Kentucky vs Georgia State score today: UK basketball updates, highlights from Rupp Arena

Posted by Admin November 29, 2024 Basketball

LEXINGTON — Basketball, like every sport, is an emotional endeavor. Keeping emotions in check — even if they’re positive displays instead of negative ones — can be easier said than done at times.

Kentucky basketball found itself in such a predicament in its blowout win over Jackson State last week.

“We found ourselves going back to the film and seeing a little bit too much celebration after some (plays). …. It’s great to celebrate your teammates, but the most important thing is sprinting back (on defense),” fifth-year senior forward Andrew Carr said.

If the Wildcats don’t notice it on their own, coach Mark Pope isn’t shy about reminding them.

“Coach does a great job of asking us questions, like, ‘Are you sure you couldn’t have sprinted back there? You think they’re just getting (easy baskets) because they’re leaking out or whatever?'” Carr said. “It’s … trying to get us to think that the situation was in our hands, and no matter what happened, we could have sprinted back and been there. So he definitely makes us aware.”

But not reacting to a highlight from a teammate? In real time?

“It’s very tough, very tough … We’ve just got to show emotion,” junior guard Otega Oweh said. “Maybe I slipped up a couple times, but it was fun.”

UK, ranked No. 8 and still unbeaten this season, will continue working on its emotional comportment, as well as its transition defense, in tonight’s nonconference matchup against Georgia State.

Follow along below with live updates from Rupp Arena:

The contest between the Wildcats and Panthers will air on SEC Network. John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) will have the call.

Authenticated subscribers can access SEC Network via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or ESPN+.

You also can stream SEC Network on Fubo, which offers a free trial.

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 31½-point home favorite (-105) on BetMGM, which set the over/under at 161½ points (-110).

Oct. 23: exhibition vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 123, Kentucky Wesleyan 52
Oct. 29: exhibition vs. Minnesota State Mankato ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 98, Minnesota State Mankato 67
Nov. 4: vs. Wright State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 103, Wright State 62
Nov. 9: vs. Bucknell (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72
Nov. 12: vs. Duke (Champions Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 77, Duke 72
Nov. 19: vs. Lipscomb, (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 97, Lipscomb 68
Nov. 22: vs. Jackson State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 108, Jackson State 59
Nov. 26: vs. Western Kentucky (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 87, Western Kentucky 68
Nov. 29: vs. Georgia State (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m., SEC Network
Dec. 3: at Clemson (ACC/SEC Challenge), 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 7: vs. Gonzaga (Climate Pledge Arena; Seattle), 10 p.m.
Dec. 11: vs. Colgate (Rupp Arena), 8 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 14: vs. Louisville (Rupp Arena), 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 21: vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York), 5:30 p.m., CBS
Dec. 31: vs. Brown (Rupp Arena), 2 p.m., ESPNU
Jan. 4: vs. Florida (Rupp Arena), 11 a.m., ESPN
Jan. 7: at Georgia, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Jan. 11: at Mississippi State, 8:30 p.m., SEC Network
Jan. 14: vs. Texas A&M (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Jan. 18: vs. Alabama (Rupp Arena), noon, ESPN
Jan. 25: at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Jan. 28: at Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 1: vs. Arkansas (Rupp Arena), 9 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 4: at Ole Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 8: vs. South Carolina (Rupp Arena), noon, ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 11: vs. Tennessee (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 15: at Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 19: vs. Vanderbilt (Rupp Arena), 7 p.m., SEC Network
Feb. 22: at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 26: at Oklahoma, 9 p.m., SEC Network
March 1: vs. Auburn (Rupp Arena), 1/4 p.m., ABC/ESPN
March 4: vs. LSU (Rupp Arena), 7/9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
March 8: at Missouri, noon, ESPN/SEC Network

Record: 6-0

Ansley Almonor (forward, senior)
Koby Brea (guard, graduate)
Lamont Butler (guard, graduate)
Andrew Carr (forward, graduate)
Collin Chandler (guard, freshman)
Grant Darbyshire (guard, junior)
Brandon Garrison (forward, sophomore)
Walker Horn (guard, junior)
Kerr Kriisa (guard, senior)
Trent Noah (forward, freshman)
Otega Oweh (guard, junior)
Travis Perry (guard, freshman)
Jaxson Robinson (guard, graduate)
Zach Tow (forward, junior)
Amari Williams (center, graduate)

Georgia State went 14-17 overall last season, posting an 8-10 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. Its season ended in an 86-74 loss to Marshall in the league tournament.

The Panthers are 4-3 this season. They have wins over Ball State, Toccoa Falls College, North Carolina Central and Tulsa; its losses are to Mississippi State, Jacksonville State and Austin Peay.

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