Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist lead Cats to road win over Tennessee
Darius Miller made two free throws and Michael Kidd-Gilchristadded another in the final 20 seconds and No. 2 Kentucky beat Tennessee 65-62 on Saturday. The Wildcats (17-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who trailed by as many eight points in the second half, took a 62-54 lead with 53 seconds to go. Tennessee’s Skylar McBee hit a…
Cats ‘grow up’ on way to first quality road win
At long last, the elusive quality road win the Cats desired came to fruition, but only with a healthy dose of irony. Just when the Cats finally squeak out a win on the road, the schedule lists no more true road games ahead for the Cats this season. Sure, the Cats managed to spoil the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Tennessee
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky beats Tennessee in season finale, 64-58
Brandon Knight scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 20 Kentucky beat Tennessee 64-58 on Sunday. The Wildcats (22-8, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) finished second in the SEC East, while the Volunteers (18-13, 8-8) dropped to fifth. Knight scored his first basket just before the halftime buzzer, and his 3-pointer with…
Deandre Liggins emerges for much-needed win
John Calipari had been asking, begging and pleading for a few good veterans for the last couple of weeks. He got two very good ones to step up Tuesday night to end the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s current skid. Junior guard DeAndre Liggins tied a career high with 19 points and senior forward Josh Harrellson added another 16 as the Cats ended the first two-game losing streak of head coach John Calipari’s UK career with a 73-61 victory over Tennessee.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Cats crush Vols in Pearl’s return to bench, 73-61
DeAndre Liggins tied a career-high with 19 points and No. 18 Kentucky ruined Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl’s return to the bench with a 73-61 victory on Tuesday night. Josh Harrellson added 16 points as the Wildcats (17-6, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) broke a modest two-game losing streak by burying the Volunteers with a big run in each half. Pearl, suspended for Tennessee’s first eight conference games by SEC commissioner Mike Slive as punishment…
John Wall: “We weren’t going to be punked”
In the words of Kentucky freshman guard John Wall, the Wildcats weren’t going to be punked this time. They felt like that’s what happened the last time they played Tennessee.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 31-2 on the season while Tennessee falls to 25-8. UK is 144-66 against the Volunteers, including an 11-4 mark against UT in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 35-2 in SEC Tournament semifinal games. UK is 7-1 all-time in Nashville’s…