Victorious Kentucky returns home to adoring fans (Yahoo! Sports)
April 4, 2012 by admin
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Another championship banner has been unfurled at Rupp Arena. Kentucky’s basketball team returned home to its adoring fans Tuesday, after defeating Kansas 67-59 Monday night to win the school’s eighth NCAA championship. Blue-clad fans erupted into deafening cheers as the team pulled into the packed arena aboard a sleek blue bus emblazoned with “national champions.” It was a joyous…
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Purdue hands Michigan first home loss (AP)
February 26, 2012 by admin
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Purdue probably needed a signature victory to cement its place in the NCAA tournament. The Boilermakers got one Saturday thanks to Terone Johnson. The sophomore scored a career-high 22 points and Robbie Hummel added 17 as Purdue beat No. 11 Michigan 75-61, handing the Wolverines their first home loss of the season.
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No. 1 Kentucky extends home streak to 50 (AP)
February 19, 2012 by admin
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As motivation to keep the Rupp Arena crowd rowdy, Kentucky coach John Calipari has said when the Wildcats lose home games, he won’t stick around to sign autographs. Three years into his tenure, he’s still signed after every home game. Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to a 77-62 victory over Mississippi on Saturday, the Wildcats’ 50th consecutive win at…
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No. 22 Michigan improves to 14-0 at home (AP)
February 13, 2012 by admin
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Evan Smotrycz broke up a pass at one end of the court, then Tim Hardaway Jr. rattled in a shot from the baseline at the other. Michigan’s slumping sophomores were finally giving the Wolverines a lift again. Hardaway scored 15 points and Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.
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Kentucky extends home win streak to 48 (AP)
February 1, 2012 by admin
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Freshman Anthony Davis had 18 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots as top-ranked Kentucky beat Tennessee 69-44 on Tuesday night to extend the Wildcats’ home winning streak to 48 games. Kentucky (22-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) got off to a sizzling start by hitting its first 11 shots over the opening 11 minutes as the Wildcats won their 14th straight overall in another dominating…
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No. 4 Ohio St. cruises, now 15-0 at home (AP)
January 26, 2012 by admin
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Aaron Craft took a dribble or two past midcourt and launched an alley-oop pass toward teammate Sam Thompson, who was approaching the rim from the left wing. Thompson never got the pass: It went straight in from 35 feet. It was that kind of night for No. 4 Ohio State, which got 20 points and 13 rebounds from Jared Sullinger and took advantage of Penn State’s slow start to roll to a 78-54 victory…
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No. 4 Ohio State rolls, now 15-0 at home (AP)
January 26, 2012 by admin
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Jared Sullinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Ohio State took advantage of Penn State’s slow start to roll to a 78-54 victory on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) won their third in a row and fifth in six games while tuning up for Sunday’s big home showdown with No. 20 Michigan.
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Kentucky holds off Tide, home streak 47 (AP)
January 21, 2012 by admin
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Darius Miller hit four free throws in the final minute and freshmen Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis each added two more as No. 2 Kentucky held on to beat Alabama 77-71 on Saturday for its nation’s best 47th straight home victory. Kentucky (19-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) led the entire second half, but Alabama’s Trevor Releford scored all 17 of his points in the second half to keep the…
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No. 2 Kentucky extends home streak to 46 (AP)
January 18, 2012 by admin
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Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis made no secret of his strategy. “I remember one time he just told his guys, `Just bring him in here, I’m going to block everything,”‘ Arkansas guard Mardracus Wade said. Davis scored a career-high 27 points and blocked seven shots to set a school season record in the second-ranked Wildcats’ 86-63 victory over the Razorbacks on Tuesday night.
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Minnesota hands Hoosiers first home loss (AP)
January 13, 2012 by admin
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Minnesota had lost four straight, was on the road against the nation’s No. 7 team and had lost star forward Trevor Mbakwe to an ACL injury more than a month earlier. Coming into Assembly Hall, where the Hoosiers had won their first 11 games, including over then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 2 Ohio State, the Golden Gophers seemed to have almost no chance.
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