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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.

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