After some early back-and-forth, the Wildcats took control in the second half, pulling away for a convincing 76-57 victory over Troy in the Midwest Regional first round at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Troy first appeared in the tourney in 2003. Kentucky: The Wildcats have made more appearances (63) and played more games (186) in the NCAA Tournament than any other program, with eight national ...

The NCAA Tournament is set to kick off in a few hours, but the Kentucky Wildcats will get things started on Friday night against the Troy Trojans. Troy won the Sun Belt Tournament to earn a spot ...

Here's a recap: Kentucky led 60-39 after 30 minutes. But sloppy play and turnovers by the Wildcats led to a Troy comeback, cutting the lead to 61-48. After Amary Williams missed a layup ...

Kentucky basketball opens NCAA Tournament play for the first time with Mark Pope as coach when the Wildcats take on Sun Belt Tournament champion Troy on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. Kentucky is ...

Wildcats -11.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Kentucky faces Troy in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have gone 11-9 against SEC opponents, with an 11-2 record in ...

Mark Pope's first NCAA Tournament game as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats will come against the Troy Trojans, who just won the Sun Belt Tournament. Due to Kentucky's recent history as a ...