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Date Time League Season
November 9, 2024 4:00 pm NCAA 2024-25

Results

Team1st Half2nd HalfFinal ScoreOutcome
Kentucky4753100Win
Bucknell314172Loss

Recap

On Thursday, Kentucky head coach Mark Pope spoke to the media and he said that his message to the Cats was that they needed to improve their rebounding, especially on the offensive boards.

The Cats got the message and proceeded to win the battle of the boards in a 10-72 win over Bucknell on Saturday inside Rupp Arena.

Kentucky (2-0) grabbed 57 rebounds, including 22 on the offensive glass, compared to just 35 and 12 offensive boards for Bucknell. The UK head coach was pleased with how his team rebounded on Saturday.

“I’m really proud of our guys. As a coach, it’s a gift to have guys that are curious and guys that are humble and want to get better. For these guys to respond to a challenge that we’ve been sitting on for about 10 days, for these guys to put up almost 60 rebounds today, it’s incredibly gratifying as a coach. It’s a really important step for us as a team.”

Koby Brea made six of eight from behind the arc on his way to 20 points in the win, leading five Cats who scored in double figures. Jaxson Robinson had 14 for the Cats, while Amari Williams had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Andrew Carr had 11 points for UK, while Otega Oweh had 10.

Kerr Kriisa tied his career high with 12 assists. Kriisa added six points and four rebounds

The Cats started slowly, missing their first three shots from the floor. However, UK would make three of its next four to build a 10-3 lead. That stretch was part of a 21-4 run, capped by threes from Koby Brea and Kerr Kriisa, that gave UK a 22-7 lead with 12:39 left in the first half.

After Bucknell scored a pair of baskets, the Cats went on a 9-0, including a three from Ansley Almonor and back-to-back layups from Robinson, to lead 31-11. However, the Bison responded with a 12-4 run to cut the UK lead to 35-23. But the Cats would get a basket from Williams, another three from Brea and an Oweh basket to lead 42-23. The Cats would lead 47-31 at the half.

In the second half, Bucknell cut the UK lead to 14 points, 52-38, before UK got consecutive threes from Brea and Kriisa to lead 58-38. Kentucky would lead by as many as 28 points, including at the final buzzer.

The competition level increases significantly for the Cats on Tuesday, as they face fifth-ranked Duke in the Champions Classic in Atlanta. Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 9 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on ESPN.

Kentucky

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
00Otega Oweh194110423141100210
1Lamont Butler1926012210212006
2Jaxson Robinson246142801132100214
7Andrew Carr20560011302031011
22Amari Williams20580035591251013
4Koby Brea267116800151200120
5Collin Chandler1123120002002025
9Trent Noah401010001101010
10Brandon Garrison1926012232130106
11Travis Perry300000000010010
15Ansley Almonor1438261240000209
77Kerr Kriisa21252500132122106
Team000000026000000
 Total200387913361116223513231569100

Bucknell

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
Ian Motta267143512123220218
Noah Williamson24312180005321017
Elvin Edmonds IV2839250002052008
Josh Bascoe306122511141220015
Ruot Bijiek402020000000000
Patrick O’Brien312110010201013
Jayden Williams1616010000122002
Josh Fulton411000000000002
Brandon Mccreesh1725130001132025
Brady Muller711110000111103
Pip Ajayi1724000054110014
Achile Spadone2125120315100015
Kellen Welch100000000000000
Team000000030001000
 Total198297312332612231418141872
MIN
200
198
FGM
38
29
FGA
79
73
3PM
13
12
3PA
36
33
FTM
11
2
FTA
16
6
OR
22
12
DR
35
23
PF
13
14
AST
23
18
TO
15
14
BLK
6
1
STL
9
8
PTS
100
72

Court

Rupp Arena
430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507, USA

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