Box score from No. 8 Kentucky basketball’s 96-70 win over Illinois State
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Game day: No. 8 Kentucky 96, Illinois State 70
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Illinois State in Rupp Arena.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the Illinois State University Redbirds in its final game of 2023 in Rupp Arena on Friday night. The eighth-ranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Redbirds 96-70.
Next up for Kentucky, which has won four games in a row, is its Southeastern Conference opener against the University of Florida on Saturday, Jan. 6 in Gainesville, Florida.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:
Points: Antonio Reeves, 27
Rebounds: Tre MItchell, 11
Assists: Rob Dillingham, 7
Steals: Rob Dillingham, 3
Blocks: Ugonna Onyenso, 3
Turnovers: Reed Sheppard, 2
Minutes: Antonio Reeves, 34
Three-pointers made: Antonio Reeves 4-8, D.J. Wagner 2-3, Reed Sheppard 2-5, Rob Dillingham 1-2, Tre Mitchell 1-3, Justin Edwards 1-4
View a complete statistics report from the game.
Next game
No. 8 Kentucky at Florida
When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6
TV: ESPN
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
Records: Kentucky 10-2 (0-0 SEC), Florida 9-3 (0-0)
Series: Kentucky leads 109-41
Last meeting: Kentucky won 82-74 on Feb. 22, 2023, in Gainesville
This story was originally published December 29, 2023 at 8:48 PM.
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