LEXINGTON - Oscar Tshiebwe may insist he is not a machine, but he continues to do his best impression of one for Kentucky basketball.
The West Virginia transfer scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Kentucky (2-1) to an 80-55 win over Mount Saint Mary's. The performance marked Tshiebwe's third consecutive double-double to open his Kentucky career.
Tshiebwe was joined in double figures by freshman guard TyTy Washington (14) and junior point guard Sahvir Wheeler (12) and junior forward Keion Brooks (10). Wheeler added eight assists. Brooks contributed seven rebounds.
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Kentucky blew open the game by scoring the final five points of the first half and first 13 points of the second half.