The LSU vs Kentucky basketball game shows improvements for Wildcats.
The LSU vs Kentucky basketball game was their second SEC game of the season. On Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats pulled off an impressive win against their rival Cardinals of Louisville and were looking to continue that momentum with a matchup versus LSU.
In an exciting finish down the stretch, Kentucky men’s basketball pulled off their biggest win of the season on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena with a final score of 74-71 over LSU. Coach John Calipari adhered to his plan and trusted in what he knew — rolling out seven players for most of the game before slimming it down to five starters that handled 29+ minutes each for this huge SEC victory! While talking about how his team plays more deliberately rather than flying up and down court, we saw just why Calipari is so successful as a head coach.
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Game Final Score
At halftime, Kentucky had a slight lead in the game at 42-38. Despite making things difficult for themselves late on, they managed to triumph by 3 points with their 74-71 victory over the competition!
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Recap
Kentucky held on for a dramatic 74-71 victory over LSU Tuesday night, with Jacob Toppin leading the way with 21 points. Oscar Tshiebwe completed his double-double effort in an exciting finish that went down to the wire. Chris Livingston fouled LSU’s Cam Hayes with 10 seconds remaining. Hayes would go on to sink all three free throws which sliced Kentucky’s lead back to one point. With 3.4 ticks left, Toppin stepped up to seal it by converting both of his foul shots before KJ Williams’ final attempt just missed as time expired!
The Wildcats shot 28-of-54 from the floor, and 7-of-18 from behind the arch. That equals 51.9% from the field shooting, and38.9% from behind the three point line. The Cats also shot a solid percentage from the charity stripe, going 11-14 at 78.6%.
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Kentucky moves to 11-4 on the season, and 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference standings, while LSU is 12-3 and also 1-1 in the South Eastern Conference.
Box Score
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