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Game day: Kentucky 98, Minnesota State Mankato 67

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball exhibition game between Kentucky and Minnesota State Mankato in Rupp Arena.


After trouncing Kentucky Wesleyan 123-52 last week, the Kentucky men’s basketball team plays its second and final exhibition game on Tuesday night. Coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats face the Minnesota State Mavericks in a 7 p.m. tipoff at Rupp Arena.

Ben Roberts, Cameron Drummond and yours truly will be on hand to provide updates and analysis. You can follow us on X/Twitter at @BenRobertsHL, @camdrummond97 and @johnclayiv.

You can also follow a dedicated X/Twitter feed on Kentucky men’s basketball by clicking here.

Kentucky men’s basketball roster

Minnesota State men’s basketball roster

Final: Kentucky 98, Minnesota 67

UK goes 2-0 in its exhibition games before opening the season Nov. 4 against Wright State at Rupp.

Final box

Halftime: Kentucky 43, Minnesota State 23

After starting out 2-of-13 from three-point range, the Cats finished 6-of-11 from behind the arc. That helped Mark Pope’s team outscore the Mavericks 25-6 over the final 9:11 before intermission.

Halftime box

Kentucky fans cheer during an exhibition game against Kentucky Wesleyan at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
Kentucky fans cheer during an exhibition game against Kentucky Wesleyan at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
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This story was originally published October 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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Game day: Kentucky 98, Minnesota State Mankato 67

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball exhibition game between Kentucky and Minnesota State Mankato in Rupp Arena.