Kentucky basketball: 5 Rushed reactions vs Missouri 2.0

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LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 24: The Kentucky Wildcats bench celebrates during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Rupp Arena on February 24, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Big Blue Nation’s Kentucky basketball team looked great in tonight’s 88-66 victory against Missouri.

BBN had to proud of their Kentucky basketball team’s performance tonight. The Wildcats played together and earned a really solid team win. Here are my 5 ‘Rushed Reactions’ from one of the best performances of the season for Kentucky.

1. A complete TEAM win

The Wildcats were firing on all cylinders tonight, and it was awesome to watch. Kentucky played a solid rotation of 9 players, using Sacha Killeya-Jones as the 4th player off the bench. The scoring attack was balanced, the Cats defended as a team, and they rebounded as a team.

Kentucky basketball players huddled together, communicated well together, and the high-fives were abundant to each other. All 9 Wildcat players on the floor genuinely looked like a united team that enjoys playing together.

Calipari used both Nick Richards and SKJ to combine in defending Mizzou’s Jeremiah Tillmon. Richards and Killeya-Jones didn’t get a great deal of playing time, but their time was valuable and effective. Quade Green and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shared point guard responsibility, although SGA was the primary point guard.

Hamidou Diallo, Kevin Knox and Quade knocked down perimeter jumpers. Wenyen Gabriel, Jarred Vanderbilt and PJ Washington took care of the intangibles, rebounding and small plays that really make a difference.

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