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Willie Cauley-Stein’s defense steadies Cats in EMU win

Willie Cauley-Stein had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in an 81-63 UK win on Wednesday.

Willie Cauley-Stein - photo by Bo Morris | Kentucky Sports Review

– photo by Bo Morris | Sports Review

From to , Kentucky has had more than its share of remarkable shot-blocking efforts in recent seasons.

You can add another to the list.

Willie Cauley-Stein tied a career with seven blocks, anchoring the defense against .

Cauley-Stein had five of his blocks after halftime, helping to turn a three-point lead into an 81-63 win — UK’s 500th in Rupp Arena — in the finale of the Keightley Classic in Rupp Arena on Wednesday. The sophomore — at least based on his play — seemed intent to carry his (only slightly) younger teammates, but he said postgame his motivation was primarily internal.

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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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