Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 61-53 win over Providence in the NCAA Tournament
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NCAA Tournament game day: Kentucky 61, Providence 53
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Providence in the NCAA Tournament at Greensboro, N.C.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Providence College on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament East Regional in Greensboro, N.C. The sixth-seeded Wildcats defeated the 11th-seeded Friars 61-53.
Next up for Kentucky is a second-round meeting with No. 3-seed Kansas State or No. 14-seed Montana State on Sunday in Greensboro.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:
Points: Antonio Reeves, 22
Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 25
Assists: Cason Wallace, 5
Steals: Cason Wallace, 3
Blocks: Oscar Tshiebwe, 2
Turnovers: Oscar Tshiebwe, Antonio Reeves, 3
Minutes: Antonio Reeves, Cason Wallace, 38
Three-pointers made: Antonio Reeves 5-9
View a complete statistics report from the game.
View UK’s 2022-23 schedule and results.
Sunday
No. 6 seed Kentucky vs. No. 3 seed Kansas State
What: NCAA Tournament round-of-32 game
When: 2:40 p.m. EDT
Where: Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum
TV: CBS-27
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Kentucky 22-11; Kansas State 24-9
Series: Kentucky leads 9-1
Last meeting: Kansas State won 61-58 on March 22, 2018, in NCAA Sweet 16 in Atlanta
This story was originally published March 17, 2023 at 9:27 PM.
