HALFTIME: Kentucky leads Stonehill 58-37
It was five minutes of competitive basketball in Kentucky‘s Friday-night battle vs. Stonehill. The Skyhawks jumped out to a 5-0 lead and led by as many as six, then had it within one point at the 14:42 mark.
And then the Wildcats had a double-digit lead two minutes later.
Primarily a zone team, Stonehill regularly gave up open threes and high-post jumpers to compensate for the lack of length and athleticism. That plan did not work, as Kentucky knocked down 10 first-half 3-pointers on 16 attempts while shooting 22-33 from the field overall to take a 58-37 lead at the half.
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Tre Mitchell, the recipient of several wide-open looks, leads the way with 13 points on 6-8 shooting and 1-1 from three to go with two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each added 12 points, the former going 5-7 overall and the latter 4-4 — all from deep. Rob Dillingham also has nine points, three assists and two steals while DJ Wagner has six and Justin Edwards has four.
On the other end, Stonehill knocked down seven 3-pointers to keep it within reason while shooting 50% from the field and 38.9% from deep.
Take a look at the complete box score:
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