Cats ‘Tweak’ Their Way To 85-67 Win Over LSU
Kentucky had some of its swagger back against a team they split with during the regular season.
After a sluggish start, the Wildcats led 42-32 at the half.
The Kentucky lead was down to just 3-points with 12:00 to go when the Wildcats turned it on and never looked back.
Kentucky’s James Young led all scorers with 21-points to go along with 6-rebounds, 4-assists and 2-steals.
Young was one of four Wildcats who scored in double figures.
Kentucky’s Julius Randle turned-in his 19th double-double of the season by finishing with 17-points and 16-rebounds.
The Wildcats Aaron Harrison finished with 14-points. His twin brother, Andrew, had 11-points.
Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein had a terrific game off the bench with 8-points, 6-rebounds and 6-blocks.
Kentucky won the rebounding battle 48-32 against the strong, physical Tigers.
The Wildcats also took care of the ball, turning it over only 9-times.
Kentucky continued to struggle from the free throw line. The Wildcats had 41-attempts, but hit only 63-percent from the line.
Kentucky improved to 23-9 overall.
The Wildcats advanced to Saturday’s semi-finals.
Kentucky plays the second game, which will tip-off approximately 25-minutes after the first semi-final game that begins at 1:00 p.m. (EDT).
You can see both semi-final games exclusively on ABC 36.
The first game has number 4 seed Tennessee taking on number one seed and top-ranked Florida.
Kentucky plays the winner of the Mississippi-Georgia game.
Join us on ABC 36 at 11:30 a.m. Saturday for our Solid Blue SEC Tournament Report, presented by the Kentucky Lottery.
The 90-minute pregame show will take you right up to tip-off of the first semi-final game. We’ll show you what Solid Blue fans are doing in Atlanta, have a one-on-one interview with John Calipari, player profiles and much more.
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