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Deandre Liggins’ intensity inspired his teammates

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…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. West Virginia

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…

Deandre Liggins and Ole Miss’ Buckner in near altercation following game

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Mississippi basketball player Reginald Buckner had to be restrained by a teammate Friday at the Georgia Dome as Buckner rushed at University of Kentucky guard DeAndre Liggins after the Wildcats’ 75-66 win against the Rebels.  Following the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, the two teams left the court together and headed for their respective locker…

Deandre Liggins bounces back from sub-par game in bench role

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Junior guard DeAndre Liggins was not in UK’s starting lineup for the first time this season; instead freshman guard Doron Lamb started in his place. According to UK head coach John Calipari, the change was simply about trying something new in the hope of finding more success. “It’s like I have done this with just about every guy on the team,” Calipari said.