In the first meeting between Coach Summitt and her former assistant Mickie DeMoss, the Vols got the win, but Kentucky played a great game. Inspired by their second biggest crowd ever, the Wildcats played hard and kept it close.

"What an atmosphere," DeMoss said of the crowd. "They made a huge difference. I think they inspired us at times when we got down. They wouldn't let us give up."

Coach Summitt believes that Mickie can return the Kentucky program to greatness. "Oh, yes, in the early '80s, this place was rocking," she said. "This place will be rocking not just tonight, but many times in the future with the job Mickie is doing."