[LEX 18 — Defense and effort showed up in a big way as Kentucky defeated Indiana 72-60 for its first quad-1 victory of the season. Kentcuky held the Hoosiers to 34 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers that let to 23 Kentucky points.
Kentucky got off to a slow start Saturday night in Rupp Arena, and for the second straight contest, Jaland Lowe came off the bench. He checked in with 15:21 remaining in the first half, and the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 11. It was a back-and-forth first half with a Kam Williams 3-pointer cutting the IU lead to 32-30 with 2:19 remaining in the half, but the Hoosiers closed the half on a 7-2 run to lead at the break, 39-32.
Mo Diabate is in uniform and warming up 30 minutes from tip.
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Kentucky took its first lead of the second half, 50-49, with 11:31 to play after an 8-0 run. Kentucky pushed that run to 17-2 and led 59-51 at the under-8-minute media timeout.
Mo Dioubate also played for the first time since suffering a high ankle sprain and made an immediate impact for the Wildcats on his birthday, no less! He scored seven points during Kentucky's big second-half run and finished with a team-high 14 points for the game. Jaland Lowe socre 13 points and Otega Oweh added 10.
Next up for Kentucky is a trip to Atlanta next Saturday to take on Rick Pitino and #22 St. Johns in the CBS Sports Classic. Tip off is set for 12:30 p.m.
Bonus: A fan hit the half-court shot for $10,000
A UK fan just hit a $10,000 shot!!!! @LEX18News @BBNTonight pic.twitter.com/Ikc35Uq5Fr
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