January 23, 2013 - 10:40am
In a game that could serve as a microcosm of the up and down year UK is having, the Cats go nearly eight minutes in the 2nd half without a field goal and fall on the road to the Crimson Tide.
For a while it looked like Kentucky was going to pick up right where it left Saturday night’s game against Auburn, and had to feel good leading 33-24 on the road going into halftime.Then things went bad, really bad.Alabama went on a 19-6 run in the first eleven minutes of the second half to...
January 22, 2013 - 11:41pm
The Cards drop two in a row as they go into the teeth of their Big East schedule. Not good.
After dropping to number 5 as a result of a weekend loss to Syracuse at home in the KFC Yum! Center, the University of Louisville Cardinals (16-3, 4-2) went to Philadelphia to take on the Villanova Wildcats (12-7, 3-3) in a Big East Conference matchup. The Cards didn't meet the challenge of...
January 20, 2013 - 12:59pm
Without Willie Cauley-Stein, the Cats went into a hostile environment and demonstrated they are a team that can get a 20 point lead and hold it, a capability John Calipari had doubted earlier in the week.
Kentucky continued its up and down season last night by dominating the Auburn (8-9, 2-2) Tigers en route to a 22 point behind another spectacular effort from Nerlens Noel and the fast improving play of Kyle Wiltjer. After an extremely slow start, the score was tied 6-6 more than 10 minutes in,...
January 16, 2013 - 10:03am
UK had a fight on its hands Tuesday night at Rupp Arena against the Volunteers of Tennessee, but held on to send the Vols to their fourth straight loss.
It’s a good start.After losing the first home SEC game of John Calipari’s tenure Saturday against Texas A&M, UK outlasted the Tenessee Volunteers (8-7, 0-3) 75-65 Tuesday night in Rupp Arena to improve to 11-5 on the season (2-1 SEC). Kyle Wiltjer led the Cats with 17 points off the...
January 13, 2013 - 2:04pm
Just as fans began to think that the University of Kentucky basketball team had turned the corner, they turn in their second straight lackluster effort in a home loss to Texas A&M
Behind a career high 40 points from guard Elston Turner, the Aggies of A&M (12-3, 2-0) won in their first trip to Rupp Arena as a member of the SEC, 83-71 over the KentuckyWildcats (10-5, 1-1). Turner, a senior guard , finished 14 of 19 from the floor and 6-10 from 3-point range. He scored 25...
