Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 82-74 overtime win over Mississippi State
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Game day: Kentucky 80, Kansas 62
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge game between Kentucky and Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Mississippi State University in Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. The 12th-ranked Wildcats defeated the uranked Bulldogs, 82-74 in overtime.
Next up for Kentucky (16-4 overall, 6-2 SEC) is a visit to Lawrence, Kan., to face fifth-ranked Kansas (17-2 overall, 6-1 Big 12) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday night.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Tuesday’s game:
Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 21
Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 22
Assists: Sahvir Wheeler, 6
Steals: Oscar Tshiebwe, 3
Blocks: Keion Brooks, Oscar Tshiebwe, Dontaie Allen, Bryce Hopkins, 1
Turnovers: Oscar Tshiebwe, 4
Minutes: Kellan Grady, 43
Three-pointers made: Kellan Grady 4-11, Jacob Toppin 1-1, Dontaie Allen 1-5
View a complete statistics report from the game.
Next game
No. 12 Kentucky at No. 5 Kansas
What: SEC/Big 12 Challenge
When: 6 p.m. EST Saturday
TV: ESPN
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: UK 16-4 (6-2 SEC); Kansas 17-2 (6-1 Big 12)
Series: UK leads 23-10.
Last meeting: Kansas won 65-62 on Dec. 1, 2020, at the Champions Classic in Indianapolis.
This story was originally published January 25, 2022 at 11:34 PM.
