.”Freshman guard John Wall said reaching new milestones and adding to the program’s legacy is one of the reasons he chose to attend UK.”They haven’t had any banners up here in a long while at the University of Kentucky,” Wall said. “When coach Calipari came here, that’s what they got him for to come in here and put banners in, bring in great players and the players he brings in, they want to put come up here and put banners up. That’s what our team is looking for. We’re looking forward to keep adding banners.”