Kentucky Basketball Live Stream: UK v. Mizzou

First Half:

Defensive battle highlighted by Mizzou steal, Richards block, and Mizzou deflection… D is both teams MO

Hagans finds Richards on the lob, could be there all game long

Under 16 timeout: Cats and Tigers rushing things early, ugly as expected. Look for things to open up soon.

Mizzou: 1/6 UK: 1/3 and 2 TOs to start the first four

Khalil Whitney hits the court, new hairdo and all, looking for good minutes after Tyrese Maxey raved about his positivity in the Louisville game

Nothing to see here: potential Mizzou flagrant deemed common foul. Mizzou responds with a basket. MIZZ: 7 UK: 2

Kentucky with 1 basket off of 7 shots. Ick.

Nick Richards, 7-foot pogo stick, has had his shot blocked twice today.

Of all things, a midrange splash from Nick Richards ends the drought Cats cut lead to 3… but Mizzou splashes a deep three to extend the lead to 6.

9-straight points for Nick Richards. Kentucky’s total points? 9. Big man’s efforts for naught. Cats’ defense porous. Allowing Mizzou to penetrate the lane. Calipari timeout, Cats 9 Tigers 16. 11:30 left in 1st.

Out of the timeout, Cats miss a couple of shots and save a Mizzou dunk from a Sestina block and foul. Mizzou at the line up 8.

Maxey layup cuts lead to 6 and also marks the first basket for a Wildcat not named Nick Richards. 9:45 to go.

What type of Nick Richards will we see? Big man is in double-figures ten minutes into the game. Also, he gets a chance at an old-fashioned three-point play. Layup and one. Have a day Mr. Richards. Hard to think this young man will see much of the bench this game.

I wish I could say this surprises me, but you never know with this man. 7-0 run orchestrated by Richards who is looking like, dare I say it, the best big man in the country.

Quickley drains a 3, Cats up 2. Rupp Arena is ROCKING. WOW. Hand check foul will bring the Cats to the line for a 1-and-1. Mizzou over the limit. TV timeout. 7:38 left to play in 1st.

Andrew Harrison

likes what his Cats are doing too… Cats on a 10-0 run.

Drew Smith’s stepback 3 makes it a one-point game. Nick Richards rare mistake, steps on baseline giving it back to the Tigers.

Rupp aches as Sestina’s three rims out, but he sinks two freebies at the line. Cats up 3. Make it 6. IQ three finds nothing but net.

Under 4 timeout. 3:31 to play. 28-22 Cats. Whitney commits a lackadaisical foul to start the break.

Tigers with 0 Fg in the last 4:20 and counting. No offensive weapons. Committed several offensive fouls and turned the ball over. Mark Smith three ends that and end the eight-point lead for Cats. A couple of turnovers for Kentucky later it’s 31-26.

17 / 8 rebounds / 3 blocks is the halftime line for Nick Richards. Cats up 31-26