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Karl Towns’ double-double lifts Kentucky Wildcats to 81-58 win

Karl Towns charted 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in just 21 minutes, leading Kentucky to an 81-58 win over Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket.

Karl Towns

Karl Towns

Freshman forward Karl-Anthony Towns charted 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in just 21 minutes, leading the Kentucky men’s basketball team to an 81-58 win over Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket, on Monday afternoon at Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Kentucky won its second straight game in its six-game Bahamas tour, using the double-double from Towns to highlight the win. On Sunday afternoon, UK opened the tour with a 74-49 win over the Puerto Rico National Team Reserves in Nassau.

The Wildcats also got 16 points and eight rebounds from junior Alex Poythress, who added two steals. Sophomore center Dakari Johnson chipped it 10 points and four rebounds, with freshman guard Devin Booker leading the team with four steals, adding three points. Andrew Harrison tallied a team-best six assists, charting five points and three boards, with Aaron Harrison going for five points and two steals.

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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

On March 16, 1985, in a win over UNLV, Kenny Walker scored 23 points and provided a key block in the final minutes as the Wildcats advanced to the West Regional final .

 

On March 16, 2002, Tayshaun Prince scored 41 points against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament.

 

On March 16, 2003, after running the table in regular-season Southeastern Conference play, Kentucky defeats Mississippi State, 64-57, in the finals of the SEC Tournament to secure its 24th league tourney crown and complete a 19-0 season sweep of conference opponents. It marked the first time the feat had been accomplished in 51 seasons.

 

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