DeAndre Liggins, you remember him, right?You know, the guy that used to dive on the floor, scrap for every ball and provide the spark when Kentucky needed to bring the fire? That guy returned Saturday night in Kentucky’s 81-62 win over Indiana.”This is my first game that I actually played like I did last year, bringing the energy, diving on the floor,” Liggins said. “I just felt like I played today like I did last year.”Liggins provided the spark Saturday night and ultimately turned the momentum Kentucky’s way in what was shaping up to be a last-second finish. In a back-and-forth thriller in front of a season-high 24,337 fans at Rupp Arena, Liggins’ two steals midway through the second half ignited the Cats’ game-defining run. “Those two plays got the crowd into it,” Liggins said. “We kind of got the momentum off those two plays. That’s what I do. That’s what I’m known for. I’ve got to continue to do that every game.”Liggins’ first steal came with just over 13 minutes left in the game. With Kentucky clinging to a 45-44 lead, Liggins stepped in the lane and tied up Christian Watford for a jump ball. The possession arrow pointed UK’s way and Josh Harrellson capitalized with a layup.Indiana came down and tied the game on a Jordan Hulls 3-pointer, but with Indiana threatening to take back the lead, Liggins made a diving steal that led to a Brandon Knight trey. The Hoosiers would tie the game once more, but they would never lead again.”It turns the game around (when Liggins is playing like that,)” said Harrellson, who also pitched in with an energizing 14 points and 12 rebounds. “The crowd gets into it, the players get into it, and then everybody wants to play like that and be like that. It totally changes the game.”Kentucky’s defense ultimately clamped down on the resilient Hoosiers and finally knocked Indiana out with a game-sealing 25-5 run. Although Liggins didn’t draw rave reviews from his head coach, the players credited him with turning the game around.”A lot of things he does aren’t really written down in the stat sheet, but he brings the most energy to our team,” freshman forward Brandon Knight said.Liggins has hiked his scoring average this season, improving from 3.8 points per game last year to 7.6 points this season. But despite the increase in productivity, head coach John Calipari had been in search for the DeAndre of old. Through the first eight games of the season, Calipari was asking for more energy from Liggins, an oddity considering the spark he provided last year.”You remember the ball in the corner where he fell on the floor and couldn’t bring it in?”Calipari said of a first-half play. “Last year he got every one of those balls.”Calipari benched Liggins to start the second half and the message apparently got through to him. Liggins was back to diving on the floor, forcing steals and energizing the team in the second half to turn what was at once a nail biter into a relative cruise at the end.The question is: Why wasn’t Liggins playing like that before?”Being too comfortable,” Liggins said. “I think I’m a little bit timid when the game first starts. I’ve just got to exaggerate everything and come out with fight and defend.”Liggins finished the game with a career-high 19 points and career-high nine rebounds. Knight said it’s no coincidence that when Liggins’ emphasis on scoring shifted to the little things, his scoring benefited anyway.”It shows why we he was able to score a lot more,” Knight said. “When he picks up his intensity and he’s aggressive, it feeds over into the other side of the court, which is him attacking the basket and getting fouled and getting to the line.”Calipari wasn’t overly pleased with Kentucky’s play Saturday night, but he had to take some satisfaction in having his go-to energy guy back.”I just felt like bringing that spark to my team,” Liggins said.