Alex Poythress showed flashes of brilliance during Kentucky’s last home game of the calendar year. Poythress just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds Saturday in the Wildcats’ 82-54 rout of Marshall at Rupp Arena. The freshman forward also had a blocked shot and an assist in 21 minutes, and his nine boards were a new career high.
“We always bang with each other, and we were ready to bang with somebody else,” he said. “It was good and we were ready for it.”