Kentucky Bows Out With Loss to KSU

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The Kentucky Wildcats kicked off the 2023 NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament against the Providence Friars, advancing to the next round and facing off against another team representing a college basketball state powerhouse, the Kansas State Wildcats.  KSU is the last school in the state standing after No. 1 seed Kansas was knocked out of the tournament Saturday night by Arkansas.

Kentucky was listed as a -2.5 favorite in this one.  They owned a 22-11 record straight up but were sitting right at the .500 mark Against The Spread.

Oscar Tshiebwe collected a season-best 25 rebounds in the game against Providence.  Antonio Reeves scored 22 points and Toppin added 18 against Providence.

In the end, it wasn't meant to be as the other Wildcats team, Kansas State, walked away with the 75-69 win.

Kentucky Men's NCAA College Basketball Tournament History

The Wildcats are among the most storied schools in NCAA College Basketball Tournament history.  They've only missed a handful of Big Dances over the last two decades.

NCAA tournament champions

1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012

NCAA tournament runner-up

1966, 1975, 1997, 2014

NCAA tournament Final Four

1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

NCAA tournament appearances

1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

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