Box score from No. 12 Kentucky basketball’s 80-73 loss to UNC Wilmington
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Game day: UNC Wilmington 80, No. 12 Kentucky 73
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and UNC Wilmington in Rupp Arena.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Rupp Arena on Saturday. The 12th-ranked Wildcats were defeated by the unranked Seahawks 80-73.
Next up for Kentucky is a nonconference game against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:
Points: Reed Sheppard, 25
Rebounds: Reed Sheppard, 9
Assists: Reed Sheppard, 6
Steals: Reed Sheppard, Justin Edwards, 2
Blocks: Justin Edwards, Adou Thiero, Tre Mitchell, Aaron Bradshaw, 1
Turnovers: Rob Dillingham, 4
Minutes: Reed Sheppard, 39
Three-pointers made: Reed Sheppard 3-6, Tre Mitchell 1-2, Antonio Reeves 1-2
View a complete statistics report from the game.
Next game
No. 12 Kentucky vs. Penn
When: Saturday, Dec. 9 at noon
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Kentucky 6-2, Penn 5-4
Series: Kentucky leads 5-0
Last meeting: Kentucky won 86-62 on Jan. 3, 2011, in Lexington
This story was originally published December 2, 2023 at 6:13 PM.
