***** OFFICIAL HOWARD VS UK GAME THREAD *****

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Great first half, everybody contributed, Ugonna is great in his role, Wallace is a great playmaker, cj/reeves great scorers, Livingston toppin had moments, ware has given his usual hustle so did theiro, really impressive half especially with being short handed

 

[kywildcat1021979]

Best wing duo in Kentucky history. Maybe the best wing duo college basketball has scene in the last 25 years.

I totally agree with you!

 

[jameslee32]

Team Comparison

STATISTIC	HU	UK
FG%	28%	52%
FGs	10-36	16-31
3FG%	15%	42%
3FGs	2-13	5-12
FT%	80%	60%
FTs	4-5	12-20
TOs	8	5
PtsOffTO	8	8
TotReb	21	25
DefReb	14	19
Off Reb	7	6
2ndChPts	7	11
BenchPts	3	19
PtsPaint	14	18
FstBkPt	5	9
Blocks	1	4
Steals	3	6
Assts	3	7
Times Tied:	1
Time Tied:	0:42
Lead Chg:	2
LeadTime	0:24	18:52

Kentucky Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
1*	FREDRICK,C	11	2-4	1-3	6-7	1	2	0	0	18
3	THIERO,A	2	0-1	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	4
12	REEVES,A	13	5-10	3-7	0-1	0	0	0	1	13
14	CANADA,B	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
33	ONYENSO,U	4	2-2	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	11
0*	TOPPIN,J	9	2-6	1-2	4-7	8	1	2	0	15
22*	WALLACE,C	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	2	19
24*	LIVINGSTON,C	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	1	10
55*	WARE,L	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	9
TM	TEAM,		-	-	-	1		0	0
TOTALS		49	16-31	5-12	12-20	25	7	5	5
GAME PCT			51.6	41.7	60.0

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[UKortho]

How is CJ on 74% in his career from the FT line? His stroke is smooth


ONYENSO PUTBACK AND 1!!!!

He will be 90% thus year. Bet he has been shooting for the last 12 months.

 

[MbergCat]

And we are down 3 big players..i know it’s just Howard but that’s a really good sign

My mind may be blank, but who is the 3rd?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Can you imagine is Sharpe hadn't cucked out and had joined this squad?

 

[Wildcats1st]

Jimmy dykes on Howard pg “you can’t be 5’9” and not hit 3s. It shrinks the court”

 

[J-Ryan]

Tennessee only has 12 points halfway through the first half…not ideal

 

[IowaMuse5]

Wallace is the best option at lead guard, right?

 

[Crawfords Corner]

Can you imagine is Sharpe hadn't cucked out and had joined this squad?

Who? UK has never had a guy named that play in a game.

 

[mcwildcats04]

My mind may be blank, but who is the 3rd?

Collins

 

[TortElvisII]

My mind may be blank, but who is the 3rd?

Wheeler, Collins, Oscar

 

[MbergCat]

Collins

Sheesh, I didn't even notice that he wasn't available.

 

[kywildcat1021979]

My mind may be blank, but who is the 3rd?

Collins, Oscar, and Wheeler

 

[mcwildcats04]

Not gonna lie, I was a little nervous after those first couple of minutes but things quickly got much better from there. Excellent first half fellas. Ugonna was fantastic.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

been saying it for years, our offense should be early shots in the shot clock. First guy that’s open on a break or secondary break, fire it up. Any time we have to go into Cals offense, it usually doesn’t end well. Take the first open look and crash the boards.

The Big Blue Machine. Get out in transition and run these clowns off the court.
We have the depth, maybe not tonight, but with 11 Cal needs to play uptempo and sub often and wear teams out! No one has our depth…no one!

 

[kyjeff1]

Morehead is giving IU a game. Only down 2

 

[Wildcats1st]

Perhaps offensively, but his defense has been solid

His positioning for rebounds needs work. But yes he’s too good defensively definite game changer

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Hard to be upset.. 50 points, almost doubling them up... and without 3 players from last year, leaving us with really just Toppin and Ware as returning guys.

 

[David Rice]

Ving rhames in the house.

Good to see Marsellus Wallace moving on after that incident with Zed.

 

[jameslee32]

Of course the Cats finally got it going offensively but the defense was relentless pretty much throughout.

 

[Crawfords Corner]

Coach Cal has gotten thick

 

[Kycatspaws]

Alright Cats!

 

[Indymycats]

Relax guys Toppin will settle down and be ok he just has 9 and 8 in the first half.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Holy Cow, it’s great to see Patric Young looking like a million bucks. Sorry if this has been discussed before. I didn’t realize he was so far along in his recovery.

 

[mdlUK.1]

Can you imagine is Sharpe hadn't cucked out and had joined this squad?

Probably wouldn’t have Reeves. I’ll take Reeves.

 

[AE82]

Can you imagine is Sharpe hadn't cucked out and had joined this squad?

Why? He's not a team player!

Reeves may not be quite the athlete Sharpe is, but he is every bit the scorer. Reeves also brings experience. Since I don't think Reeves comes here if Sharpe was on the roster, I am happy with how it worked out player wise.

 

[bbnkat02]

Little rough shooting wise for a bit but warmed up. Not a bad half. Back in town and heading to the house. To catch second half.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

UK football helmet on the floor during a basketball practice? Interesting.

 

[mdlUK.1]

Felt like Ugo had more than 4 blocks.

 

[megablue]

He will be 90% thus year. Bet he has been shooting for the last 12 months.

CJ shoots a flat free-throw ... surprising.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Wallace is the best option at lead guard, right?

Yes. If we win it all this year, it will be because Wallace got the majority of the minutes at point guard.

 

[kyjeff1]

Hard to be upset.. 50 points, almost doubling them up... and without 3 players from last year, leaving us with really just Toppin and Ware as returning guys.

You misspelled 49, Line, come on man. #dobetter.

 

[Stonewall12]

Unbelievable that Cal did not start Reeves.

Ugonna needs to start until Oscar is back.. obviously

I can’t believe CJ came off a curl for a open 3. Wish we would see that some more this game. But we won’t see it until next week, maybe.

 

[justanotherguy505]

Relax guys Toppin will settle down and be ok he just has 9 and 8 in the first half.

Kobe Dickson playing like Kobe, but otherwise, solid. I am six rows behind the basket opposite from the student section.

 

[kyjeff1]

Holy Cow, it’s great to see Patric Young looking like a million bucks. Sorry if this has been discussed before. I didn’t realize he was so far along in his recovery.

Didn't he get into a bad car accident over the summer? He was paralyzed from the waste down IIRC.

 

[SophiesDad]

JFCats when the Cats are up 23 at halftime

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Tennessee's court looks like something Stanley Kubrick would have created for the set of The Shining.

Gives me a headache just looking at it.

 

[Demarcus Kidd-Miller]

Sorry Lance, but I really hope Onyenso is Oscar's backup this year.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Tennessee already back at it.. struggling with TennSt.. as they probably spent their entire pregame circling various calendars for their game against Kentucky..