Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 4-3 on the season and Baylor is 5-2. Kentucky leads the series 7-1, including 4-1 in Lexington. UK is now 59-10 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Big 12 Conference. UK continues its five-game homestand Tuesday against Samford. The game will be at 7 p.m. and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Baylor
Baylor snaps Kentucky’s 55-game home win streak, 64-55
Kentucky’s 54-game winning streak at Rupp Arena came to an end on Saturday when the No. 8 wildcats were upset by Baylor 64-55. Pierre Jackson scored 17 points and Isaiah Austin and A.J. Walton each added 11 for the Bears (5-2). Brady Heslip and Cory Jefferson each added 10 points and Baylor beat the Wildcats…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Notre Dame
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky falls to 4-2 while Notre Dame improves to 7-1. — The Wildcats are 42-19 all-time against Notre Dame and 5-3 in Purcell Pavilion. — The Wildcats are 172-74 all-time against the Big East. — Ranked Kentucky teams are 31-4 all-time versus Notre Dame and have won 12 of the…
Archie Goodwin is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
Freshman Archie Goodwin has been Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week after averaging 25.0 points 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in wins over Morehead State and LIU Brooklyn. Goodwin logged a career-high 28 points in a win over Morehead State to begin the week. It is the seventh-most points in a game for a UK…
Archie Goodwin named SEC Freshman of the Week
Kentucky’s Archie Goodwin, a 6-foot-4, 198-pound freshman guard from Little Rock, Ark., was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 25.0 points 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in wins over Morehead State and LIU Brooklyn. Goodwin logged a career-high 28 points in a win over Morehead State to begin the week. It is the seventh-most points…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Long Island
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 3-1 on the season and LIU Brooklyn is 0-4. Kentucky now leads the all-time series against LIU Brooklyn 3-1, including winning three consecutive meetings against the Blackbirds. The win increases UK’s all-time record against teams from the Northeast Conference to 5-1, while head coach John Calipari is now 3-0…
Kentucky routs Long Island, 104-75
Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin each scored 22 points and the No. 8 Wildcats ran away from winless LIU-Brooklyn 104-75 on Friday night. Goodwin added nine rebounds and nine assists. Poythress also had nine rebounds as the Wildcats (4-1) won their third in a row. Fellow freshman forward Nerlens Noel added 18 points, eight rebounds…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Morehead State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 3-1 on the season and Morehead is 3-2. Kentucky leads the series 10-0. UK is now 35-0 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Ohio Valley Conference. Morehead coach Sean Woods is among 10 former Kentucky players to come back and coach against UK. Kentucky has a…
Kentucky overcomes pesky Morehead State, 81-70
Archie Goodwin scored a career-high 28 points, and Alex Poythress added 20 to help No. 8 Kentucky rally past stubborn Morehead State, 81-70 on Wednesday night. Their biggest contributions came at the foul line as the much-hyped freshmen combined to convert 20 of 25 free throws to help the Wildcats (3-1) fight back several times…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Lafayette
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 2-1 on the season and Lafayette is 1-2. This was the first meeting between the two schools. UK is now 9-1 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Patriot League. Now in its 110th season of men’s basketball, Kentucky has a 94-16 record in home openers. UK…