Kentucky basketball played in its second exhibition game on Tuesday night, after dominating Kentucky Wesleyan. This time, they faced stiffer competition, against defending Division II national champions, the Minnesota State Mavericks.
The Wildcats were still expected to have a relatively easy time with this one, but it was close in the first half. Minnesota State pulled to within two before Kentucky went on a run to close the half. They’d pull away in the second half and win 98 – 67.
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Jaxson Robinson once again led the Cats in scoring, with 24 points, on eight made three-pointers. He also led the team with six rebounds. Otega Oweh was 7-of-8 from the floor, and had15 points and 6 assists. Andrew Carr had 14, and Brandon Garrison had 12.
The game marked the debut of Kerr Kriisa, who was solid, with just three points, but added four rebounds and six assists.
The Wildcats are now set to move on to the regular season. They’ll open things up on November fourth against Wright State.