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…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland
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. Portland
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland
Terrence Jones, Darius Miller lead Cats past Portland
Terrence Jones and Darius Miller scored 19 points apiece, Anthony Davis had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 2 Kentucky routed Portland 87-63 on Saturday night in the Wildcats’ final tuneup before playing St. John’s and No. 1 North Carolina next week. Kentucky (6-0) has won every game by double digits, but Portland gave…
Sam Malone emerges as crowd, teammate favorite
Sam Malone goes left, and nobody stops it. Nobody makes Kentucky’s freshman walk-on drive to his right, and the result is that he gets buckets. He gets them in limited quantities and limited minutes, but still. He gets ’em. “I don’t think (opponents) get a scouting report on me,” Malone said. “I like that.” As…
Knight shines as No. 12 Kentucky routs Portland
Brandon Knight scored 21 points to help No. 12 Kentucky rout Portland 79-48 on Friday night in the Wildcats’ first trip to Oregon. Darius Miller added 15 points for Kentucky (2-0). The Wildcats scored the first 15 points, with Portland native Terrence Jones hitting a 10-foot jump hook for the first basket and Miller scoring seven straight. Eric Waterford led Portland (3-1) with 12 points.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland
Kentucky has a Portland connection in former Cat Larry Steele
Kentucky is scheduled to play the University of Portland in the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, home state of Terrence Jones, on November 19, 2010. What other connection does Kentucky have with Portland? In 1987, former Kentucky forward Larry Steele was named head coach of the University of Portland. Steele played collegiately at the University…