Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Gonzaga in Seattle.
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Coming off a 70-66 loss at Clemson on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge, the Kentucky Wildcats return to the road to face the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Tipoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. EST on ESPN2.
Ben Roberts will be courtside in Seattle. Follow him on Bluesky at @benrobertshl. You can follow Mark Story, Cameron Drummond and myself on Twitter at @markcstory, @cdrummond97 and johnclayiv.
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Kentucky (7-1) is ranked No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25. Gonzaga (7-1) is No. 7. The Bulldogs are No. 4 in kenpom’s efficiency rankings. The Wildcats are No. 11.
Gonzaga is shooting 49.3 percent from the floor, including 35.4 percent from 3-point range. The Bulldogs have made 82.4 percent of their free throws.
Kentucky is shooting 50 percent from the floor, including 36.8 percent from 3-point range. The Wildcats are shooting 73.3 percent from the foul line.
What a win by Kentucky.
Wildcats rally from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime.
Free basketball in Seattle.Kentucky 79, Gonzaga 79 -- going to overtime.It's 12:10 a.m. in Lexington, but this place is rocking. Some "Go Big Blue!" chants here amid that UK comeback in the second half.
Kentucky and Gonzaga tied at 79. Kentucky ball. Mark Pope calls time with 24.5 seconds left. Also 24 on the shot clock. Cats trailed by 16 at the half. #BBN#ukbasketball
HALF: Gonzaga 50, Kentucky 34Rough half for the Wildcats, who clearly miss Lamont Butler, but not sure how much of a difference he would have made in this one.Brandon Garrison: 8 points, 4 reboundsUK: 12/36 FGs and 5/17 on 3sGraham Ike: 18 points, 8 reboundsPoints in paint: Zags 24, UK 14
For the second straight season, UK cannot stop Graham Ike.The Gonzaga big man had 23 points despite fouling out in last season's win at Rupp Arena.Tonight, he already has 18 points and six rebounds, with three trips to the FT line.Gonzaga 44, Kentucky 32. 4:18 left in first half.
Lamont Butler is OUT tonight against Gonzaga.There were folks on both sides who expected that he would be playing in this one, but he'll be sidelined. Big, big loss against this team.Zags PG Ryan Nembhard is averaging 10.8 assists and just 1.8 TOs.Story: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Jaxson Robinson (2) and the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Saturday night. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
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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Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Gonzaga in Seattle.
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