We’ve all been in football mode since the weekend, so it only makes sense that Kentucky’s next head coach, Will Stein, is in attendance checking out his Wildcats. That part is fun.
As for the actual basketball between blue blood opponents, it’s been a back-and-forth, leading us to a 31-31 tie at the break.
Kentucky is not rebounding well, nor have the Wildcats hit a single perimeter shot, but the defense is holding up on the other end of the floor. North Carolina is shooting just 37.5 percent overall, despite knocking down 3-8 attempts from deep.
UK is shooting 50 percent overall with Otega Oweh, Collin Chandler and Denzel Aberdeen leading the way with six points apiece, followed by Andrija Jelavic with four, Brandon Garrison with three and Malachi Moreno, Jasper Johnson and Kam Williams with two.