LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s shortest player led the Wildcats past their biggest rival.
Point guard Tyler Ulis scored 21 points, and No. 12 Kentucky held off 16th-ranked Louisville’s rally for a 75-73 win on Saturday to give John Calipari his 200th victory as the Wildcats’ coach.
“It was a great team performance and really a good win,” Ulis said. “We played with a lot more enthusiasm from the start.”
Damion Lee, who led the Cardinals with 27 points, was well off on a potential winning three-point attempt at the buzzer. Kentucky (10-2) led by 16 points early in the second half before Louisville came almost all the way back.