Highlights: Kentucky's NCAA Tournament win against Providence
Well, that sure was fun. How about we go ahead and relive it?
The No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats took down the No. 11 Providence Friars 61-53 in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Friday night. It was Kentucky’s first win in the tournament since 2019.
Antonio Reeves led the Wildcats in scoring with a game-high 22 points, including five made three-pointers. Oscar Tshiebwe added eight points and an insane 25 rebounds — the most by a Kentucky player in an NCAA Tournament game since 2000. Jacob Toppin was also impressive, finishing with 18 points and six rebounds. Despite shooting just 25 percent in the second half, UK played stellar defense against one of the nation’s top offenses in order to advance.
And, of course, knocking former Wildcat Bryce Hopkins out of the tournament in the process was a nice added bonus.
Check out the highlights from Friday’s win below. Kentucky will play next in the Round of 32 on Sunday against the winner of No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State.
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