February 24, 2013 - 1:32pm
Behind strong efforts by Alex Poythress, Julius Mays, and the Rupp Arena crowd, UK got its biggest win of the season by beating Missour 90-83 Saturday night.
Bolstered by what John Calipari called "as good a crowd and as impactful a crowd as he's ever coached (in front of) in a building" UK got the signature win it needed Saturday night in Lexington. Julius Mays scored 24 points, including 8 in the overtime period, to lead four Cats...
February 21, 2013 - 11:34am
After a week that saw UK lose two games by a combined 47 points; and perhaps the best player in college basketball this year to a torn ACL, the Cats rebounded by holding on to defeat the Commodores 74-70 Wednesday night at Rupp Arena.
Just like we thought at the beginning of the season, right? UK gets a big night from a freshman center, including two key blocks late in the game, to beat a conference opponent and strengthen their tournament resume.Raise your hand if you had this thought at some point prior to last week about...
February 13, 2013 - 4:17pm
Florida gave itself some breathing room in the SEC East race by cruising past UK for the team’s first win in their last six tries against the Wildcats.
To say this was a bad night for the Cats would be an epic understatement. Not only did UK fail to collect its first win against a team ranked in the top 40 of the RPI, they may have lost star forward Nerlens Noel to a serious knee injury that left him screaming in pain on the O’Connell Center...
February 12, 2013 - 12:07pm
In what is clearly the Cats’ biggest game of the year to this point, UK travels to #7 Florida with a chance to grab 1st place in the SEC East.
This has been a season of firsts for the University of Kentucky basketball team under John Calipari. UK has lost two home games, the first two of Calipari’s tenure, and lost to archrival Louisville for the first time since Coach Cal came to Lexington. Even the wins have drawn Calipari’s...
February 11, 2013 - 10:08am
It wasn’t the blowout that happened at Auburn three weeks ago, but UK won comfortably 72-62 Saturday afternoon at Rupp.
Behind another typically balanced effort, UK dispatched Auburn 72-62 Saturday afternoon in Lexington. Kyle Wiltjer led the Cats with 14 points, and Willie Cauley-Stein continued his strong play of late with 12 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes. Nerlens Noel added 10 points and 12 rebounds, and...
