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title: Kentucky Ice Water Spot-Up
description: Needing to make it a single possession game with time running out, PJ Washington takes the no-hesitation, closely contested spot-up three over the top of the shorter defender to give his team once last chance. 2019 NCAA Tournament. Elite 8, Auburn v Kentucky, 00:22 left in the OT.
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# [Kentucky Ice Water Spot-Up](https://blog.luceosports.com/public-resources/basketball-plays/kentucky-ice-water-spot-up)

 By [NHSBCA](https://blog.luceosports.com/public-resources/author/nhsbca) on April 17, 2019 at 12:54 AM

###### Topics: [Basketball Plays](https://blog.luceosports.com/public-resources/topic/basketball-plays) [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://blog.luceosports.com/public-resources/topic/2019-ncaa-tournament)

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**Play Summary**

Another one of our NHSBCA Play Breakdowns from the [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1), this time featuring [Kentucky MBB](https://ukathletics.com/index.aspx?path=mbball) in the [Elite](https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2019/03/31/auburn-kentucky)8 against [Auburn MBB](https://auburntigers.com/index.aspx?path=mbball).

Needing to make it a single possession game with time running out, PJ Washington takes the no-hesitation, closely contested spot-up three over the top of the shorter defender to give his team once last chance.

  

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