No. 12 Kentucky Beats No. 8 Miami by 22 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night.
Kentucky let their shooting do the talking on Tuesday night as the team combined for nearly 60% from the field. Shooting 59.7%, scoring 95 points in the victory. 95-73 total.
Miami couldn’t keep up with Kentucky coming out of the half as the Wildcats had a ferocious start to the second half. Pushing their 5 point lead to 15 in a matter of minutes. They would never look back, going up by 23, 47-73, by the 12 minute mark of the second half.
The assist differential between the two teams almost says it all. Miami ended the game with only 8 assist to Kentucky’s 26.
Kentucky beats Miami: Stand Out Players
Miami had three players in double digits scoring. Norchad Omier scored a team high with 20 points while grabbing 6 rebounds. Wooga Poplar scored 19 of his own with a team high 8 rebounds along the way. Christian Watson chipped in with 10 points off the bench hitting 2-3 from behind the line.
Kentucky had a number of players with eye popping stats. As the wildcats shared the ball all night getting everybody on their short 8 man rotation involved.
Tre Mitchell had a modest 14 points in comparison to how he impacted the game. He finished with 7 assist, 5 rebounds, a steal, and 2 blocks. Reed Sheppard had a team high with 21 points along with 5 rebounds, 4 assist, and 3 steals.
Rob Dillingham had the best all around on both sides scoring 12 points, dishing out 9 assist while grabbing 5 rebounds in only 22 minutes.
Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Justin Edwards also scored double digits with 11.
The entire team shot the ball extremely efficient, while sharing it with love. This Kentucky Wildcat team looks good, really good.
Rowan Donaghey, Sports Reporter and Betting Analyst for Stare Down Sports. You can follow him on the X via @RowanDonaghey
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