The Kentucky Wildcats delivered the first NCAA Tournament victory of Mark Pope’s coaching career and moved on with a win over Troy on Friday night.

Three observations from Kentucky’s first-round win that gave head coach Mark Pope his first NCAA Tournament victory.

MILWAUKEE — Troy coach Scott Cross doesn't see a ... and this doesn’t influence our coverage. Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at [email protected] and ...

Kentucky is the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional. Troy is the No. 14 seed. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. on CBS. Kevin Harlan, Stan Van Gundy, Dan Bonner and Lauren Shehadi comprise the ...

MILWAUKEE — Kentucky basketball capped Friday night on the right side of the scoreboard. Not a shocking result for the ...

MILWAUKEE — Kentucky basketball didn’t show a lot of sizzle in its NCAA Tournament first-round win over Troy, despite what the 76-57 score may have implied. The game wasn't over at halftime.

In his last predictions, ESPN's Joe Lunardi had the Kentucky Wildcats projected ... odds to be one of the great stories in college basketball. Troy finished with a 23-10 record, and finished ...

Troy got on the board first with a three-pointer before Andrew Carr responded with a deep shot of his own to tie it at 3-3. The early minutes saw both teams trading baskets, with Kentucky holding ...

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats played like a team that knows it’s most effective unselfishly playing within its system. The result: a first-round win.

Mark Pope’s players handed him his first March Madness victory Friday night at Fiserv Forum, as third-seeded Kentucky basketball cruised past Troy.

It will be the Kentucky Wildcats vs Troy in the NCAA Tournament. Here are our picks for the round one matchup.