Kyle Wiltjer hit seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Alex Poythress added a career-high 22 and No. 3 Kentucky routed Lafayette 101-49 in its home opener Friday night. The Wildcats (2-1) shot 65 percent from the field, including 11-of-19 shooting from 3-point range, and Wiltjer set the tone by hitting his first two to open the game. He…
Kyle Wiltjer’s long-range attack leads Kentucky past Lafayette
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Duke
Go here for boxscore. Duke improves to 2-0 on the season following a 75-68 victory over Kentucky. The Wildcats fall to 1-1 on the year with the loss. Despite the loss, Kentucky still leads the overall series by an 11-9 mark. Duke has won seven of the last eight matchups. UK coach John Calipari is…
Comeback falls short as Cats fall to Duke, 75-68
Seth Curry scored 23 points and No. 9 Duke held off a furious comeback by No. 3 Kentucky, beating the defending national champions 75-68 Tuesday night in the first matchup between the storied programs since 2001. Duke (1-1) appeared to be in control, even with Mason Plumlee on the bench in foul trouble. The Blue…
Three freshman Cats on early season Naismith watch list
Three Kentucky Wildcats — all freshmen — are on the early season watch list for the Naismith Trophy, given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top player in college basketball. Freshmen Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress made the initial list of 50. Former Wildcat Anthony Davis, the No. 1 overall selection…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Maryland
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Maryland
Kentucky hangs on for 72-69 win over Terps
Junior guard Jarrod Polson scored 10 points – three more than he had in his career at Kentucky – and made the clinching free throws with 7.7 seconds to play as the third-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Maryland for a 72-69 victory Friday night. Kyle Wiltjer, a sophomore, led Kentucky with…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Transylvania (Ex.)
Go here for boxscore. This was Kentucky’s final exhibition game. This was the second-straight year that Kentucky and Transylvania played an exhibition. From 1903-11, the teams played 14 regular-season games and split seven each. Kentucky has won its last 20 exhibition games. UK opens the regular season Fri. Nov. 9 against Maryland in the Barclays…
Cats cruise past Transylvania in final exhibition
Julius Mays spurred a 19-4 second-half run with three 3-pointers before leaving with a leg strain, freshman Nerlens Noel scored 15 points and No. 3 Kentucky held Transylvania to 10 points after intermission for a 74-28 exhibition victory Monday night. The Wildcats’ high-profile freshmen combined for 42 points with Willie Cauley-Stein getting 12, Archie Goodwin 10 andAlex Poythress five. Sophomore Ryan Harrow added 12 points…
Ryan Harrow and Archie Goodwin thrive at point in exhibition win
Every year they’ve been different. Whether you’re talking John Wall, Brandon Knight or Marquis Teague, all of John Calipari’s Kentucky guards have brought a little something different to the table. In that respect, whoever plays point guard for UK this year – Ryan Harrow or Archie Goodwin – will be no different. But the biggest…
Kentucky rolls past Northwood in exhibition
Archie Goodwin scored 22 points, Nerlens Noel added 17 and Alex Poythress had 11 as No. 3 Kentucky’s highly touted freshman class led five Wildcats in double figures in a 93-61 exhibition victory over Northwood on Thursday night. Noel added 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Wildcats, who got 15 points from sophomore guard Ryan Harrow and 12 from sophomore forward Kyle…