LEXINGTON - Kentucky basketball's seven-game homestand against overmatched foes came to a merciful end with a 76-64 win over Southern Tuesday.
In a lackluster performance, Kentucky trailed with 4:21 left in the first half. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 13 points three times in the second half, but Southern was able to keep the deficit in a manageable range. Kentucky led by just eight points with 3:51 remaining before clinching the win with six straight points from Oscar Tshiebwe.
Tshiebwe led the Wildcats with 23 points and 11 rebounds, recording his seventh double-double in eight games.