Kentucky overwhelms Mississippi State to earn 1st SEC win
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Slideshow: Kentucky men's basketball beats Mississippi State 92-68
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 92-68 during a game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
Five things you need to know from Kentucky’s 92-68 win over Mississippi State: 1. Cats avoid a dubious distinction. The victory over MSU allowed UK to avoid an 0-3 start in SEC play. Instead, the Wildcats improved to 10-6 overall, 1-2 in the Southeastern Conference.
Legendary NBA coach Pat Riley and other members of Kentucky's iconic 1965-66 team, known as "Rupp's Runts," were honored at halftime Saturday.
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Mizzou improves to 2-0 to open SEC play following a dramatic comeback win over Kentucky for the first win at Rupp Arena in program history.
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Missouri basketball stuns Kentucky on the road with late comeback
Missouri basketball, for the first time in 10 visits, won in Lexington, staging a remarkable late comeback to beat Kentucky 73-68. The Wildcats turned the ball over twice in the final couple of minutes, and Mark Mitchell, who led Mizzou with 21 points, scored the go-ahead points with 36 seconds left.
Missouri's Trent Pierce (11), Shawn Phillips Jr. (15) and Anthony Robinson II (0) celebrate late in the second half of a game against Kentucky on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky went to sleep with the door unlocked. Missouri stumbled through unfamiliar territory but stole two things it has never been able to say before:
The Tigers, previously 0-9 all-time at Rupp Arena, took advantage of a struggling Kentucky Wildcats squad for a 73-68 upset win. The Wildcats had the momentum going into halftime, riding a buzzer-beating half-court shot by Otega Oweh that followed an Anthony Robinson turnover.
Mizzou men's basketball started and ended the game against Kentucky strong — earning its first 2-0 SEC record in history — but the majority of the second half tested the
Mark Mitchell and Jayden Stone combined for 41 points, and Missouri ended the game with a 15-2 run to beat Kentucky 73-68 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' first win in Lexington. Missouri (12-3), which entered 0-9 at Rupp Arena,
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