LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Andrew Carr scored all of his 14 points in the first half, Otega Oweh added 13 and No. 10 Kentucky handled Brown 88-54 Tuesday.
Oweh had 11 points after halftime, including seven in the first five minutes of the second half to put the Wildcats (11-2) up 52-32 with 15:38 remaining. Amari Williams and Koby Brea each added 13 points.
Kino Lilly Jr. scored 16 points to lead Brown (7-5), but the Bears’ leading scorer never was able to control the game. He hit two 3-pointers but entered the game averaging four 3s per game to rank third in the nation.
Brown: The Bears committed 23 turnovers that led to 33 Kentucky points. They also shot just 2 of 12 on 3-pointers in the first half.
Kentucky: The Wildcats needed the win after a disappointing 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Dec. 21 and a challenging Southeastern Conference schedule ahead of them. Kentucky showed the effects of a 10-day layoff early on, only leading 4-2 at the first media timeout and being outrebounded by 10 in the first half.
After the slow start and Brown leading 6-4, Carr sparked a 15-3 Wildcat run with seven straight points for a 15-7 lead. Kentucky led 37-21 with 2:30 to go before halftime and 33-15 overall.
Both teams shot exactly the same in the first half, 11 of 26 (42.3%). Kentucky had three more 3-pointers and 10 more free throws than the Bears, which made the difference.
Brown hosts Johnson & Wales on Sunday. Kentucky opens SEC play at home Saturday against No. 6 Florida.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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10
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K. Lilly Jr. G | 16PTS | 1REB | 4AST | |
7
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A. Carr F | 14PTS | 5REB | 2AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
K. Lilly Jr. | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
L. Lewis | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
A. Cooley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
A. Lesburt Jr. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
M. Wrisby-Jefferson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Uchidiuno | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. Dabo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
S. Klores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Erold | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
L. Paragon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Barron Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Rochester | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
W. DeGraaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Owusu-Anane | – | – | – | – |
D. Kania | – | – | – | – |
Total | 54 | 30 | 11 | 17 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Carr | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
O. Oweh | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
A. Williams | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
J. Robinson | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
L. Butler | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
K. Brea | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
A. Almonor | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
T. Noah | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Garrison | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
T. Perry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
W. Horn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Chandler | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
G. Darbyshire | – | – | – | – |
Total | 88 | 27 | 18 | 15 |