TAMPA, Fla. — For the second consecutive year, the Kentucky men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16. The Cats avenged last year’s heartbreaking loss to West Virginia in the Elite Eight with a 71-63 win over fifth-seeded West Virginia in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

UK will play the winner of the Ohio State-George Mason game on Friday in Newark, N.J.

Brandon Knight scored a career-high 30 points in the win and Terrence Jones recorded his 10th double-double of the season (12 points and 10 rebounds). Senior forward Josh Harrellson finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.

I’m traveling with the team as we speak, so my coverage of the game is going to be delayed until much later Saturday. In the meantime, here is some video from the postgame news conference:

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