Russ Smith scored 21 points and Chane Behanan had 20 and No. 4 Louisville ended a four-game losing streak against rival Kentucky with an up-and-down 80-77 victory on Saturday. Peyton Siva added 19 points as the Cardinals (12-1) won a hard-fought Battle of the Bluegrass. Though the Cardinals trail the series 30-15, their victory followed…
No. 4 Louisville holds off Kentucky, 80-77
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…
Kentucky rolls over Marshall in 2012 home finale
Ryan Harrow scored a career-high 23 points and Kentucky used a 21-5 second-half run to pull away for an 82-54 victory over Marshall on Saturday. Archie Goodwin added 18 points and Nerlens Noel 11 as the Wildcats (8-3) won their fourth straight before a season-high 24,271 at Rupp Arena. Kentucky also improved to 12-0 against Marshall. Kentucky’s final tune-up…
Nerlens Noel on historic defensive pace
Nerlens Noel came to Kentucky as the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruit. He was a skinny, 6-foot-10 kid. He had signature hair (albeit atop his head, not on his face). He had a ridiculous reputation as a shot blocker. So, yeah, folks were going to compare him to Anthony Davis. Which seemed (and sort of still…
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…
Wiltjer’s shooting helps lead Kentucky to easy win
Kyle Wiltjer had his first career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 12 rebounds in Kentucky’s 88-50 win Saturday over Lipscomb. Wiltjer came off the bench for the first time this season – point guard Ryan Harrow took his spot in the starting five – but logged 24 minutes and was the key to Kentucky’s offense. He finished 8…
Nerlens Noel is chasing Rajon Rondo’s record
From Tom Leach: “Much has been made of Nerlens Noel‘s shot-blocking acumen, so who would have thought that he could be on pace to break another defensive kind of defensive record? steals. Rajon Rondo has the single-season steals record with 87 in 2005 but with a current average of 2.5 steals steals per game, Noel…
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…