Five players scored in double figures as strong defense and sharp shooting led the Cats to a 77-55 win over South Carolina at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. Coupled with Florida’s loss to Arkansas, the win puts the Cats one game out of first place in the SEC. “We’re coming together slowly but surely,” said…
Cats back in SEC title hunt with another win, moves into 2nd place
Cauley-Stein ‘rusty,’ but doesn’t show as he sparks UK in win against Gamecocks
He wondered if everything had changed. Following minor surgery that caused him to miss four games, Willie Cauley-Stein couldn’t keep all the negativity out of his mind. Most of it, yes. But some still creeped in. “I didn’t feel like I was going to be the same player anymore,” Cauley-Stein said. Then he read a…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 16-6 overall, 7-2 in the Southeastern Conference, and has won four in a row. South Carolina is 12-10 overall, 2-7 in the league. Kentucky leads the series 47-10 and has won the last six meetings. UK leads 25-2 in games played in Lexington. Kentucky plays host to Auburn on…
Nerlens Noel nominated for GEICO Play of the Year
Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel‘s huge alley-oop throw down vs. Auburn on Jan. 19 is nominated for the GEICO Play of the Year, Intersport announced today. Each week for eight weeks, four incredible college basketball plays will be nominated as the GEICO Play of the Year. Each week’s winner will be determined by fan voting…
Nerlens Noel named SEC Freshman of the Week for 3rd week in a row
Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, a 6-foot-10, 244-pound freshman forward from Everett, Mass., was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 10.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and seven blocks in wins at Ole Miss and at Texas A&M. Noel began the weed with a 12-block performance in an upset of No. 16 Ole Miss. The 12 rejections set…
Cats struggle to close, but Mays saves the day in UK’s overtime win
That magician Elston Turner had a shot in the air that could have forced a second overtime Saturday between his Texas A&M team and Kentucky at Reed Arena. It looked good as he rose up. It didn’t go down. Nerlens Noel had 19 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots Saturday. “It was real deep,…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Texas A&M
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 15-6 overall and 6-2 in Southeastern Conference action. Texas A&M drops to 13-8 and 3-5 in league play. UK now leads the series 3-2 and 1-0 when the game is played in College Station, Texas. Kentucky now owns a 7-4 record when games are played in the Lonestar…
Noel, Mays lead Cats in overtime win at Texas A&M
Freshman Nerlens Noel had a season-high 19 points and Julius Mays also scored 19, including five in overtime, to lead Kentucky to a 72-68 win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The Wildcats (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) led by one point before Mays made two free throws with 15 seconds left. Texas A&M (13-8, 3-5) had a chance to tie…
Nerlens Noel had a monumental presence in crucial win for the Wildcats
It didn’t make sense until the end of Kentucky’s 87-74 victory at No. 16 Ole Miss. The Rebels had completely blown the first half after starting 3-for-20 against a UK team that was affected by early foul trouble. The quick whistles (22 fouls called in the first 15 minutes of the matchup) didn’t help the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Ole Miss
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in SEC action. Ole Miss suffers its first loss in SEC play and drops to 17-3 overall and 6-1 in league play. The win is the 100th in the series for Kentucky over Ole Miss and UK improves to 100-13 all-time in the series.…