Reaction from around the nation to Kentucky’s shocking loss to Evansville
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An out-of-the-blue defeat: Evansville 67, No. 1 Kentucky 64
Read all of the Herald-Leader’s coverage on Kentucky.com of the Wildcats’ unexpected defeat in Rupp Arena at the hands of former UK player Walter McCarty and his Evansville Purple Aces on Tuesday night.
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Kentucky’s 67-64 loss to Evansville will be remembered for decades.
Evansville, picked to finish ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference by league coaches, was a 25-point underdog entering Tuesday’s game in Rupp Arena. The Purple Aces’ upset garnered plenty of reaction on Twitter, including a show of support from former Kentucky star Anthony Epps, to Evansville head coach Walter McCarty, another former Wildcat.
Kentucky did not just lose a game — it also paid nearly $100,000 for the effort.
The ESPN Stats & Info account shared an interesting nugget about the Missouri Valley Conference.
One bettor placed a $900 wager during the game that Kentucky would win.
Plenty of local and national media members weighed in as well.
Next game
Utah Valley at Kentucky
When: 7 p.m. Monday
TV: ESPN2
This story was originally published November 12, 2019 at 10:20 PM.
