On March 23, 1948, Kentucky won its first NCAA title by walloping Baylor, 58-42. Alex Groza was named Most Valuable Player.
Today Marks the 75th Anniversary of Kentucky’s First NCAA Title
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Baylor
After going up 50-41 on a Julius Randle dunk with 13:08 left, Kentucky proceeded to knock down just two field goals in the remaining 13 minutes.
Rebounding, free throws ice Kentucky Wildcats in loss to Baylor in Big D
Kenny Chery scored 18 points, including six in the go-ahead run, and No. 20 Baylor defeated No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats 67-62 on Friday night.
Kentucky out of AP Top 25 for first time in Calipari era
For the first time in John Calipari’s tenure at Kentucky, the Wildcats are not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Kentucky fell out of the AP Top 25 Monday for the first time since the 2008-09 season. UK plummeted from No. 8 following a road loss to Notre Dame and Saturday’s loss to Baylor…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Baylor
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…
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. Baylor
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 36-2, while Baylor ends its season at 30-8. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time against Baylor and 2-0 against the Bears in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 109-46 in NCAA Tournament games. The Wildcats are 15-18 in NCAA Tournament regional final games. Kentucky is 68-29 all-time in…
Kidd-Gilchrist leads Kentucky to Final Four; named the most outstanding player of the South Regional
Kentucky is headed back to the Final Four. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis added 18 as the Wildcats defeated Baylor, 82-70, in front of 24,035 in Sunday’s South Regional final at the Georgia Dome. As a result, top-seeded Kentucky (36-2) advanced to its second consecutive Final Four and 15th overall. It will…
Kentucky beats Baylor 82-70 to advance to it’s fifteenth Final Four to face Louisville
Top-seeded Kentucky cruised into the Final Four for the second year in a row, blitzing Baylor with a dominating first half on the way to an 82-70 rout at the South Regional on Sunday. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and the Wildcats (36-2) took control with an early 16-0 run. Kentucky led 42-22 at halftime…
Cats battle for fifteenth Final Four appearance
Last year, the Cats upset North Carolina to advance to the Final Four, but in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, as the No. 1 overall seed, they’re favored to win. UK (32-2) battles Baylor (27-7) in the Elite Eight for a chance to advance to its fifteenth Final Four appearance Sunday at 2:20 p.m. at the…