After hard-fought defeat at the hands of the #4 Louisville Cardinals, it’s time for the Kentucky Wildcats to take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The Cats are riding a four game home-winning streak. Tonight will wrap-up the Cats’ non-conference slate before SEC play begins next Thursday night against the Vanderbilt Commodores. After tonight, the Cats will be on the road in five of their next eight games.
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Ryan Harrow just went to the bench, looks like his final line will be 15 points, 8 assists, 4 steals, 4 turnover
Noel now with 6 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals.
Cats up by 52. Last time Kentucky beat a team by more than 52 points was March 5, 2003 – 106-44 over Vanderbilt
Willie Cauley-Stein now has 11 points, 11 rebounds. That’s his second (and team’s fourth) double-double of the season.
Cats in midst of 19-2 run to build lead to 83-31
7:13 left, UK has its largest lead at 74-29. Five Cats are in double figures, led by Poythress with 14 points
70-29 now
Harrow with a near-steal after a lob-dunk to WCS. Get’s called for the foul then slams hands against the floor. LOVE THE INTENSITY!!!
Noel calmly hits 2 FTs. Much better form than I’ve seen with him all season.
Kentucky now 15-of-19 from foul line
Mays hits 3 FTs after getting fouled on 3-pointer. This EMU team is just flat-out undisciplined
Against this zone, UK has taken more than half of its shots from outside. They’ve hit 8 of 20
EMU hits a 3, but Mays answers with his own ,and it’s 56-19
Harrow and Wiltjer with back-to-back threes has UK up 53-14
and Cats up 45-14
Wiltjer 3-pointer extends UK run to 7-0 to open the half. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist comes out to do the Y.
Poythress asserting himself early in 2nd-half. Already with two scores to push UK lead to 42-14
Cauley-Stein with 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal at the half. Noel with 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals. Harrow 9 pts, 3 ast, 3 stl
Poythress Watch: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 TOs in 13 mins. 1/3 on FGs. 5/6 on FTs
Noel with a block to end the half as Cats take a 38-14 lead into halftime
WCS makes a nice jump-hook to push Cats lead to 35-14
Polson and Beckham are in right now.
Harrow absolutely taking game over. Hits a 3, then gets a lob-dunk to WCS, then gets a steal-layup and Cats are running away up 30-9.
EMU has as many points (7) as turnovers
Cats 6-8 from FT line, 75%. Another steal and transition layup missed but Mays is fouled and FTs coming.
press that is.
Cats really working the prses tonight. Force EMU into timeout on inbound. UK pu 15-7
Check that, Poythree shoots and hits 2 FTs
Cats trying to beat it with fast break. Harrow hits Noel on FB, gets fouled .FTs coming.
EMU giving Cats heavy dose of zone.
Wiltjer comes in immediately misses a 3, but Poythress grabs offensive boards and lays it in. 11-5 Cats
Up 9-3 now after going 2/4 on free throw attempts. Gotta do better than that.
UK up 7-3. EMU w/ 3 TO already.
Harrow with a beautiful lob-dunk to WCS
EMU opens game with 3, but Harrow drills one on other end and we’retied at 3.
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