US EditionKentucky vs Eastern Illinois Score Today, UK Basketball Game Time, TV Channel, Streaming
Kentucky Wildcats dominated with a 46-point win over Eastern Illinois following a loss to Louisville, improving their record to 2-1 this season, coach Mark Pope said.
- In Lexington on Nov. 14, 2025, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team routed Eastern Illinois, 99-53, leading by 47 points at halftime.
- After a 96-88 loss to Louisville on Tuesday, Kentucky faced Eastern Illinois, which arrived 1-2 and was picked to finish 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.
- A season-high 20 points by Mouhamed Dioubate produced a double-double with 11 rebounds, and the Wildcats connected on more than 50% of shots .
- The win moved Kentucky to 2-1 this season, a bounce-back after the Louisville setback, and the Wildcats remain ranked eighth in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and ninth in the AP Top 25.
- Kentucky is slated to face Michigan State on Nov. 21 at Madison Square Garden, New York, with the BETMGM sportsbook line listing the Wildcats at-39.5.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
No. 9 Kentucky bounces back with wire-to-wire rout of Eastern Illinois
Mouhamed Dioubate scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 9 Kentucky roll to a 99-53 victory over Eastern Illinois on Friday night at Lexington, Ky.
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Aberdeen leads No. 9 Kentucky against Eastern Illinois after 26-point performance
No. 9 Kentucky faces the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Denzel Aberdeen scored 26 points in Kentucky's 96-88 loss to the Louisville Cardinals.
Cats Give ‘functional’ Performance, Roll to 99-53 Win (W/ Photos)
Kentucky had no problem disposing of Eastern Illinois on Friday night and bounced back from a disappointing loss to rival Louisville. The Wildcats were focused from start to finish and rolled to a 99-53 rout of the Panthers following a “distracting” performance in the team’s first setback of the year earlier this week at Louisville. On Thursday, Kentucky coach Mark Pope said his team was “out of character” prior to the instate showdown but downp…
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