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Thornton scores career-high 30 as Ohio State cruises past No. 4 Kentucky 85-65

Dec. 21, 2024 20:40 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 22 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and Ohio State cruised to an 85-65 victory over No. 4 Kentucky on Saturday in the CBS Classic at Madison Square Garden. John Mobley Jr. added 15 points and Aaron Bradshaw scored 11 for Ohio...

No. 5 Kentucky pulls away in 2nd half to beat Colgate 78-67

Dec. 11, 2024 22:18 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Koby Brea scored 17 points, including five to cap a critical second-half spurt that rallied No. 5 Kentucky past Colgate 78-67 on Wednesday night. Jaxson Robinson made consecutive 3-pointers to spark the Wildcats' 14-2 run over 7:31 for a 63-49 lead, a surge...

No. 4 Kentucky overcomes 18-point deficit, takes down No. 7 Gonzaga in overtime 90-89

Dec. 08, 2024 01:20 AM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Carr had 19 points and No. 4 Kentucky erased an 18-point second half deficit to beat No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime on Saturday night. Otega Oweh converted at the rim in the opening minute of overtime to put the Wildcats in front 81-79, their first lead...

No. 8 Kentucky beats Georgia State 105-76, breaks 100 points for the 4th time this season

Nov. 29, 2024 21:32 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored 19 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 105-76 win over Georgia State on Friday night. The Wildcats (7-0) reached the century mark for the fourth time this season and won their first seven games for the first time since the 2016-17 season....

Oweh, Carr each score 18 points to help No. 8 Kentucky outlast Western Kentucky 87-68

Nov. 26, 2024 21:27 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh and Andrew Carr each scored 18 points and No. 8 Kentucky pulled away down the stretch to beat Western Kentucky 87-68 on Tuesday night. Oweh's 3-pointer with 8:57 remaining was key for the cold-shooting Wildcats (6-0), who made just 25 of 62 from the...

AP men's player of the week: No. 19 Wisconsin's John Tonje has a big game in win over No. 17 Arizona

Nov. 19, 2024 12:36 PM EST

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 2 of the season: John Tonje, Wisconsin The Badgers needed someone to step up after losing all five starters from a year ago and Tonje has been that guy early in the season. The...

Oweh's big plays give Mark Pope his first big win for No. 19 Kentucky, beating No. 6 Duke 77-72

Nov. 13, 2024 00:12 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1)...

Brea scores 20 points off the bench to pace Kentucky

Nov. 09, 2024 18:31 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Koby Brea came off the bench to score 20 points, including six three-pointers, and Jaxson Robinson added 14 as No. 23 Kentucky overwhelmed Bucknell 100-72 Saturday. The Wildcats (2-0) were cold from three-point range early in the first half, but Brea and Kerr...

Oweh scores 21, No. 23 Kentucky routs Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope's debut as Wildcats' coach

Nov. 04, 2024 21:31 PM EST

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60% to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope's Wildcat debut on Monday night. Pope replaced John Calipari in April after the Hall of Famer left for Arkansas and...