Big Blue Brew 2/5: Kentucky MBB Tops Oklahoma

The men's basketball team beat Oklahoma 94-78 on Wednesday.

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Wildcats. The softball team kicks off its season TOMORROW! The team’s first home game will be on Friday, Feb. 27.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?

🏀 MBB beats Oklahoma
🏀 National honor for Strack
🔵 And much, much more!

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🔼 Secured the Dub. The men’s basketball team beat Oklahoma 94-78 on Wednesday. Brandon Garrison tallied a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Collin Chandler tied his career high with 18 points. Otega Oweh led the team with 24 points. Kentucky shot 50% from the field and 46.2% from deep.

🔼 Runner-Up. The women’s golf team finished in second place at the Paradise Invitational. Kentucky finished with a team score of 858 (-6). Anastasia Hekkonen led the team with a score of 211 (-5). She tied for third place individually. Karlie Campbell and Cathryn Brown tied for seventh place, scoring two under par.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Undefeated.

Kentucky went #-0 across Saturday and Sunday events.

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🔵 ONE BIG THING

Top Player. Women’s basketball player Clara Strack has been crowned a U.S. Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Week. This is her second national player of the week recognition. Strack tallied a career-high 33 points and 15 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season in Kentucky’s win against Arkansas on Sunday. She is the first player in program history to have at least 33 points and 15 rebounds against an SEC opponent.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, February 5

🏊 Swim & Dive at First Chance Meet
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Friday, February 6

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. NKU @ 10am/2pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Miami (OH)/Loyola-Chicago @ 12/5pm ET
🤸 Gymnastics at Auburn @ 8pm ET 

Saturday, February 7

🥎 Softball vs. Loyola-Chicago/San Diego State @ 7:30/10pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tennessee @ 8:30pm ET | Tickets

Sunday, February 8

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Illinois @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Minnesota @ 1:30pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Purdue @ 3pm ET

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🔵 Have a great Thursday, y’all!