Kentucky opened the second half with an 18-7 run to pull away for a 58-38 rout of Providence on Sunday.
Kentucky shuts down Providence offense in 58-38 win


Kentucky opened the second half with an 18-7 run to pull away for a 58-38 rout of Providence on Sunday.

Kentucky’s 43-point first half lead over Texas Arlington tied the second-largest halftime margin in school history.

Devin Booker scored 19 points for his second career best in as many games and Kentucky had no trouble with Texas-Arlington in a 92-44 blowout.

The 11 points scored by Montana State tied the Kentucky record for fewest points allowed in a first half since the shot clock was adopted in the 1985-86 season.

Devin Booker scored a career-best 18 points and No. 1 Kentucky held Montana State scoreless for several stretches Sunday night to race to an 86-28 victory.

The Kentucky Wildcats had nine blocks and have had at least seven blocks in each game this year.

Aaron Harrison scored 19 points, Devin Booker added 15, and top-ranked Kentucky shot 59 percent from the field to pull away from Boston for an 89-65 victory

Kentucky fans and those who follow college basketball closely have had ample time to get to know the Wildcats, and remarkable hype has followed.

Kentucky limited Kansas to 19.6 percent from the field.

Kansas ran into a buzz saw in Indianapolis on Tuesday night, as top-ranked Kentucky raced past the Jayhawks, 72-40.