Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky drops to 4-1 on the season. UConn improves to 5-0. — UK is now 1-2 all-time against UConn. — The Wildcats are now 165-72 against schools comprising the Big East. — UK is 10-5 in the Maui Invitational. It marks the first time the Wildcats have been runners-up and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Connecticut
Kentucky holds off Washington, advances to finals of Maui Invitational
Terrence Jones had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Brandon Knight scored 24 points to help No. 8 Kentucky hold off No. 13 Washington 74-67 in the Maui Invitational semifinals Tuesday night. A 4.7 earthquake centered on the Big Island shook courtside tables and chairs with about 6 minutes left, but play continued and few people in the gym seemed to notice. They were too busy watching the back-and-forth action. Kentucky (4-0) had an abysmal night from 3-point range – 3-for-17 – but smothered Washington on the perimeter defensively and came up with all the big plays down the stretch. The Wildcats move on to the championship game against Connecticut, which knocked off No. 2 Michigan State in a rough-and-tumble first semifinal.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Washington
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Washington
Terrence Jones, Kentucky cruise past Oklahoma in Maui to advance
Freshman Terrence Jones dominated inside on his way to 29 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 8 Kentucky held off scrappy Oklahoma 76-64 in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday. The 1993 Maui champions, Kentucky (3-0) and its fabulous freshman looked dominant at times, racing out to big leads on a couple of occasions. The Wildcats also were careless at times, nearly blowing all of an 18-point lead as Oklahoma (3-1) fought its way back.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Oklahoma
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky improves to 3-0 on the season. Oklahoma falls to 3-1. — UK is now 3-0 all-time against Oklahoma. — The Wildcats are now 55-9 against schools comprising the Big 12. — Kentucky will be in action again Tuesday against the winner of the Washington/Virginia game. Tip-off is scheduled for…
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
Terrence Jones named SEC Freshman of the Week
The Southeastern Conference named Kentucky’s Terrence Jones as the league’s Freshman of the Week. Jones scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in UK’s season-opening victory over East Tennessee State on Friday. The SEC named Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley as its Player of the Week. Tinsley had Vandy’s first triple-double: 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory over Presbyterian.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
Go here for boxscore. – Kentucky began its 108th season of intercollegiate basketball tonight. – UK is now 89-19 in season-opening games and 92-16 all-time in home openers. – With the victory in tonight’s lidlifter, the all-time winningest program in college basketball history now has 2,024 wins on the books. – UK leads the series…
Kentucky rolls in exhibition as Terrence Jones tallies double-double
After freshman Terrence Jones had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks in No. 11 Kentucky’s final exhibition game, he was told Wildcat fans will start to expect similar numbers each game. “They should,” the native of Portland, Ore. said after Kentucky rolled over Dillard 122-54 on Friday night.