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Box score from No. 16 Kentucky basketball’s 69-59 win over Yale

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Game day: No. 16 Kentucky 69, Yale 59

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Yale in Rupp Arena.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Yale University in Rupp Arena on Sunday. The 16th-ranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Bulldogs, 69-59.

Next up for Kentucky is a non-conference game against No. 19 UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City next Saturday.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 28

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 12

Assists: Jacob Toppin, 4

Steals: Sahvir Wheeler, Oscar Tshiebwe, 2

Blocks: Oscar Tshiebwe, 2

Turnovers: Daimion Collins, 2

Minutes: Oscar Tshiebwe, 38

Three-pointers made: Cason Wallace 2-3, Chris Livingston 1-1, Antonio Reeves 1-3

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Kentucky’s Jacob Toppin, left, reaches for a rebound over Yale’s Isaiah Kelly (35) during Saturday’s game. Toppin finished with four points, five rebounds and four assists.
Kentucky’s Jacob Toppin, left, reaches for a rebound over Yale’s Isaiah Kelly (35) during Saturday’s game. Toppin finished with four points, five rebounds and four assists. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Next game

No. 16 Kentucky vs. No. 19 UCLA

What: CBS Sports Classic

Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City

When: About 5:15 p.m. Saturday

TV: CBS-27

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 7-2, UCLA 7-2 entering Saturday’s game

Series: Kentucky leads 8-7.

Last meeting: UCLA won 83-75 on Dec. 23, 2017, at the CBS Sports Classic in New Orleans.

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This story was originally published December 10, 2022 at 2:59 PM.

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Game day: No. 16 Kentucky 69, Yale 59

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Yale in Rupp Arena.