On an evening by which they shot 50% from three-point vary, No. 6 Kentucky got here away with a 95-90 street victory over No. 14 Mississippi State.
All 5 Wildcats starters have been in double figures for the sport.
Jaxson Robinson led the way in which with 27 factors. Robinson was 7-of-10 from three-point vary and the 27 factors was a season excessive. Otega Oweh was the second-leading scorer with 15 factors and eight rebounds.
Amari Williams scored 10 factors and picked up 12 rebounds, good for his third double-double of the season and first since Kentucky’s second sport of the season.
Level guard Lamont Butler had a near-double-double with 10 factors and eight assists.
As did the Kentucky starters, each Bulldogs starter completed in double figures. Cameron Matthews led that group, ending with 19 factors and eight rebounds.
Josh Hubbard (15), RJ Melendez (14) and Claudell Harris Jr. (13) have been shut behind Matthews within the factors class.
Whereas he did not rating a lot, Shawn Jones Jr. did rather a lot off the bench, He completed with three factors, three rebounds, 5 assists, two steals and three blocks.
Anticipating Kentucky to shoot 50% from three each sport is unrealistic, but when the Wildcats can keep someplace across the 40% vary for the remainder of the season, they are going to have an opportunity to win the SEC.
The schedule would not get any simpler, because the Wildcats’ subsequent two video games are in opposition to two nationally ranked opponents in Alabama and Texas A&M.
Mississippi State will journey to Auburn and face off in opposition to the No. 2 ranked Tigers on Tuesday, who might be with out star participant Johni Broome.
