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Big second half from Immanuel Quickley salvages Kentucky basketball a win over Ole Miss

LEXINGTON - Immanuel Quickley picked a good moment to break out of his shooting slump.

After missing nine of his first 11 shots and his first six 3-point attempts, Quickley hit a 3-pointer with 9:51 remaining against Ole Miss that sparked a 7-0 run to turn a seven-point deficit into a tie game.

As part of the 7-0 run that pulled Kentucky back into the game, Quickley contributed five points and one assist. The sophomore guard scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to lead UK to a 67-62 victory.

Kentucky won despite hitting just 2 of 22 3-point attempts.