Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points, Anthony Davis added 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Kentucky rallied to beat Mississippi State 73-64 Tuesday night. The Wildcats (27-1, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-28 at halftime, but slowly climbed back to take their first lead at 63-62 with 4:11 remaining on a layup by Kidd-Gilchrist. They…
Kentucky gets over The Hump, tops Mississippi State, 73-64
On this date in Kentucky basketball history in 2003…
Kentucky didn’t bother to cut down the nets at the Superdome after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Wildcats plan to take care of that little matter in three weeks. Tournament MVP Keith Bogans scored 22 points and second-ranked Kentucky stretched its winning streak to 23 games, holding off Mississippi State 64-57 in the title…
Video: It happened on this day in Kentucky basketball history in 2010
Video: It happened on this day in Kentucky basketball history in 2010
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Kentucky holds off Mississippi State 85-79
Brandon Knight scored 24 points, Doron Lamb added 20 in his first start in nearly as month as No. 22 Kentucky held off Mississippi State 85-79 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (18-7, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from another late-game road meltdown against Vanderbilt with some of their finest offensive play of the season. Kentucky shot 56 percent from the floor, including 67 percent in the second half, to improve to 30-0 at Rupp Arena…
Kentucky’s youth all grown up heading into NCAAs
If the big issue surrounding Kentucky heading into the weekend of the SEC Tournament was whether the team is battle-tested enough to handle the pressure of the NCAAs, consider the question answered.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 32-2 on the season while Mississippi State falls to 23-11. UK is 86-20 against the Bulldogs, including an 8-2 mark in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 27-8 in SEC Tournament championship games. UK is 9-1 all-time in Nashville’s Bridgestone…
Video: Demarcus Cousins Hits the Shot to Send it to Overtime
The basket at the buzzer made by Demarcus Cousins to send the game against Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship into overtime on March 14, 2010. [media id=11 width=425 height=344]
Video: John Wall runs over Rick Stansbury
John Wall runs over Mississippi State’s Rick Stansbury during the SEC Tournament Final in Nashville on March 14, 2010. [media id=12 width=425 height=344]
Kentucky downs Mississippi State in overtime for SEC Tourney Crown
John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday for the Wildcats’ 26th Southeastern Conference tournament championship. The Wildcats (32-2) blew earlier chances with their fabulous freshmen Wall and DeMarcus Cousins missing free throws and making youthful mistakes. But they came through at the end as Cousins’ layup off Wall’s missed 3-pointer from the right corner beat the regulation buzzer to give them some extra time.