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Box score from No. 16 Kentucky basketball’s 81-66 win over Penn

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Game day: No. 16 Kentucky 81, Penn 66

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Penn at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Pennsylvania at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday. The 16th-ranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Quakers 81-66.

Next up for Kentucky is a nonconference game against the University of North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Aaron Bradshaw, Rob Dillingham, 17

Rebounds: Aaron Bradshaw, 11

Assists: D.J. Wagner, 7

Steals: Reed Sheppard, 3

Blocks: Aaron Bradshaw, 3

Turnovers: Tre Mitchell, Rob Dillingham, 3

Minutes: Tre Mitchell, 36

Three-pointers made: Rob Dillingham 3-5, Antonio Reeves 2-6, Aaron Bradshaw 1-2, D.J. Wagner 1-2, Reed Sheppard 1-3

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2023-24 schedule.

Next game

No. 16 Kentucky vs. No. 9 North Carolina

What: CBS Sports Classic

When: Saturday, Dec. 16 at about 5:30 p.m. (following a game between Ohio State and UCLA that starts at 3 p.m. on the same court)

Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta

TV: CBS-27

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 7-2, North Carolina 7-2

Series: North Carolina leads 25-17

Last meeting: Kentucky won 98-69 on Dec. 17, 2021, at the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas

Adou Thiero contributed six points, two rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes of action as Kentucky defeated Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Adou Thiero contributed six points, two rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes of action as Kentucky defeated Pennsylvania on Saturday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
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This story was originally published December 9, 2023 at 1:57 PM.

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Game day: No. 16 Kentucky 81, Penn 66

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Penn at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.