COLLEGE BASKETBALL

THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS WON THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUNDAY, DEFEATING FLORIDA 70-54.  THE WILDCATS WERE PACED IN SCORING BY BRANDON KNIGHT’S 17, TERRENCE JONES 16, DARIUS MILLER 15 AND DEANDRE LIGGINS WITH 10.

THREE KENTUCKY PLAYERS—DARIUS MILLER, BRANDON KNIGHT AND JOSH HARRELSON WERE NAMED TO THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM WITH MILLER NAMED THE TOURNAMENT M-V-P.

THE WILDCATS NOW HEAD TO THE NC-AA TOURNAMENT AS THE NUMBER FOUR SEED IN THE EAST REGION AND WILL MEET IVY LEAGUE CHAMPION PRINCETON THURSDAY IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.  THE GAME WILL TIP OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 P-M.

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS ALSO RECEIVED A NUMBER FOUR SEED IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION IN DENVER AND WILL FACE O-V-C CHAMPION MOREHEAD STATE AT 12:40 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HAS RECEIVED THE NINE SEED IN THE WEST REGION AND WILL FACE EIGHT SEED MICHIGAN THURSDAY IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

VANDERBILT GOT A FIVE SEED IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION AND WILL MEET 12^TH SEEDED RICHMOND THURSDAY IN DENVER. 

BELMONT RECEIVED A 13 SEED AND WILL FACE FOURTH SEEDED WISCONSIN IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION THURSDAY IN TUSCON, ARIZONA. 

THE FIELD FOR THE WOMEN’S NC-AA TOURNAMENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS EVENING.  TENNESSEE IS HOPEFUL OF RECEIVING ONE OF THE FOUR NUMBER ONE SEEDS.

CLOSER TO HOME, THE MURRAY STATE RACERS AND AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS WILL ALSO PLAY IN THE POST SEASON.

THE RACERS WILL PLAY MISSOURI STATE IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE N-I-T TUESDAY EVENING AT SEVEN P-M IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 

THE GOVERNORS WILL FACE BOISE STATE TUESDAY EVENING IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IS THE CHAMPION OF KENTUCKY GIRLS BASKETBALL AFTER KNOCKING OFF NUMBER ONE MANUAL ON A LAST SECOND SHOT BY ANGIE LAWRENCE IN OVERTIME 62-60.  ROCKCASTLE COUNTY FINISHED THE SEASON 36-1, INCLUDING A 27 GAME WINNING STREAK. 

THE ONLY LOSS CAME TO MT. JULIET, TENNESSEE ON DECEMBER 30^TH.  THE WIN FOR THE LADY ROCKETS ALSO ENDED A TEN YEAR RUN OF THE GIRLS STATE TITLE GOING TO EITHER THE CITIES OF LOUISVILLE OR LEXINGTON.

THE BOYS VERSION OF THE SWEET 16 GETS UNDERWAY WEDNESDAY AT RUPP ARENA, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY REPRESENTING THE SECOND REGION IN MEETING DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION SHELBY VALLEY AT 5:30, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT FIVE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

BOTH MURRAY STATE AND AUSTIN PEAY LOST SERIES FINALES SUNDAY IN OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE ACTION.

MURRAY STATE LOST AT U-T MARTIN 14-6, WHILE AUSTIN PEAY LOST AT MOREHEAD STATE 3-2.

MURRAY STATE PLAYS TUESDAY AT ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM, WHILE AUSTIN PEAY HOSTS BELMONT WEDNESDAY.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY WON ITS FIRST ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON SUNDAY, DEFEATING ARKANSAS STATE 9-2.  THE GOVERNORS HOST TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

MURRAY STATE DEFEATED I-P-F-W 4-1 SUNDAY AT REAGAN FIELD.  THE BREDS ARE BACK IN ACTION TUESDAY AT KENTUCKY.

FORMER HOPKINSVILLE HIGH STANDOUT JUSTIN HAGEMAN DROVE IN A RUN AS WESTERN KENTUCKY DEFEATED ILLINOIS SUNDAY 13-5.  HAGEMAN WAS THE DESIGNATED HITTER AND WENT TWO FOR THREE IN THE GAME.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS ARE BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT HOSTING THE L-A KINGS AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA.  FIRST PUCK DROPS AT SEVEN P-M.