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2014 Top 10 Trey Lyles decommits from Indiana, Wildcats likely interested

Trey Lyles

One of the class of 2014’s top players, Trey Lyles of Indianapolis Tech, has decommitted from the Indiana Hoosiers and reopened his recruitment: Lyles, who is 6-foot-8, made an oral commitment to Indiana before his freshman year. He is rated the No. 9 player in the country for the Class of 2014, according to Rivals.com.  “Trey Lyles has decided…

Cats battle for fifteenth Final Four appearance

Kentucky Wildcats guard Doron Lamb (R) drives around Indiana Hoosiers guard Remy Abell during the second half of their men's NCAA South Regional basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia, March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)

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…

This time the Wildcats shot free throws like Kyle Macy

When it ended this time, Darius Miller was not on the court being swarmed by a knot of celebrating Indiana University basketball players. When the final seconds ticked away this time, Miller was walking along the University of Kentucky bench hugging all of his coaches and teammates.  This is the reason: Beaten by one at…

Kentucky knocks off Indiana 102-90 to advance to Elite Eight

Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14)tries to shoot over Indiana's Tom Pritchard during the first half of an NCAA tournament South Regional semifinal college basketball game Friday, March 23, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 24 points and Kentucky shook off a quiet night by freshman star Anthony Davis, pulling away from Indiana in a showdown of storied programs for a 102-90 victory Friday in the South Regional semifinals.  Davis wasn’t a huge factor after picking up two early fouls, but the top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) had five…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana

Go here for boxscore.   Kentucky drops its first game of the season, falling to 8-1 on the season, while Indiana improves to 9-0. The Wildcats are 31-24 all-time against Indiana and 4-11 in Bloomington. UK is now 97-57 all-time against B1G opponents. The Wildcats have won five of their last six against B1G opponents…

Cats fall at Indiana

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Indiana finally has the horses to beat top-ranked Kentucky.  Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the left wing stood up to a replay review Saturday night, giving the Hoosiers a stunning 73-72 upset.  The lead changed hands five times in the final 121 seconds before Watford’s big shot set off a wild scene, with Indiana fans…