With chaos and intensity and physicality swirling, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist knew he was in the right game. A rivalry game with toughness and plenty of whistles? Kidd-Gilchrist doesn’t mind it. “Almost relishes it,” head coach John Calipari said. Kidd-Gilchrist controlled the game from the start, scoring 24 points with 19 rebounds in UK’s 69-62 win over [...]
To close out the year 2011, the battle of the Bluegrass was as big of a contest as expected. For the first time in series’ history, the two teams played while both being ranked in the top five, but after a loss to Georgetown earlier in the week, the Cards were unable to run with UK in Rupp Arena Saturday.
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Three things we learned in UK’s 69-62 win over Louisville: 1. The impact of the refs — It sucks that officials are one of the focuses in a rivalry game, but their imprint on the game was undeniable. From the opening tip of the game, fouls were doled out in bunches. UK got whistled for three [...]
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Join the Kernel, live from Rupp Arena, as No. 3 UK plays No. 4 Louisville. Kentucky vs Louisville basketball
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Three things to watch as No. 3 UK takes on No. 4 Louisville in a game with the highest combined rankings between the two teams in series history: 1. Handling the defensive pressure Louisville figures to throw a full court press at UK, and it will fall largely on freshman guard Marquis Teague to navigate [...]
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The Cats will continue the University of Louisville rivalry noon Saturday at Rupp Arena, and head coach John Calipari wasn’t happy with with UK’s previous performance with Lamar Wednesday night.
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Sitting in postgame interviews after beating Lamar, Terrence Jones was asked for his analysis of UK’s upcoming opponent, Louisville. “Well, they’re undefeated,” Jones began, before a reporter cut him off. “They’re not undefeated,” the reporter said. Standing on the fringe of the media circle around Jones, Doron Lamb quickly glanced up. “Wait, they lost?!” Lamb [...]
Continue reading …Terrence Jones looked down and saw one finger did not match the rest. After a play three games ago, Jones saw his pinky finger horizontal to the ground, while the others were vertical. “I ain’t never seen my finger like that,” Jones said. “I wasn’t even in basketball mode anymore. I was just worried about [...]
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