Alex Poythress continued his strong play, and Dakari Johnson added a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Wildcats withstood the toughest test so far on their Bahamas trip. The Dominican Republic kept the game close early and cut into the lead late after UK built it to 20 in the second half. Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cats.
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.