LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - John Calipari's rebuilding project at Kentucky is ahead of schedule.Freshman star John Wall shook off a leg injury to finish with 16 points, including the clinching free throws with 4 seconds remaining, and the fifth-ranked Wildcats held off No. 10 North Carolina 68-66 on Saturday.
Patrick Patterson added 19 points and seven rebounds for Kentucky (8-0), which snapped a five-game losing streak to the Tar Heels (7-2) and inched closer to becoming the first program to reach 2,000 victories. The Wildcats have 1,996, while North Carolina has 1,991.
Kentucky is off to its best start since the 1992-93 season, when it started 11-0.
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If the 1st half was any indication, this team will be scary good come February & March.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it was just a taste of things to come.
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