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Wilson's 22 points help No. 9 Kansas survive Kentucky 77-68
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Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe (34) drives s Kansas' K.J. Adams Jr. defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/James Crisp
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 22 points, including one in a series of huge 3-pointers down the stretch, and No. 9 Kansas held off Kentucky 77-68 Saturday night in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Jayhawks (17-4) seized the lead for good midway through the first half before withstanding every Wildcats challenge in this tense marquee matchup of college basketball blue bloods.