College basketball final: Kentucky Wildcats 81, Penn Quakers 66
In the city of the “Brotherly Shove,” John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats face the Penn Quakers in a college basketball game at the Wells Fargo Center. Tipoff is scheduled for noon. ESPN2 has the television coverage.
Kentucky was upset 80-73 by UNC Wilmington at Rupp Arena last Saturday. Ranked No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25, the Wildcats are 6-2. The trip to Philly is a homecoming of sorts for UK freshmen Justin Edwards, who is from Philadelphia, and D.J. Wagner and Aaron Bradshaw, who are both from nearby Camden, New Jersey.
Penn enters the game 6-4. Three of the Quakers’ losses have come in overtime — 83-80 at Maryland-Eastern Shore; 84-79 vs. Belmont and 93-92 vs. LaSalle. Penn beat Villanova 76-72 back on Nov. 13.
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Final: Kentucky 81, Penn 66
In just his second college game, Aaron Bradshaw scored 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots as UK knocked off Penn 81-66 at the Wells Fargo Center. Rob Dillingham also scored 17 points off the bench and Antonio Reeves added 16 as UK improved to 7-2 on the season.
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Halftime: Kentucky 39, Penn 29
Kentucky’s Aaron Bradshaw showed what kind of difference he can make for this team. Playing in just his second game, the 7-foot-1 freshman scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in the first half. UK shot 47. 2% from the floor. The Cats were 4-for-9 from three-point range. Rob Dillingham scored eight points. He was 3-for-10 from the floor and committed two turnovers.
Penn’s Clark Slajchert led all scorers with 12 points in the first half. Penn shot 39.4%. The Quakers were 2-for-12 from 3-point range.
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