Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points and Zach Edey had 13 points to help No. 1 Purdue rout Eastern Kentucky 80-53 on Friday night. Mason Gillis and Trey Kaufman-Renn each added 10 points for the Boilermakers (12-1). Gillis also had nine rebounds.
The EKU men’s basketball team last made the NCAA Tournament in 2014. But A.W. Hamilton’s team is a favorite to make a return to the Big Dance this season.
From Preston Spradlin at Morehead State to Darrin Horn at Northern Kentucky, there’s plenty of interest in elite college basketball coaches at smaller Kentucky schools. How do those schools retain them?
Devin Leary believed Kentucky would eventually put the pieces together after a shaky start. Leary passed for four touchdowns, including two to Tayvion Robinson, as Kentucky scored four consecutive TDs to rally past and hold off Eastern Kentucky 28-17 on Saturday. EKU turned that blocked punt from the 30 into a 7-0 lead as Parker McKinney dashed 14 yards for the touchdown.