Men’s basketball– Kentucky dropped a neutral-site contest to 20th ranked Baylor on Friday night by a 67-62 margin.- Freshman Julius Randle led the squad with 16 points for his ninth-straight double-figure scoring effort. He also snagged a team-best eight rebounds. Freshmen guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison both dished out career-bests with six assists. Aaron Harrison logged 15 points and reached double-figures in the opening half for the third straight game. Freshman James Young knocked down a quartet of 3-pointers and has hit multiple 3’s in five games this season.- UK continues its tough stretch in the month of December with a home date vs. undefeated Boise State on Tuesday, before traveling to top-20 ranked North Carolina on Saturday for its first true road test of the season.Women’s basketball– No. 7 Kentucky improved to 9-0 on the season after defeating No. 9 Baylor in one of the most epic games in college basketball history. Playing in a double-header with the UK men’s team in the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Wildcats defeated the Lady Bears in a four overtime thriller, 133-130.- The 263 combined points set a new NCAA record, besting the previous high for a Division I women’s game of 252 points in SMU’s 127-125 win over TCU, also in four overtimes, on Jan. 25, 1997. The Wildcats also won consecutive games against top-10 teams for the first time in school history and set school records for points (133), free-throws made (49) and free-throws attempted (66).- Junior point guard Jennifer O’Neill came off the bench to net a school-record 43 points on 14-of-31 shooting, netting 33 in the second half and overtime periods. Sophomore point guard Janee Thompson added a career-high 20 points, while senior forward DeNesha Stallworth charted 16 points, nine rebounds and a game-high four steals. Senior guard Kastine Evans and junior guard Bria Goss scored 14 and 13 points, respectively and senior forward Samarie Walker grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in the game.- The Cats travel to the Windy City on Thursday to face DePaul at 7 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.Volleyball– The 17th-ranked Kentucky volleyball began the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Duquesne in the NCAA Tournament’s first round before a 3-1 loss to No. 20 Michigan State in the second round of the tournament.- The Wildcats, who made the NCAA Tournament for a school-record ninth consecutive year, finished the season with a 22-9 record, marking the third straight 20-win season for UK. Kentucky’s visit to the second round in 2013 marks the first time in program history UK has won at least one NCAA game in three straight years.- In the win over Duquesne, senior Whitney Billings, led UK with a match-high 18 kills on .406 hitting to go along with eight digs and two service aces. Freshman Anni Thomasson also reached double digits with 12 kills and three digs, while junior libero Jackie Napper recorded 11 digs. Billings added 18 kills with 13 digs for her 43rd career double-double against Michigan State, while junior Lauren O’Conner added seven kills.- Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum will play host to the NCAA Regionals this weekend. Michigan State and Penn State will open the tournament on Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. ET, with Stanford and Minnesota facing off at 7 p.m. The regional championship is slated for 4 p.m. on Dec 14, with the winner advancing to the Final Four in Seattle. UK is one of four sites selected for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight matchups and this marks the second time in three seasons Memorial Coliseum will host this premier volleyball event. Tickets are available now at UKathletics.com/tickets.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, Dec. 10Men’s Basketball vs. Boise State – 9 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 12Women’s Basketball at DePaul – 7 p.m.Friday, Dec. 13Track and Field at Hoosier Open – TBA (Bloomington, Ind.)Saturday, Dec. 14Men’s Basketball at North Carolina – 5:15 p.m.Track and Field at Hoosier Open – TBA (Bloomington, Ind.)Sunday, Dec. 15Women’s Basketball vs. ETSU – 2 p.m.

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