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Thursday Headlines: Cats by 27 edition

Happy victory Thursday!

The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Missouri Tigers 83-57 at Rupp Arena Wednesday evening to pick up a win in their SEC opener and extend their winning streak to three games.

Keion Brooks led the Cats in scoring with 17 points, while Oscar Tshiebwe recorded yet another double-double as he scored 13 points and yanked down 20 rebounds.

Missouri was led by Jarron Coleman and Amari Davis, who each scored 10 points off the Tigers bench.

The win saw Kentucky out-rebound the Tigers 47-33, shoot 43% to the field while holding Missouri to a 33% clip and pick up eight steals.