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Kentucky Basketball survived and advanced again, beating Missouri 78-72 Thursday afternoon in the Second Round of the SEC Tournament and advancing to the Quarterfinals against Florida on Friday afternoon. It took a team effort to outlast the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Here are the Stars of the Game from Kentucky’s thrilling win over Missouri. Stars […]
Did you expect Kentucky Basketball to coast against the Missouri Tigers? Up 16 with 14:33 remaining, Missouri somehow battled all the way back to take the lead with just over two minutes remaining. Thankfully, Kentucky’s defense clamped down, and its offense did just enough down the stretch to hold on for a 78-72 win. Everybody […]
Kentucky Basketball got the revenge they were looking for on Thursday, defeating the Missouri Tigers 78–72 in the second round of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky entered the matchup playing its second consecutive day after defeating LSU in the opening round, while Missouri was playing its first game of the tournament. […]
Final Score: Kentucky 78 – Mizzou 72 Second Half First Half Pregame Info Game Info When | 11:30 a.m. CT Where | Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 32.8% chance
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about postseason Mizzou Basketball Missouri’s matchup in the 2nd Round of the SEC Tournament has been set. As expected, it’s 8-seed Mizzou vs 9-seed Kentucky with an 11:30 a.m. CST tip-off on the SEC Network (though, UK didn’t make it easy in an 87-82 win over LSU). […]
Kentucky Basketball survived and advanced on Wednesday afternoon, outlasting LSU 87-82 in the First Round of the SEC Tournament. In a game that featured 15 lead changes, Kentucky used a 15-6 run to mark the difference in the first game of the SEC Tournament. Now, we’re onto the Second Round, where the Cats will face […]
In March, it’s just about surviving and advancing. That’s exactly what Kentucky Basketball did Wednesday afternoon in the First Round of the SEC Tournament, outlasting LSU 87-82 to advance to the Second Round Thursday afternoon against Missouri. Several players stood out for the Cats on Wednesday. Let’s highlight them in our Stars of the Game. […]
It was never going to be easy. Kentucky Basketball didn’t get the lead to double digits until late in the second half Wednesday afternoon against LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Heck, it took a signature performance from Brandon Garrison of all players for the Cats to create some separation. Garrison’s 17 […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as March Madness is here…and it is spectacular. Today, the SEC joins the Champ Week action, as the 2026 SEC Tournament tips-off in Nashville at 11:00 AM CST with 9th-seeded Kentucky playing 16th-seeded LSU. CB covered the overall schedule for the week the other day, and I’ll […]
As if this strange season needed another strange development, Kentucky Basketball opted not to practice at Bridgestone Arena Tuesday. For the teams that play Wednesday in the SEC Tournament, seeds 9-16, they are given the option to practice at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. Seven of these eight teams did. The only one that didn’t? Kentucky. […]
Well, we made it. It has not always been pretty or fun, but Kentucky Basketball is now in the postseason and looking to make an impact. After the Florida loss, Mark Pope said, “We are heading down to Nashville to win… We can’t wait to get to it.“ The Cats are getting to it a […]
Daily updates begin today, even though this is going to be a quick one (for migraine-related reasons). The biggest changes since Friday … NOTES: (1) East (Washington, D.C., Fri./Sun.) Greenville (Thurs./Sat.) (1) Duke (ACC)(16) UMBC (AE) (8) Kentucky▲(9) TCU San Diego (Fri./Sun.) ▼(5) Texas Tech★(12) NORTHERN IOWA (MVC) ▲(4) Vanderbilt★(13) Hofstra (CAA) St. Louis (Fri./Sun.) […]
Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star takes us through what we learned from KU beating down KSU Melvin Council added some drip to his look for senior day on Saturday 247 brings you a look at the path Kansas will face in the Big 12 Tournament Links! Dick Vitale feels like Kentucky did a poor […]
Kentucky Basketball’s coaching staff continues to explore new recruiting avenues, and one potential addition to the roster in the future is G League guard Dink Pate. According to Jacob Polacheck of KSR, Pate is expected to have a Zoom meeting with the Kentucky staff within the next week. The meeting comes after head coach Mark […]
It looks like the Kentucky Basketball team is adding another support staff position. The University of Kentucky has a job posting for a position titled “Associate Director, Player Development.” Here’s more from UK about what the job entails. The Player Development position plays a central role in shaping the Kentucky Men’s basketball program through the […]
Kentucky Basketball’s regular season ended Saturday with another difficult result, falling to Florida with a potential double bye in the SEC Tournament on the line. Instead, the Wildcats will now open the tournament on Wednesday, marking the first time in program history that Kentucky will play on the opening day of the SEC Tournament. The […]
The quarterfinals of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC conference tournaments will deliver a number of tasty regular-season rematches. With apologies to No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 LSU (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 19 Minnesota (2:30 p.m. ET, BTN) and Illinois vs. No. 9 Iowa (6:30 p.m. […]
Kenny Brooks and the Kentucky Women’s Basketball Team had a tough regular season in Southeastern Conference play, finishing the year with a 23-9 overall record and going just 8-8 in the SEC. That .500 record led to a finish in the middle of the pack when it came to SEC regular season standings, with Kentucky […]
Is anyone in the country hotter than Clara Strack? After Kenny Brooks challenged his star, Strack has responded in a now historic way. Take a look at her last 3 games: South Carolina – 24 points, 9 reboundsArkansas – 20 points, 13 reboundsGeorgia – 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5/7 on 3s That stat line against […]
With the Cats in comeback mode, Trent Noah was on the floor for his offense. He had made two 3s and drew a foul on another when he stepped into another. As he backpedaled to the side after the shot missed, Noah unfortunately stepped on Mark Pope and rolled his ankle. If you have played […]
Former John Wall, who helped start the John Calipari era with a trip to the Elite Eight in the 2009–10 season, shared his thoughts this week on the current state of the Kentucky basketball program and second-year head coach Mark Pope during an appearance on Yahoo Sports Daily. Kentucky enters the final stretch of the […]
The recruitment of Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2026, has been nothing short of an emotional ride for every fanbase involved. The five-star small forward, originally from Kentucky, played most of his prep career at Notre Dame Academy before transferring to Rainier Beach High School for the remainder of […]
Kentucky Basketball ended a three-game slide with a massive revenge win over South Carolina on Tuesday, then followed it up with a revenge beatdown of Vanderbilt on Saturday. It was maybe the most complete 40-minute game we have seen from the Cats all season against a Power Five team. Behind a career night from Collin […]
Kentucky Basketball freshman center Malachi Moreno has been named SEC Freshman of the Week, marking the first weekly honor of his young career. In last week’s wins at South Carolina and at home vs. Vanderbilt, Moreno averaged 9.5 points (66.7% shooting) and 8.5 rebounds per game. Against South Carolina, Moreno had eight points and a […]
When you do something for the first time in 36 years, it’s special. When you do something like that at the University of Kentucky, where history is etched everywhere, it’s even more so. That’s exactly what the Kentucky Basketball team did Saturday afternoon in the win over Vanderbilt. When Kentucky knocked off Vanderbilt 91-77, it […]