Brandon Knight scored 23 points and No. 12 Kentucky held off a late South Carolina charge for a 67-58 victory Saturday night. The Wildcats (15-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) spent much of the week dealing with the fallout from last Tuesday’s loss at Alabama. Kentucky’s 16-point lead slipped to 61-56 with 1:16 left, but Doron Lamb…
Kentucky claims first SEC road win, downs South Carolina
Darius Miller shows aggressive side in win over South Carolina
Darius Miller says his role for No. 2 Kentucky is no secret to him — and should not be to anybody else. “I have to play aggressive, knock down shots, play defense and rebound,” said the Kentucky sophomore. He came closer to doing all of that here Thursday than he has been, too, in the…
Patrick Patterson gets his revenge
The dish was served cold, just as they planned it. Revenge, redemption, payback and all that good stuff went down in Rupp Arena on Thursday night. UK (27-1, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) avenged for its first and only loss of the season with an 81-62 rout of South Carolina. The Cat killer, Devan Downey, did what he…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 27-1, 12-1 in the Southeastern Conference and has won eight in a row. South Carolina is 14-13 overall, 5-8 in league action. Kentucky leads the series, 42-10, ending South Carolina’s three-game win streak against the Wildcats. UK leads the series 22-2 in games played in Lexington. Kentucky is…
Kentucky rolls South Carolina, 82-61
Patrick Patterson had 23 points and No. 2 Kentucky avenged its only loss this season with an 82-61 victory over South Carolina on Thursday night. The Wildcats (27-1, 12-1) need just one more victory or a Vanderbilt loss to clinch at least a share of their 44th Southeastern Conference championship. Vanderbilt beat Georgia 96-94 in…
Two Wildcats in MVP top three
With most Southeastern Conference men’s basketball teams starting the second half of their league schedules this week, the race for MVP may be down to three. Kentucky freshman guard John Wall, South Carolina senior guard Devan Downey and Kentucky freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins already have taken turns as the primary candidate for the honor. Wall…
Kentucky and John Wall are human and mortal after all
No one is ready to handle the bull’s-eye. A year ago, it was North Carolina and everyone else. Two years ago, there were four elite teams in a class of their own to begin the season — and the same quartet made the Final Four. In 2007, it was the defending champion Florida Gators who…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky suffered its first loss and is now 19-1, 4-1 SEC on the season. South Carolina improves to 12-8, 3-3. UK is 41-10 against the Gamecocks and 16-6 in Columbia. Kentucky will be in action again Saturday, returning home to host Vanderbilt. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. with the…
Stunner in Columbia: South Carolina topples No. 1 Kentucky
For the first time in the history of the University of South Carolina men’s basketball, the Gamecocks have defeated the top team in the country. And they did it almost entirely on the back of Devan Downey. Downey, a senior guard, had 30 points and five rebounds in the Gamecocks’ stunning 68-62 win over undefeated…
As most predicted yesterday, Stacey Poole commits to Kentucky
Poole committed to UK over South Carolina. Poole cited UK Coach John Calipari‘s record of developing players, as a key factor. “I love Coach Cal,” Poole said. “I think he’ll put me in the right situation. Where I want to be in a couple years.” Read article.