Kentucky’s second-half turnaround against St. John’s is going to get most of the attention, and for good reason. The 14-0 run completely flipped the script after a sluggish first half. But once you dig into the box score, there are several other numbers that explain how the Wildcats pulled away to a top-25 win in the CBS Sports Classic. Let’s start with these five.
Bench points: Kentucky 40, St. John’s 10
Mark Pope started Denzel Aberdeen, Collin Chandler, Otega Oweh, Mo Dioubate, and Malachi Moreno, but much of the credit for the win belonged to the bench.