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Kentucky Wildcats break century mark, but defense concerns John Calipari

There was little evidence Tuesday night — has been little this season, really — that the Kentucky Wildcats can lock down the perimeter.

John Calipari - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

John Calipari – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

The defense will come in time.

Of that, Andrew Harrison is certain.

There was little evidence Tuesday night — has been little this season, really — that No. 4 Kentucky can lock down the perimeter. The Kentucky Wildcats’ offense did most of the heavy lifting in a 105-76 rout of Texas Arlington.

But the Wildcats (4-1) will come to put an end to those blow-by dribbles, Harrison said. What you saw against the Mavericks (2-3) will soon be a thing of the past.

“We have no choice,” Harrison said. “Me and (twin brother) Aaron definitely have to pick it up defensively. Basically, it just comes down to one-on-one and having to stop your man one-on-one. So our guards, we’re definitely going to work on that and get better with that.”

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

After Louisville bested Kentucky 80-68 in overtime in the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the two schools agreed to begin playing regularly starting with the following season’s opener.  On November 26, 1983, in the first regular-season meeting in 61 years between Kentucky and Louisville, the Wildcats employed a swarming defense and balanced offense to roll to victory.  Before a raucous Rupp Arena crowd of 24,012, UK took U of L apart. Seniors Jim Master (19 points), Melvin Turpin (16) and Sam Bowie, who returned after missing two full seasons to leg injuries with a stellar all-around game (seven points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocks), led the dismantling.

 

 

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