In a college basketball game, Kentucky faced Penn, with Kentucky leading 7-5 early in the first half. Aaron Bradshaw's impressive performance, including a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, contributed to Kentucky's 81-66 win over Penn. Bradshaw's return from injury significantly impacted the team's performance, with observers noting his active and rim-protecting presence. The game ended with Kentucky improving to 7-2 and Penn falling to 6-5. Meanwhile, Louisville suffered a 75-68 loss to DePaul, marking a challenging stretch for the team.
FINAL: Louisville 73, Kentucky 61 in front of a crowd of 11,291 in the KFC Yum! Center. https://t.co/GDp2gVAHmo
FINAL: #Louisville 73, #Kentucky 61 Olivia Cochran is honored after the game for her 1000th career point #GoCards x #BBN @WHAS11 https://t.co/kDKDPXTdiO
FINAL: Louisville 73, Kentucky 61 That's seven straight over the Wildcats.
Louisville is close to putting this one away, leading Kentucky, 62-50, with under four minutes left in the game.
One more quarter, #Louisville leads #Kentucky 50-44 after a scoring hot end to the 3rd for the Cards #GoCards x #BBN @WHAS11 https://t.co/XoKLshndAL
Headed to 4Q in the KFC Yum! Center, Louisville women lead Kentucky 50-44. Kentucky has done a good job dictating tempo in this one. Louisville gained momentum late in the third quarter with a 14-2 run to go up by 9, but Ajae Petty finished the quarter with a big and-one. Good…
END 3: Louisville 50, Kentucky 44 The Cardinals heated up some during the later stages of the third quarter, creating some separation.
3Q, Timeout UK: #Louisville 40, #Kentucky 39. UofL takes the lead back on a Harris steal and score
Louisville gave up back-to-back layups to Janae Walker and Kentucky now leads, 39-36, with 4:47 to go in the third.
HALFTIME: #Louisville 28, #Kentucky 27 UK shooting 46.2% from the field and are keeping it close with an AP Top 25 #GoCards x #BBN @WHAS11
HALF: Louisville 28, Kentucky 27 The Cardinals are shooting below 40% while the Wildcats are shooting 46% from the field, and both teams have 10 turnovers after the first two quarters of the game.
END 1ST: #Louisville, 18, #Kentucky 16 Sydney Taylor leads the way for the Cards with 9 points thanks to 3 threes. Maddie Scherr drills a bucket before the end of the quarter for a game-high 10 points so far #GoCards x #BBN @WHAS11 https://t.co/R4JZFgwEc0
END 1: Louisville 18, Kentucky 16 Sydney Taylor has nine points for the Cardinals after hitting back-to-back 3's at the end of the first quarter.
Jayda Curry and Elif Istanbulluoglu will be the first two off the bench for Louisville on the other side of the timeout. The Cards are up early, 12-11.
Aaron Bradshaw, who starred at New Jersey's Camden High School about seven miles from Saturday's game, led the way as Kentucky basketball beat Penn. https://t.co/UidXsQOTPG
DePaul ended its five-game losing streak on Saturday, beating Louisville 75-68 at Wintrust Arena. https://t.co/3j0JLCi3Hl
DePaul did it. They beat Louisville. https://t.co/LSc10z3Eqv
CRAWFORD | This isn't working. Louisville falls to DePaul 75-68 https://t.co/2Prmj7JajP https://t.co/VETIJxfLvs
DePaul halts skid as Louisville's road woes continue https://t.co/zWJ3r7POAE https://t.co/6QuznAuFEV
68 points for Louisville is the 2nd lowest that DePaul has held a team to this season. Only South Dakota with 60 had less @WHAS11
FINAL: DePaul 75, Louisville 68. Blue Demons end a 5-game losing streak. I'll have a column shortly.
FINAL: #Louisville 68, DePaul 75 Considering who DePaul was coming into this, you could argue that this is the worst loss of the season for Louisville. The fact that there are other losses to argue may be a good representation of the state of the program at the moment @WHAS11
Louisville loses 75-68 to DePaul and is now 0-5 this season vs teams ranked higher than 225th in KenPom.
DePaul now out of timeouts
DePaul has been DePauling in the last couple of minutes. Big three from Curtis Williams, nice follow slam from James. Ty-Laur Johnson about to re-enter with Louisville down six.
#Louisville back into a single digit deficit after Mike James sinks his free throws
No. 16 Kentucky's bench comes alive in win over Penn https://t.co/X3TLCHDOs3 https://t.co/xToKV3u3Yb
Ty-Laur Johnson trying to spark Louisville here. Mike James steal and score brings Louisville from 19 down back to within 9. Showing more energy.
DePaul finished that first half on an 18-2 run.
Louisville closed the first half being outscored 18-to-2 by... DePaul.
Oh my, Louisville getting waxed by … DePaul. Very, very bad.
HALF: DePaul 38, #Louisville 22 Cards shooting 38.5% from the field and have yet to hit a 3 against a Blue Devils team that ranks 313rd out of 362 in the country in defensive efficiency #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
HALFTIME | In a matchup of beleaguered programs in Chicago, one team is playing like a team hungry for a victory after a very difficult stretch in program history, the other team is Louisville. DePaul up by 16 at the break https://t.co/KnJCFZI3NY
Louisville is down 38-22 at halftime to the second worst P6 team in college basketball.
Let’s not forget: Louisville is a second-half team!! https://t.co/dVFttdEkYX
Louisville down 10. To DePaul.
DePaul had a side out-of-bounds with less than a second on the shot clock. Lobs it in for a layup. That's pretty much how it's going in Chicago. Louisville down 17-16 early. https://t.co/skUENKg3Tw
Feels like Calipari learned a lot about this Kentucky team today. It’s becoming clear which players should be playing the bulk of the minutes. Also, Aaron Bradshaw changes everything.
Aaron Bradshaw, in 2nd game and homecoming of sorts, leads Kentucky basketball past Penn https://t.co/UidXsQOTPG via @courierjournal
That’s a really solid win for Kentucky and huge to get that many minutes (29) and that kind of production (17, 11, 3 blocks) out of Aaron Bradshaw in just his second college game. Integrated him into the team much better today, too. https://t.co/yDjii9vlL8
FINAL | Very solid win for Kentucky, 81-66 over Penn. Wildcats gave up a couple of runs from Penn, but never really lost their poise. Aaron Bradshaw with his first double double (of likely many), 17 points, 11 rebounds. Dillingham with a late 3 to match that 17. More stats below.… https://t.co/x55Pz9tjNA
Kentucky with a nice bounce back win today Gotta say: Ive said since the Kansas game, this has the chance to be the best UK team since 2016-2017. That said, a healthy Aaron Bradshaw adds an entirely new dimension: Active, rim protector. EXACTLY what this team was missing 😤😤
Looks like John Calipari is done easing in Aaron Bradshaw -- 29 minutes, 17 points, 11 rebounds (five on the offensive end) and three blocks in his second game back from injury. Kentucky has missed him.
Not a bad outing for Aaron Bradshaw, huh? He had 17 points and 11 rebounds; tied for game-high point total while rebound figure led all players Saturday.
Kentucky with a nice bounce back win today Gotta say: Ive said since the Kansas game, this has the chance to be the best UK team since 2015-2016. That said, a healthy Aaron Bradshaw adds an entirely new dimension: Active, rim protector. EXACTLY what this team was missing 😤
Final: Kentucky 81, Penn 66 Final box: https://t.co/65dMPtUuZf
Kentucky gets the W. Besides that, the other big outcome: Aaron Bradshaw 16 points, 11 boards and three blocks.
FINAL: Kentucky 81, Penn 66. Wildcats improve to 7-2 while Quakers fall to 6-5. Kentucky faces North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic next week in Atlanta. Tip off is slated for 5:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena and will air nationally on CBS.
Kentucky's Aaron Bradshaw now with a double/double -- 16 points, 11 rebounds. #BBN #ukbasketball
There's the first double-double of Aaron Bradshaw's Kentucky career. 14 points and 10 rebounds along with 3 blocks and 1 steal. He's a team-best +15.
With 7:34 left, Kentucky's Aaron Bradshaw has 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. #BBN #ukbasketball
Nice homecoming for Aaron Bradshaw. 2nd game back, and he's working on a double-double. Has 14 and 9 with 730 to play. Like his odds of getting there.
Total Kentucky effort play: Bradshaw with the block. Edwards with the save. Reeves drains the three. Felt like a dagger shot. Kentucky up 70-57.
Penn shooting 76 percent this half, 66 percent from the arc. Cutting is leaving Kentucky with a little whiplash. Every time Cats appear on verge of pulling away, Quakers answer.
DePaul being a 1.5 point favorite is insane. We all know Louisville’s situation, but DePaul is soooo bad. @CBB_Central tells me he thinks DePaul is worse this year than Louisville was last year.
Halftime: Kentucky 39, Penn 29 First half box: https://t.co/uhR8VsF88F
Kentucky on a 16-2 run to take a commanding lead against Penn late first half. Getting back to itself. Aaron Bradshaw looking every bit like the former top-10 recruit: 9 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks, a steal in 13 minutes. He’s legit.
Penn and its zone are giving Kentucky some trouble, but man, you couldn’t ask for a better second game from 7-footer Aaron Bradshaw: 7 points, 6 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 blocks and a steal in 9 minutes. That’ll do.
Kentucky's a different team with Aaron Bradshaw. #BB #ukbasketball
You never know what you're going to get with Rob Dillingham. Forced a 3. Missed. Calipari gets Antonio Reeves up off bench. Before Reeves takes two steps, Dillingham makes a steal, then scores. Cal tells Reeves to sit back down. Kentucky 16, Penn 12 with 10:56 left in 1H.
Kentucky 7, Penn 5 at the 1H 15:58 TV time. Cats are 3-of-4 from the floor. Made only three-point attempt. Reeves. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky 7, Penn t at the 1H 15:58 TV time. Cats are 3-of-4 from the floor. Made only three-point attempt. Reeves. #BBN #ukbasketball
First timeout comes at the 15:58 mark of the first half. Kentucky up 7-5 on Penn. UK is 3 of 4 from the field while Penn is only 2 for 7.
Antonio Reeves with 20 straight games with a made 3-pointer. Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard at the scorer's table. UK leads Penn, 7-5, with 16:33 to go until half.