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Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 77-68 loss to defending national champion Kansas

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Game day: No. 9 Kansas 77, Kentucky 68

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

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Kansas University in Rupp Arena on Saturday night. The unranked Wildcats were defeated by the ninth-ranked Jayhawks 77-68.

Next up for Kentucky is a road game against Mississippi on Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 18

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 9

Assists: Cason Wallace, 5

Steals: Cason Wallace, 5

Blocks: Cason Wallace, Chris Livingston, Oscar Tshiebwe, 1

Turnovers: Oscar Tshiebwe, 3

Minutes: Cason Wallace, 37

Three-pointers made: Cason Wallace, 2-3

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, left, fights for a rebound with Kansas’ K.J. Adams Jr. (24) during Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena.
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, left, fights for a rebound with Kansas’ K.J. Adams Jr. (24) during Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Next game

Kentucky at Ole Miss

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday

TV: ESPN

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 14-7 (5-4 SEC), Ole Miss 9-12 (1-8)

Series: Kentucky leads 109-14

Last meeting: Kentucky won 83-72 on March 1, 2022, in Lexington

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This story was originally published January 28, 2023 at 10:24 PM.

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Game day: No. 9 Kansas 77, Kentucky 68

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