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No. 1 Florida Routs Kentucky, Goes 18-0 in SEC

Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:53 PM

Patric Young scored 18 points in his final home game and No. 1 Florida routed 25th-ranked Kentucky 84-65 Saturday, becoming the first team in Southeastern Conference history to go 18-0 in league play. Fellow seniors Casey Prather (15) and Scottie Wilbekin (13) also reached double figures for the Gators (29-2, 18-0), who have won 23 straight this season and 32 in a row at home. Coach Billy ...

No. 11 Louisville Blows Out No. 19 UConn 81-48

Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:48 PM

Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points, Russ Smith recorded a career-high 13 assists and No. 11 Louisville routed No. 19 Connecticut 81-48 on Saturday to claim a share of the American Athletic Conference championship. Harrell added 11 rebounds and several thunderous dunks to help the Cardinals (26-5, 15-3) finish tied with No. 15 Cincinnati atop the upstart league. A coin flip will determine the top ...

Indiana State Slips Past SIU 62-59

Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:43 PM

Khristian Smith tipped in a missed Justin Gant jumper with 14 seconds remaining to give No. 2 seed Indiana State a 62-59 win over sixth-seeded Southern Illinois in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Saturday. Desmar Jackson had a look at a 3-point jumper with 3 seconds left but missed as Gant had his hands in Jackson's face. Indiana State won the right to face No. ...

Regular-Season Champ Georgia St. Tops WKU 73-55

Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:23 PM

Ryan Harrow scored 20 points and Devonta White 19 as Georgia State completed its championship regular season with a 73-55 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. The Panthers (24-7, 17-1 Sun Belt) and the second-place Hilltoppers (20-11, 12-6) receive double byes into the semifinals on opposite sides of conference tournament bracket. The tournament begins Thursday in New Orleans but Georgia ...

Ekey's 3 Lifts Illinois Over No. 24 Iowa 66-63

Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:19 PM

Jon Ekey hit a 3-pointer in the final second to lift Illinois to a 66-63 victory over No. 24 Iowa on Saturday night. Rayvonte Rice scored 15 points to lead the Illini (18-13, 6-12 Big Ten), who notched consecutive road wins against ranked opponents for the first time since 2005. Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble — the Big Ten's leading scorer — was held to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. ...

E Kentucky Hangs on to Defeat Murray State 86-83

Saturday, March 08, 2014 1:05 AM

Corey Walden scored 5 of his 24 points down the stretch as No. 3 seed Eastern Kentucky held on to defeat second-seeded Murray State 86-83 in an Ohio Valley semifinal Friday night. Eastern Kentucky (23-9) will play top-seeded Belmont (24-8) in the championship game on Saturday. Orlando Williams scored to give EKU a 66-55 lead with 10:18 remaining before T.J. Sapp hit a 3-pointer for Murray State ...

Salukis Get by Panthers 63-58 in MVC Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 08, 2014 12:58 AM

Desmar Jackson had 23 points and 11 rebounds as sixth-seeded Southern Illinois squandered a 19-point second-half lead on Friday night, but held on to beat No. 3 seed Northern Iowa 63-58. Anthony Beane added 16 points for SIU (14-18) which extended a 36-18 halftime lead to 43-24 early in the second half and was still leading 52-41 on Davante Drinkard's jumper with 6:18 left. UNI (16-15) rattled ...

No. 11 Louisville Says Goodbye to Winningest Class

Saturday, March 08, 2014 12:50 AM

Louisville's four seniors will always be remembered for their roles in helping win last year's NCAA championship. Russ Smith, Luke Hancock, Stephan Van Treese and Tim Henderson will also go down as the Cardinals' winningest class with a 115-30 record entering Saturday's regular-season finale against No. 19 Connecticut (24-6, 12-5 American Athletic Conference), a game that could also earn the No. ...

Western Kentucky Defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 75-72

Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:30 PM

George Fant scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as Western Kentucky held on to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 75-72 on Thursday night. T.J. Price made a pair of free throws to give Western Kentucky its largest lead of the second half, 63-55 with 3:26 remaining. Steven Wronkoski hit a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left to pull the Ragin' Cajuns within one, 73-72. WKU's Chris Harrison-Docks made ...

Naivar to Coach UK Special Teams, Safeties

Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:12 PM

Craig Naivar, who has been a defensive coordinator or special teams coordinator for the last 15 seasons, has joined the Kentucky football staff as special teams coordinator and safeties coach, Head Coach Mark Stoops announced Thursday. “I’ve gotten to visit with Craig the last couple of years and am very impressed with him,” Stoops said. “He has vast knowledge, ...

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