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Kentucky outlasts LSU 60-51 to advance in SEC tourney

LSU Tigers guard Stringer has the ball blocked by Kentucky Wildcats forward Kidd-Gilchrist during the second round of the SEC men's NCAA basketball tournament in New Orleans - photo by Jonathan Bachman | Reuters

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and No. 1 Kentucky survived a feisty effort by heavy underdog LSU to take a 60-51 victory Friday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.  Terrence Jones added 15 points and 11 rebounds, including a 9-0 run by himself that gave the Wildcats (31-1) the lead for good…

Terrence Jones elects to pay back LSU on his own

Terrence Jones - photo by Gerald Herbert | AP

Something clicked inside Terrence Jones when he saw teammate Anthony Davis lying on his back in pain after a hard collision under the LSU basket.  “When stuff like that happens to one of your brothers, you don’t like that,” Jones said. “The only way we could redeem that is by continuing to play hard, just…

Terrence Jones leads Kentucky past LSU, 74-50

Terrence Jones - photo by Regina Rickert | WildcatWorld.com

Terrence Jones highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 win over struggling LSU Saturday night.  Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite briefly leaving the game when he hurt his right shoulder in a scramble for…

Kentucky’s balanced attack downs LSU; Five Cats reach double figures

Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight scored 19 points, Terrence Jones added 17 in his second game coming off the bench and No. 13 Kentucky beat LSU 82-44 on Saturday. The Wildcats (14-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) held the Tigers to a season-low 26 percent shooting, forced 15 turnovers and never let up while handing LSU (10-8, 2-1) its worst loss of the season.

In duel for the ages, Kentucky’s Dan Issel outshot Pistol Pete

  As Feb. 21, 1970 dawned in Baton Rouge, La., LSU‘s Pistol Pete Maravich was 0-5 against Kentucky in his career. Now came this, the Pistol’s final chance to beat the Wildcats in the final game of his extraordinary career. Jubilant LSU fans who’d recently finished celebrating Mardi Gras began to arrive at the 9,000-seat…

Kentucky thumps LSU 81-55; Cousins records sixth straight double-double

DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth consecutive double-double and No. 4 Kentucky cruised past LSU 81-55 on Saturday.  The Wildcats (22-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 6-1 until John Wall hit a jumper 4:29 into the game. They needed only 3 minutes to erase LSU’s lead and went on to lead…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. LSU

Go here for boxscore.   Kentucky improves to 22-1, 7-1 SEC on the season. LSU falls to 9-14, 0-9. UK is 79-24 against the Tigers and 28-16 in Baton Rouge. Today’s game was the 107 th anniversary of the first game in UK history. The Wildcats lost a 16-5 to Georgetown College. Kentucky will be…