Game starts at 5pm.

 

https://lamarcardinals.com/news/2019/11/23/mens-basketball-lu-set-to-face-no-9-kentucky.aspx

 

Kentucky only beat Mt Saint Mary’s by 20 on Friday. They beat Utah Valley by 8. But with their talent they could easily have a break out game tonight.

Yes anything from a Lamar upset to a forty point beat down of LU is possible tonight. I'm hoping for a similar game to what Utah Valley had with them. Utah Valley was hot from three point range against Kentucky and shot poorly against LU.

I think Lamar is going to surprise some people tonight.

Kentucky had 2 starters out for the Mt St Mary’s and Utah Valley games. They are expected to be back tonight.

LU started cold as was down 10-0 but came back to tie at 19-19. Kentucky now up 24-5.

Looks like I was a bit off on my prediction. Lamar down 41-21 at the half.

Buster has made some monster threes but he’s been about the only bright spot on offense.

With 10:56 left in the game, Lamar down 55-39.

UK up 63-43 with about 6:00 left in the game.

Final 81-56, UK wins.

Played much better in 2nd half.played to much zone in in 1st half and Kentucky hit some three’s.man defense looked much better.hopefully were better for the experience.

I didn't get to see or listen to hardly any of the game today, but from what I did catch of the first half, LU had one of those draught periods through the middle of the half where Kentucky went on about a 20 -2 run over a five or six minute time span. That was a hole that was too deep for an inexperienced team to come back from. Neither Muoka or Nickerson scored and I will guess that had to do with the defense of Kentucky. Looking at the Box Score, Kentucky used 11 players tonight compared with only seven or eight available in their game with Utah Valley. At least one or two of them would have had a lot of playing time against UVU had they been available from what I heard on that broadcast. A twenty five point loss is not what I hoped for, but it is still better than it might have been. Hopefully the Cards can learn from this and have another really good game at UAB.

If this were 1985 I'd be disappointed in the margin. If 2019 I'm encouraged by it. Just look at the women's score.