The Kentucky Wildcats came out swinging on Friday night and played solid in the first half. Besides their 13-point halftime lead, the most encouraging stats came from sophomore forward EJ Montgomery, who tallied eight points and six rebounds in the first 20 minutes of action.
UK’s other frontcourt starter, Nick Richards, also played well early by scoring eight points at the intermission, including several early slam dunks. With the absence of Nick Sestina for the foreseeable future getting solid play from Montgomery and Richard like the Cats did tonight will be crucial moving forward.