Heading into Kentucky’s first road game of the 2012-13 season, unknowns were inevitable. John Calipari didn’t know how his three freshman starters would react in a hostile road atmosphere at Notre Dame. In fact, he had accepted the Wildcats wouldn’t be playing their best game of the young season in such an unfamiliar setting, and…
Cats disappointed by effort, not result in loss at Notre Dame
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Notre Dame
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky falls to 4-2 while Notre Dame improves to 7-1. — The Wildcats are 42-19 all-time against Notre Dame and 5-3 in Purcell Pavilion. — The Wildcats are 172-74 all-time against the Big East. — Ranked Kentucky teams are 31-4 all-time versus Notre Dame and have won 12 of the…
Kyle Macy had the goods in every department
Wherever it is that old basketball coaches go when they die, Adolph Rupp is there now, wearing his brown suit, sipping his smooth bourbon and cussing his cruel fate. Here he is, five seasons retired and a month removed from this earth; and there they are, the Kentucky Wildcats, a superb team but not his team at all.…
Terrence Jones shows how special he is, fuels comeback against Notre Dame
It all started with The Dunk. If, at some point, we look back at this Kentucky season and wonder where UK found its toughness, we may have to point back to Terrence Jones and his dunk against Notre Dame. The scene was this: Facing a smart, experienced, big and tough No. 23 ranked Notre Dame squad in a blue-clad Freedom Hall, Kentucky had fallen behind by double digits. Fed up with what they felt was a poor referees’ whistle, the Cats spent the majority of their time letting Tyler Hansbrough’s much less talented younger bro…
Cats find identity with victory
Before Wednesday, it was difficult to gauge exactly how good this young Cats team was. It had beaten a top-20 Washington in Maui, only to be edged out by a 4-3 North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Wednesday night, the team would find out. UK head coach John Calipari stared at the scoreboard with four minutes to play in the first half against an undefeated Notre Dame. His team was in an 11-point hole as he sat his big men in favor of a smaller lineup and by the time the final seconds ran out on the opening half, the game was tied at 40.
Strong second half propels Cats past No. 23 Notre Dame
Terrence Jones scored 27 points and No. 17 Kentucky avoided its first losing streak under coach John Calipari with a 72-58 victory over No. 23 Notre Dame on Wednesday night in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Jones had been chastised by Calipari for taking a pregame nap before a loss to North Carolina on Saturday, a game in which Jones …
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Notre Dame
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Notre Dame
Kentucky and Notre Dame renew Freedom Hall rivalry for first time since 1988
The fourth annual DIRECTV SEC/BIG EAST Invitational will be held Dec. 8 and 11 in Louisville and Pittsburgh, ESPN Regional Television announced today. The two-night men’s college basketball event begins with a doubleheader Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, featuring Arkansas vs. Seton Hall at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, followed by Kentucky…