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Box score from No. 4 Kentucky basketball’s 106-63 win over South Carolina State

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Game day: No. 4 Kentucky 106, South Carolina State 63

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Thursday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and South Carolina State in Rupp Arena.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played South Carolina State University in the Tribute Classic at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Thursday night. The fourth-ranked Wildcats defeated the Bulldogs, 106-63.

Next up for Kentucky is a trip to Spokane, Wash., to face No. 2 Gonzaga on Sunday night.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Thursday’s game:

Points: CJ Fredrick, 17

Rebounds: Jacob Toppin, 9

Assists: Sahvir Wheeler, 10

Steals: CJ Fredrick, 4

Blocks: Ugonna Onyenso, 3

Turnovers: Daimion Collins, 3

Minutes: Sahvir Wheeler, 25

Three-pointers made: CJ Fredrick 3-7, Antonio Reeves 3-7, Cason Wallace 2-4, Chris Livingston 1-2, Brennan Canada 1-1

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Kentucky freshman Ugonna Onyenso broke free down the late for a dunk during Thursday night’s Wildcats win over South Carolina State in Rupp Arena.
Kentucky freshman Ugonna Onyenso broke free down the late for a dunk during Thursday night’s Wildcats win over South Carolina State in Rupp Arena. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Next game

No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Gonzaga

When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Spokane (Wash.) Arena

TV: ESPN

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 3-1, Gonzaga 2-1

Series: Kentucky leads 1-0

Last meeting: Kentucky won 80-72 on Nov. 27, 2002, at the Maui (Hawaii) Invitational.

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This story was originally published November 17, 2022 at 9:05 PM.

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Game day: No. 4 Kentucky 106, South Carolina State 63

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Thursday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and South Carolina State in Rupp Arena.