LEXINGTON, Ky. — A remix of the Beatles song "Come Together" played at Rupp Arena Friday night before the Kentucky basketball team's starters were announced.
Fitting.
The No. 4 Wildcats started five freshmen and trailed by as many 12 in the second half before rallying to beat Utah Valley 73-63 in the regular season opener.
So, perhaps Kentucky coach John Calipari wasn't kidding in updating his young team's progress Thursday when he said: "I want to have fun with this. I personally want to have fun with this, but it’s hard."
Hamidou Diallo had a game-high 18 points, mostly via a rush of second-half dunks after missing his first five shots of the game.