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Kentucky can’t carry that Bellarmine defense into SEC play

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It’s hard to complain after a win, but that is what we do here in Lexington. Kentucky scored 99 points, moved the ball, and looked like a team that can pile up runs when it’s feeling good.

But the part that should bother Kentucky going into SEC play isn’t anything it did on offense.

Kentucky basketball gave up too much in the paint

Bellarmine shot 52 percent from the field and scored 38 points in the paint.

That’s not “they got hot from three and shrugged.” That’s “they got where they wanted to go” basketball.