Rundown of Tuesday's Top 25 action. No. 8 KENTUCKY 90 GEORGIA 81 in OT Malik Monk scored eight points in overtime as the Kentucky Wildcats outlasted the Georgia Bulldogs to pick up the win in the final game of Brent Musberger's broadcasting career. Monk led the Widlcats with 37 points, 23 of which came in the second half while Isaiah Briscoe contributed 23 points and 11 … [Read more...] about No. 8 UK controls OT en route to win
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No. 6 UK responds with strong performance
Wednesday's Top 25 action. No. 6 KENTUCKY 87 VALPARAISO 63 Leading the way for the Wildcat's was freshman forward Edrice Adebayo with 16 points and seven rebounds. Valpo's top player was senior forward Alec Peters with 23 points and eight rebounds. Kentucky improves to 8-1 and Valpo drops to 7-2. No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 83 DAVIDSON 74 UNC's Justin Jackson, a junior … [Read more...] about No. 6 UK responds with strong performance
Balanced Badgers tame the ‘Cats
By PAUL GOTHAM Bo Ryan's Wisconsin Badgers know Super Smash Brothers and FIFA World Cup. Saturday night the Badgers showed they can make a simple seesaw go level. Frank Kaminsky led four in double figures as Wisconsin ousted Kentucky 71-64 in the national semi-finals. Known for their offensive prowess (leading the nation scoring 127.5 points/100 possessions per … [Read more...] about Balanced Badgers tame the ‘Cats
Wisconsin will need to control the glass
By PAUL GOTHAM If Wisconsin's Badgers are to avenge last year's loss to Kentucky in the national semi-final, it will start and end with defensive rebounding. On their way to a 74-73 victory, UK converted 11 offensive rebounds into a 23-10 advantage in second-chance points. Six of those second-chance opportunities came during a 15-0 Wildcat run early in the second … [Read more...] about Wisconsin will need to control the glass
Kentucky’s defense proved its ability to adapt
By PAUL GOTHAM Entering Saturday's Elite 8 game against Notre Dame, Kentucky's Wildcats boasted the numbers of the top-rated defense in the country. UK led the nation in field goal percentage defense (.351), ranked second in blocks (6.9), third in 3-point field goal defense (.270) and third in points allowed (53.9) per game. Facing one of the nation's top-rated offenses … [Read more...] about Kentucky’s defense proved its ability to adapt