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Kentucky steamrolls Kansas

Kansas ran into a buzz saw in Indianapolis on Tuesday night, as top-ranked Kentucky raced past the Jayhawks, 72-40.
Alex Poythress - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Alex Poythress – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Dakari Johnson scored 11 points, Andrew Harrison had 10 and No. 1 Kentucky used a dominant defense to blow out No. 4 Kansas 72-40 in Tuesday’s State Farm Champions Classic.

Offensively, the Wildcats (3-0) were off, shooting just 43.1 percent from the field. Yet a stingy defense never gave the Jayhawks (1-1) a chance.

Kansas was led Wayne Selden Jr. with nine points and Cliff Alexander with eight on a night and shot just 19.6 percent from the field. They were 15 of 27 from the free-throw line and finished with their lowest point total since a 61-45 loss to Kentucky on Dec. 1, 1998.

The Wildcats led by as much as 35-17 in the first half. After Kansas closed to 38-28 at the half, Kentucky opened the second half with six straight points and continued extending the lead throughout the second half.

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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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