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Kentucky basketball crushes No. 8 Miami to pick up first marquee win of 2023-24 season
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Kentucky basketball earned a huge blowout win over No. 8 Miami on Tuesday night.
The Wildcats defeated Miami 95-73, picking up their first win over a power conference team this season. This was the Hurricanes’ first defeat of the 2023-24 campaign.
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— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) November 29, 2023
Freshman guard Reed Sheppard continued his play as he led Kentucky in scoring with 21 points off the bench. He made 8-of-13 field goal attempts and drained 5-of-9 shots from long range. Sheppard also added 4 assists on the night.
Sheppard wasn’t the only guard off the bench to have a big performance, however. Fellow freshman Rob Dillingham contributed a team-high 9 assists in the victory while also scoring 12 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. Dillingham also made both of his 3-point tries on the night.
As a team, Kentucky got great looks all night. The Wildcats made 59.7% of their field goal attempts and 42.9% of their 3-point shots.
Defensively, Kentucky held a powerful Miami team to just 44.1% shooting in the game. Kentucky also forced 15 turnovers in the win.
Kentucky will be in action again on Saturday against UNC Wilmington.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
