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Kentucky players celebrate while LSU's Richard Dickson laments the No. 1 Tigers 43-37 triple-overtime loss to the Wildcats on Saturday.

Early on Saturday, it didn’t seem like this game was heading to a miracle finish. It didn’t seem like the Tigers would need one.

But starting with a minute left in the third quarter, Kentucky scored 13 straight points to tie it at 27. Both teams scored rushing TDs in the first OT and field goals in the second.

Woodson, who earlier this season broke Trent Dilfer’s major college record of 271 consecutive passes without an interception, had two picked off Saturday.

“I could have easily put my head down after those two picks, but that’s the thing about being a quarterback — you’ve got to continue being a leader and really have the confidence in your eyes,” Woodson said.

The Wildcats took an early 7-0 lead after Woodson’s tipped, wobbly pass was grabbed in the end zone by T.C. Drake.

The Tigers didn’t wait long to answer. Two long runs — 27 yards from Trindon Holliday and 55 yards from Scott — set up Scott’s first TD, a 1-yard plunge, to tie the game at 7. The Tigers tacked on another TD by Scott, from 13 yards out, late in the first half.

Kentucky closed the deficit to 17-14 at halftime when Woodson found Steve Johnson on a 50-yard post, then scrambled 12 yards untouched into the end zone.

Until late in the game, Kentucky did little against LSU’s top ranked defense, which had allowed fewer than 200 yards a game.

“We are shocked,” LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith said. “Anytime you lose, it hurts. We just have to keep our heads up.”

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