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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dominates the Derby Festival Basketball Classic

Kentucky signee Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a class above the competition at tonight’s Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic. The future UK combo guard led all players in scoring (29 points) and assists (6) to take home MVP honors at Freedom Hall.

He wasted no time getting to work, knocking down this trey on the second possession of the game.

Shortly after that bucket, he took it to the rim in transition, AND THE FOUL.

What makes SGA’s dominance even more impressive is that he only played about 20 minutes. He also won the three-point shooting contest at halftime, with the closest competitor falling by four buckets.