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KSR Today: Kentucky drops thriller to Texas A&M

Adam Luckettby:Adam Luckett•01/14/24•

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Kentucky HC John Calipari
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No one can call this Kentucky basketball team boring. During a frigid weekend in the Bluegrass, the Wildcats and the Texas A&M burned up some nets in the Lonestar State on Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena.

Unfortunately, the Big Blue came up on the short end of the stick.

Behind 59 combined points on 46 field goals from guards Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor, Texas A&M scored a season-high 97 points in an overtime victory in College Station. A poor three-point shooting team poured 12 makes from downtown and grabbed 25 offensive rebounds. That combination created a long afternoon for Kentucky’s defense.

Despite scoring 89 points in regulation and getting 15 three-point field goals, Kentucky was unable to lock up the victory. There was some big-time shotmaking from Rob Dillingham down the stretch, but the offense disappeared in overtime and a desperate Texas A&M team got its first conference win of the season.

KSR is starting off Sunday by taking a closer look back at what happened in the loss that dropped the Wildcats to 12-3 (2-1).

Full Recap

Need some morning reading? We’ve got you covered. The KSR basketball team provided full coverage of Saturday’s game as the Wildcats failed to lock up a Quadrant 1 victory in the third conference game of the season.

Smash those links after you’ve had your sausage links.

WATCH: John Calipari press conference

Want to see what the Kentucky head coach had to say about the loss? Over at KSR’s YouTube Channel, we have videos ready for consumption. John Calipari, Rob Dillingham, and Ugonna Onyenso all spoke with reporters after the game. Drew Franklin, Zack Geoghegan, and Jack Pilgrim then jumped into KSR’s virtual studio to record another Rapid Reaction after the third loss of the season.

Smash that play button.

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Blowouts for Super Wild Card Weekend

Over on the gridiron, the first two NFL playoff games of the weekend were over early. The two home teams did not mess around as the Houston Texas used two defensive touchdowns to run away from the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs overwhelmed a Miami Dolphins offense that appeared to want no part of the freezing temperatures at Arrowhead Stadium.

Za’Darius Smith saw his season come to an end, but Mike Edwards could be beginning another long playoff run. The former Kentucky safety picked off Tua Tagovailoa last night in a game that was dominated by Kansas City’s defense.

The action is not slowing down over the next two days. Due to a winter storm in Western New York, we will get two games on Sunday and two games on Monday to close out the wild card round. Get locked in because there are not many football weekends remaining.

  • Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys | Sunday | 4:30pm ET | FOX
  • Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions | Sunday | 8:15pm ET | NBC
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills | Monday | 4:30pm ET | CBS
  • Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8:15pm ET | ABC/ESPN

Rick Pitino is a miserable human being today

Did you maybe have one too many adult pops on Saturday night? Are you feeling hungover, dehydrated, and absolutely miserable today? No matter how bad that hangover is there is no way you’re feeling any worse than Rick Pitino.

After St. John’s blew a lead in the final minute to drop a road game to Creighton, the former Kentucky head coach gave us an all-time quote after the game. This is definitely something that probably shouldn’t be played over the loud speaker if you have kids at home.

To make an outstanding press conference even better, the first-year head coach also says that he never yells at officials. He even called it cheating. Someone introduce this man to Connor Stalions. Never change, Rick.

Here were some notable results in college basketball from Saturday.

  • TCU 68, No. 2 Houston 67
  • No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 9 Oklahoma 66
  • Washington State 73, No. 8 Arizona 70
  • No. 5 Tennessee 85, Georgia 79
  • No. 7 North Carolina 103, Syracuse 67
  • No. 11 Duke 84, Georgia Tech 79
  • No. 14 Baylor 62, Cincinnati 59
  • No. 16 Auburn 93, LSU 78
  • No. 18 BYU 63, UCF 58
  • New Mexico 88, No. 19 San Diego State 70
  • No. 20 Utah State 87, UNLV 86
  • No. 22 Creighton 66, St. John’s 65
  • West Virginia 76, No. 25 Texas 73
  • NC State 89, Louisville 83
  • Ole Miss 69, Vanderbilt 56
  • South Carolina 71, Missouri 69 (OT)
  • Florida 90, Arkansas 68
  • Alabama 82, Mississippi State 74

No one is colder than Jacob Kauwe

Class of 2024 Kentucky signee Jacob Kauwe will join the specialists in Lexington this fall. The Montana native is likely going to enjoy the summers in the Bluegrass.

Thing are different in his neck of the woods.

Remember that it’s always colder somewhere else when looking for those extra blankets over the next few days.

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2025-02-04