5 Takeaways: Cats’ Dominating Exhibition Win Over Clarion

In the first half, before the game got out of hand, Kentucky flashed some stretches of serious on-ball defensive pressure in the backcourt, with Isaiah Briscoe, De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk and Dominique Hawkins forcing turnovers. The Cats scored 23 points off turnovers in the first half, 38 for the game. Monk, who Calipari has said needs to improve his defense overall, recorded four first half steals to lead the Cats, while Briscoe added 3 steals and Fox swiped two steals. In all, the Cats turned those turnovers into fast break points—23 in the first half, 34 for the game.