Isaiah Briscoe had an efficient 9-of-13 shooting night en route to a career-high 21 points.
Isaiah Briscoe shoots 69% from the field plus boxscore and other game notes


Isaiah Briscoe had an efficient 9-of-13 shooting night en route to a career-high 21 points.

Isaiah Briscoe and De’Aaron Fox each scored a career-high 21 points, Malik Monk added 16 and No. 2 Kentucky pulled away from Canisius early in the second half for a 93-69 victory Sunday night.

De’Aaron Fox’s 12 assists set a new standard for a season opener breaking Dirk Minnefield’s mark of 11 vs. Butler on Nov. 27, 1982.

De’Aaron finished the game with 12 assists to go with 12 points as No. 2-ranked Kentucky wore down Stephen F. Austin 98-64 in Rupp Arena.
Skal Labissiere was assigned to the D-League on Friday and joins the Reno Bighorns.
Kentucky freshmen Bam Adebayo, De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk were among 50 players selected for the 2017 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year.

Kentucky sophomore guard Isaiah Briscoe was tabbed to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List on Monday. The award is given annually to the top Division I player with at least two years of collegiate experience.

Kentucky put on a clinic on its final exhibition game of the season Sunday night, rolling to a 156-63 rout of Asbury.

Kentucky didn’t get a chance to work on offensive plays in Sunday’s 156-63 exhibition win over Asbury. There wasn’t time for that.

The SEC Network has hired former Kentucky Wildcat and NCAA National Champion Antoine Walker as a studio analyst for the 2016-17 season.