Sewn through Josh Harrellson’s sweaty brow with blood still oozing from the seams, four stitches above Harrellson’s left eye symbolized the full-out war the senior forward has just been through. Harrellson scored 15 points and recorded eight rebounds, and freshman guard Brandon Knight scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Kentucky men’s basketball team…
In the first half of Saturday’s East Region third-round game between No. 4 seed Kentucky and No. 5 seed West Virginia, Mountaineers guard Joe Mazzulla was lighting up the Wildcats, just like he did in the Elite Eight a year ago. Mazzulla, who scored a career-high 17 points in the Mountaineers’ 73-66 upset of UK…
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky moves to 27-8 on the season. West Virginia finishes its season at 21-12. –The Wildcats are 14-5 all-time against West Virginia and 1-1 against the Mountaineers in the NCAA Tournament. — UK moves to 103-45 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 6-1 in NCAA Tournament games held in the…
Freshman Brandon Knight scored a career-high 30 points and Josh Harrellson delivered eight of his 15 during a pivotal stretch of the second half, helping fourth-seeded Kentucky beat No. 5 seed West Virginia 71-63 in the NCAA tournament Saturday. Knight made six free throws in the final minute as the Wildcats (27-8) pulled away to…
As the clock wound down to possible overtime, Kentucky’s Brandon Knight broke down the lane, jumped into the air and flipped the basketball and the Wildcats into the third round of the NCAA Tournament. UK center Josh Harrellson went into the air to collect the ball then saw it slither through the net. Immediately he…
For a player who got in for only six meaningless minutes in three NCAA Tournament games last season, senior Josh Harrellson certainly looked comfortable in Thursday’s NCAA atmosphere. He had 15 points and 10 rebounds — his seventh double-double of the year — in a 59-57 win over Princeton that…
Brandon Knight insisted he did not know that he had not made a field goal in seven attempts. “I knew I had missed shots. I don’t know why. You can’t make every shot. I can’t tell you why I make shots or why I miss. You just have to believe…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Princeton
Freshman Brandon Knight, held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, made a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 seed Kentucky to a 59-57 win over 13th-seeded Princeton in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday. Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the…
Kentucky coach John Calipari summed up his team, maybe even his program, in one sentence Wednesday. “You can’t count on freshmen,” he said. Princeton can only hope that’s the case in the NCAA tournament. The No. 13-seeded Tigers (25-6) play the fourth-seeded Wildcats (25-8) in the tournament’s second round Thursday.