Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist lead Cats to road win over Tennessee
Darius Miller made two free throws and Michael Kidd-Gilchristadded another in the final 20 seconds and No. 2 Kentucky beat Tennessee 65-62 on Saturday. The Wildcats (17-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who trailed by as many eight points in the second half, took a 62-54 lead with 53 seconds to go. Tennessee’s Skylar McBee hit a…
Cats survive their first SEC road test at Auburn
After everything that happened on the road a season ago, John Calipari felt helpless as his team fell behind and the same old script began to play itself out. He looked at his staff and asked a question that he already knew the answer to. “Are we going to have an easy game this year?”…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Auburn
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Auburn
Davis, Lamb lead No. 2 Kentucky over Auburn 68-53
Anthony Davis and Doron Lamb scored 14 points apiece, and No. 2 Kentucky finished an uneven performance with a flourish to beat Auburn 68-53 Wednesday night. The Wildcats (16-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) had a 23-6 closing run for their second straight 15-point league win. They didn’t take a double-digit lead over the Tigers (10-6, 0-2)…
Anthony Davis swatting his way into Kentucky, SEC record books
Through the first 16 games of his young career, Davis has already blocked 74 shots — good for sixth most of any player in a complete season in program history. If Davis keeps up is current 4.6 blocks per game average, he’ll break Andre Riddick’s single-season UK record 83 blocks on Jan. 17 versus Arkansas.…
Jones shakes off struggles, leads UK in league-opening win
With the way Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had played of late, it was easy to point to the pair of freshman as Kentucky’s two best players. Davis was coming off four consecutive double-doubles entering a game against South Carolina that opened the Wildcats’ Southeastern Conference schedule, while Kidd-Gilchrist was just a week removed from…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Kentucky claims SEC opener 79-64 over South Carolina
Terrence Jones hit his first eight shots to finish with 20 points and No. 2 Kentucky beat South Carolina 79-64 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Wildcats (15-1, 1-0) have won seven straight and came in as the preseason favorite to win the SEC for the 45th time. They used an…
Photo: Joe B. Hall is the “Y” in Kentucky at today’s game against South Carolina
Photo: Joe B. Hall is the “Y” in Kentucky at today’s game against South Carolina