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UK cruises to 100-64 win for third victory in Bahamas

Posted at 12:05 AM, Aug 12, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-22 10:05:07-04

Lexington, KY (WLEX) | The Kentucky basketball team won its third Big Blue Bahamas matchup Saturday night with a 100-64 win over Mega Bemax, team out of Serbia.

PJ Washington led the Wildcats with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Keldon Johnson and Tyler Herro each had 16 points with Johnson getting the crowd on its feet on numerous occasions with his dunking abilities.

The Wildcats would close the first half on a 40-22 run to take a 47-29 lead into the locker room. They kept their momentum going in the second half, rolling to the 100-64 victory to improve to 3-0 on their Bahamas road trip.

Kentucky will wrap up its Big Blue Bahamas trip on Sunday at 4pm on SEC Network.