Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 71-68 win at Mississippi State
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Game day: Kentucky 71, Mississippi State 68
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Mississippi State at Starkville, Miss.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Mississippi State University at Starkville, Miss., on Wednesday night. The unranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Bulldogs 71-68.
Next up for Kentucky is a home game against 10th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday afternoon in Rupp Arena.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Wednesday’s game:
Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 18
Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 11
Assists: Cason Wallace, 11
Steals: Jacob Toppin, Cason Wallace, Chris Livingston, 2
Blocks: Chris Livingston, Adou Thiero, 1
Turnovers: Oscar Tshiebwe, 4
Minutes: Antonio Reeves, Cason Wallace, 38
Three-pointers made: Antonio Reeves 4-7, Jacob Toppin 1-1, Chris Livingston 1-3
View a complete statistics report from the game.
Next game
No. 10 Tennessee at Kentucky
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
TV: CBS-27
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Tennessee 20-6 (9-4 SEC), Kentucky 17-9 (8-5)
Series: Kentucky leads 159-77
Last meeting: Kentucky won 63-56 on Jan. 14, 2023, in Knoxville, Tenn.
This story was originally published February 15, 2023 at 11:03 PM.
