Freshman Anthony Davis scored 15 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had eight of a school-record 18 blocks in No. 1 Kentucky’s 81-59 victory over St. John’s on Thursday night. Terrence Jones added 26 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (7-0), who head into a highly anticipated showdown with No. 5 North Carolina on Saturday…
Top-ranked Kentucky cruises past St. John’s, 81-59
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…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Radford
Go here for boxscore. With the win, Kentucky improves to 5-0, while Radford is now 3-4. The meeting with Radford marked the first meeting between the two schools, with UK owning a 30-4 record against first-time foes over the last nine seasons. The Wildcats own a 33-8 all-time record against teams from the state…
Kentucky downs Radford 88-40
Terrence Jones scored 17 points and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 15 points and nine rebounds to help No. 2 Kentucky beat Radford 88-40 on Wednesday night in the Wildcats’ first home game in nearly two weeks. Kentucky (5-0) improved to 35-0 at Rupp Arena since John Calipari took over as coach in 2009 and has a…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 4-0 on the season, while Old Dominion falls to 3-2. The Wildcats are 2-0 all-time against Old Dominion. UK is now 6-0 all-time against Colonial Athletic Conference opponents. Kentucky won its second in-season tournament championship in three years (Cancun). UK returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Radford…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Penn State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 3-0 on the season, while Penn State falls to 3-1. The Wildcats are 3-1 all-time against Penn State. UK is now 96-56 all-time against Big 10 opponents. UK closes out its three-game road stretch on Sunday in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament.…
Kentucky tops Penn State 85-47
Doron Lamb had 26 points and No. 2 Kentucky beat Penn State 85-47 Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut. Kyle Wiltjer added 19 points and Terrence Jones had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Kentucky (3-0), which didn’t put five players in double figures for the first time this…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Kansas
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky improves to 2-0 on the season, while Kansas drops to 1-1. –The Wildcats are 20-6 all-time against Kansas and 6-1 in the series at neutral sites. — Kentucky is now 11-3 all-time in Madison Square Garden and 42-16 in the New York metro area. — The Wildcats…
Second-half spurt lifts No. 2 Kentucky past No. 12 Kansas 75-65
Doron Lamb scored 17 points, Terrence Jones had 15 and No. 2 Kentucky raced to a decisive spurt at the start of the second half, passing an early-season test with a 75-65 victory over No. 12 Kansas on Tuesday night in a matchup between the two winningest programs in college basketball. Anthony Davis added 14 points for the balanced…