Kentucky Basketball Triumph Linked to Practice Ball Switch
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- Kentucky beat Duke 77-72 after practicing with a Spalding basketball.
- Mark Pope changed the ball from Nike to Spalding for better game adaptation.
- Kentucky shot 40% from three-point range using the Spalding ball.
- Duke struggled with 17.4% accuracy from beyond the arc with a Nike ball.
- Practicing with game-specific equipment can impact performance.
- Who: Kentucky's head coach Mark Pope; What: Ball switch.
- Kentucky's victory was their first Champions Classic win since 2019.
- Ja'Kayden Ferguson, a top recruit, decommits from UK football.
- Ferguson's visit to LSU possibly influenced his decision.
- Kentucky's 2025 recruiting class is ranked 23rd nationally.