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The best photos of Kentucky’s exhibition win over Minnesota State

The best photos from Kentucky basketball’s exhibition win over Minnesota State on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday night, Kentucky basketball played their second exhibition game of this preseason, facing off against Minnesota State. The Mavericks are the defending Division II champions, but the Wildcats handled them 98 – 67.

The Wildcats started more slowly than they did in their first game against Kentucky Wesleyan. However, midway through the first half, they heated up and began to pull away. The second half was all Cats, and they ended up with a thirty-point victory.

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Jaxson Robinson led the way with 24 points, but they got good showings from Brandon Garrison, Otega Oweh, and Andrew Carr as well. Point guard Kerr Kriisa also looked good in his first playing time, recording a team-high six assists.

There were many great moments during the course of the game, and thus, many great pictures. Here are the best images taken from the Kentucky win over Minnesota State on Tuesday night.

Kentucky wins big over the defending Division II national champions

Kentucky basketball wins their final exhibition game against Minnesota State 98 – 67.

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.

Related: Jaxson Robinson named top 100 player by ESPN

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.