Cats blast Jackson State, 108-59
Kentucky center Amari Williams finished off a dunk in the Wildcats' 108-59 win over Jackson State on Friday night at Rupp Arena. (Photo by Jeff Drummond/Cats Illustrated)
Jeff Drummond • CatsIllustrated
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@JDrumUK
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky is 5-0 for the first time since 2016, and the No. 9 Wildcats are doing it in a fashion that Big Blue Nation hasn't seen since 1996.
With flashbacks to his old coach's era, Mark Pope's team made 17 of 39 shots from 3-point range and finished with 11 dunks in a 108-59 crowd-pleasing romp over Jackson State on Friday night at Rupp Arena.
The Cats placed five players in double figures, shot 58% from the field, and dished out 29 assists on 41 made buckets in feel-good win. Twelve of UK's thirteen players scored, and the only player who did not dished out a game-high seven assists, underscoring an all-for-one approach.
“As a coach, you always preach (assists)," said a thoroughly impressed Jackson State head coach Mo Williams. "‘Move the ball, get the ball hopping, move the defense with the pass, not the dribble.’ They do a great job of that."
"It was a great night. Proud of our guys," said Pope, who remained unbeaten in his debut season with the Cats. "I thought they did a ton of good things. It was fun. We got to see everything We got to see a ton of transitions and a ton of shots, you know, all kinds of fireworks from our guys."
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Kentucky center Amari Williams finished off a dunk in the Wildcats' 108-59 win over Jackson State on Friday night at Rupp Arena. (Photo by Jeff Drummond/Cats Illustrated)
Jeff Drummond • CatsIllustrated
Managing Editor
@JDrumUK
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky is 5-0 for the first time since 2016, and the No. 9 Wildcats are doing it in a fashion that Big Blue Nation hasn't seen since 1996.
With flashbacks to his old coach's era, Mark Pope's team made 17 of 39 shots from 3-point range and finished with 11 dunks in a 108-59 crowd-pleasing romp over Jackson State on Friday night at Rupp Arena.
The Cats placed five players in double figures, shot 58% from the field, and dished out 29 assists on 41 made buckets in feel-good win. Twelve of UK's thirteen players scored, and the only player who did not dished out a game-high seven assists, underscoring an all-for-one approach.
“As a coach, you always preach (assists)," said a thoroughly impressed Jackson State head coach Mo Williams. "‘Move the ball, get the ball hopping, move the defense with the pass, not the dribble.’ They do a great job of that."
"It was a great night. Proud of our guys," said Pope, who remained unbeaten in his debut season with the Cats. "I thought they did a ton of good things. It was fun. We got to see everything We got to see a ton of transitions and a ton of shots, you know, all kinds of fireworks from our guys."
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