Kyle Wiltjer scored 17 points and Kentucky avoided back-to-back Southeastern Conference losses by beating Tennessee 75-65 on Tuesday night. Nerlens Noel and Ryan Harrow each added 12 points and Alex Poythress 10 while Julius Mays contributed consecutive 3-pointers 1:48 apart late in the game to help the Wildcats (11-5,2-1). Jordan McRae’s 23 points led Tennessee (8-7), which lost its fourth straight and is…
Kyle Wiltjer leads Kentucky past Tennessee for bounce-back win
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Texas A&M
Go here for boxscore. Opening its home Southeastern Conference schedule, Kentucky is 10-5 overall, 1-1 in the SEC. Texas A&M is 12-3, 2-0 in the league. The series is tied 2-2 with all games played in Lexington. This was the first men’s basketball meeting between UK and Texas A&M as members of the SEC. On…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Eastern Michigan
Go here for boxscore. Playing its final regular-season non-conference game, Kentucky is 9-4 on the season. Eastern Michigan is 7-6. This was the first men’s basketball meeting between Kentucky and Eastern Michigan. UK is now 46-6 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Mid-American Conference. Kentucky has an open date Saturday, then begins…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Louisville
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 8-4 while Louisville improves to 12-1. The Wildcats are 30-15 all-time against Louisville and 11-8 against the Cardinals in Louisville. Entering the game UK had won four-straight against Louisville and seven of the last nine. Today’s loss to Louisville is the first in the John Calipari era. Calipari…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Marshall
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky won its fourth-straight game and is 8-3 on the season and Marshall is 7-6. Kentucky leads the series 12-0, including 8-0 in Lexington. UK is now 68-13 all-time against teams from the current alignment of Conference USA. After the Christmas break, the Wildcats wrap up 2012 action Saturday at Louisville…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Lipscomb
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 7-3 on the season and Lipscomb is 4-5. Kentucky leads the series 2-0, with both games in Lexington. UK is now 10-3 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Atlantic Sun Conference. UK concludes its five-game homestand Saturday against Marshall. The game will be at 4:00 and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 6-3 on the season and Portland is 3-6. Kentucky leads the series 4-0, including 3-0 in Lexington. UK is now 7-1 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the West Coast Conference. Following this week’s final examinations, UK continues its five-game homestand Saturday against Lipscomb. The game will…
Poythress, Goodwin lead Cats past Portland, 74-46
Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin each scored 15 points to help lead Kentucky past Portland 74-46 on Saturday. The Wildcats (6-3) won their second game in a row after a series of losses, which culminated with a 64-55 loss to Baylor Dec. 1 and dropped them from the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Samford
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 5-3 on the season and Samford is 2-8. Kentucky leads the series 2-0, with both games in Lexington. UK is now 20-0 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Southern Conference. UK continues its five-game homestand Saturday against Portland. The game will be at noon and will…
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…