Box score from No. 17 Kentucky basketball’s 89-85 loss to Gonzaga

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a nonconference game in Rupp Arena on Saturday. The 17th-ranked Wildcats were defeated by the unranked Bulldogs 89-85.

Next up for Kentucky is an SEC game against Mississippi in Rupp Arena on Tuesday night.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Reed Sheppard, 21

Rebounds: Justin Edwards, Reed Sheppard, Adou Thiero, 5

Assists: Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham, 3

Steals: Reed Sheppard, Justin Edwards, 2

Blocks: Ugonna Onyenso, Adou Thiero, 3

Turnovers: Reed Sheppard, 4

Minutes: Adou Thiero, 32

Three-pointers made: Rob Dillingham 2-3, Zvonimir Ivisic 1-1, Adou Thiero 1-2, Antonio Reeves 1-2, Justin Edwards 1-3

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2023-24 schedule.

Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic (44) blocks a shot by Gonzaga’s Anton Watson (22) during Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena. Ivisic finished with seven points, three rebounds and a block in 11 minutes.
Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic (44) blocks a shot by Gonzaga’s Anton Watson (22) during Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena. Ivisic finished with seven points, three rebounds and a block in 11 minutes.

Next game

Mississippi at No. 17 Kentucky

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday

TV: ESPN

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Mississippi 18-5 (5-5 SEC), Kentucky 16-7 (6-4)

Series: Kentucky leads 110-14

Last meeting: Kentucky won 75-66 on Jan. 21, 2023, in Oxford, Mississippi

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