Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Iowa State
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Iowa State
Teague, Miller keep Kentucky dancing, Cats blow by Cyclones, 87-71
Freshman Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points and top seed Kentucky put together another complete performance with a dominating second-half run in an 87-71 victory over Iowa State in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday night. Freshman Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, senior Darius Miller added 19 points…
Kentucky shattered the glass slipper with an emphatic stomp
The clock struck midnight on Western Kentucky‘s Cinderella run, as Kentucky shattered the glass slipper with an emphatic stomp of its Nikes. The Cats navigated the first of what it hopes will be six road blocks on the way to a NCAA championship, overwhelming Western Kentucky 81-66 in NCAA Tournament Second Round at the KFC…
Kentucky’s thoroughbreds find their stride, pick up the pace
John Calipari made sure his team heard about it. Following Kentucky’s semifinal win over Florida in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Patric Young said that his Gators had intentionally picked up the pace against the Wildcats because they saw an opportunity. “It started wearing the guys out a lot because we don’t think they’re in the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky
Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb lead Kentucky over WKU, 81-66
Terrence Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Doron Lamb scored 16 and top-seeded Kentucky began its quest for an eighth national title with a staggering display of athleticism in an 81-66 victory over Western Kentucky on Thursday night. On a day when Syracuse nearly became the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to…
Anthony Davis graces cover of Sports Illustrated March Madness preview
Anthony Davis graces cover of Sports Illustrated March Madness preview
President Barack Obama unveils 2012 NCAA tournament Final Four picks
President Barack Obama has Kentucky, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina in the Final Four of his NCAA mens basketball bracket, which will be unveiled in its entirety Wednesday on ESPN.Obama filled out a bracket for the fourth consecutive year. He picked North Carolina to win the 2009 title — and was correct.Hes gone with…
It has become part of Kentucky lore that believed Pitino tanked the 1996 SEC tourney final
Cue the comparisons to 1996. As soon as the Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament final on Sunday, the members of Big Blue Nation suffered a collective case of déjà vu. The Untouchables, the Rick Pitino-coached group that included Derek Anderson, Tony Delk and Antoine Walker, dropped the SEC tournament final to Mississippi…
Kentucky makes 52nd appearance in NCAA Tournament
After registering its NCAA record 13th 30-win season, the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team (32-2) will make its NCAA-leading 52nd NCAA Tournament appearance after earning the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, it was announced Sunday night. Kentucky, which is the top seed in the South Region, will play the winner of the first-round game…