Big Blue Nation hopes to move forward from this result as quickly as possible.
wednesday night, Kentucky’s men’s basketball (8-4) was beaten on the streets by the Missouri Tigers (12-1) as they dropped 89-75 in the Wildcats’ 2022-23 Southeastern Conference opener .The UK trailed by 12 points at the half-time break and also slashed 21 points in the second half (the team’s biggest deficit of the season) to cut the Tigers’ lead to single digits on one possession.
Casson Wallace When Oskar Zibwe It was the most productive production for “Cats at Mizo Arena”. Wallace tallied his 19 points on his five 3-pointer successes, while Tzibwe tallied 23 points and 19 rebounds. servile wheeler After scoring 12 goals and eight assists, he committed a final foul.
Kentucky shot just 8-23 (34.8%) from beyond the arc and 15-24 (63%) from the free throw line while trailing the score 33-13 on the bench points.
A Wallace 3-pointer made 90 seconds into the game gave UK an early 3-2 lead, but it was the last time the ‘Cats were in front all night. Missouri responded quickly with a 13-2 run in favor of the Tigers shortly after the first media timeout to make it 15-5.
From there, Kentucky struggled to get back into the game. Another Wallace triple cut cut Mizo’s lead to just four midway through the first half, but the Tigers quickly bounced back to a double-digit advantage. At the break, Missouri led by his 42-30, preventing Wallace (10 points) and Tzibwe (9 points, 12 rebounds) from pushing Britain out of the gym entirely.
However, the second half was uninspiring for the ‘Cats’. Mizzou scored her first five points after the break and nearly blew the contest away. However, Kentucky finally fought back and at the 12:31 mark he was up a nine-point game.
But this is the last chance for the Wildcats. Missouri scored eight straight from timeouts to bring the lead back to 17, effectively ending any chance of a Kentucky comeback. The Tigers went on to win by 14 points.
CJ Fredrick He played just four minutes for the Cats as he was ruled out at halftime after injuring his right finger early on.freshman guard Adu TierroHaving played only 38 minutes in total heading into the game, the Reds were interested in head coach John Calipari’s second-half rotation, adding five points and three rebounds in 17 minutes.
Kentucky’s next state rivalry with the Louisville Cardinals (2-11) is scheduled for Saturday, December 31 at noon EST inside the Rupp Arena.
