Kentucky 79, Chattanooga 63

Kentucky beat Chatanooga by 16 in Louisville to give the Cats a 5-3 record. Kentucky led by 15 at the half and jumped out to a 25 point lead, but UTC was able to come back. The flow of the game was completely changed when Jasper was given a technical foul on a very questionable call. The lead got down to 9 with 4:15 left, but Crawford and Bradley made 2 straight 3's to give the Cats some more breathing room.

Morris once again had a very strong game, especially in the first half. The story of the night was how much better Bradley played at the 2 guard than at the point. He looked much more comfortable, he shot better, and even had 5 ast. and 6 reb. Crawford and Perry also both had strong games. Some of the problems were that UK committed 20 turnovers, and the bench scored just 3 points.

I liked Tubby's aggressive coaching style, it seemed to get the players more aggressive too. I also liked his lineup and substitutions. I was also really glad to see UK to start shooting well again from outside. When we have the inside-outside combination working, we are a very tough team to beat.

Starting Lineup:

Jasper
Bradley
Crawford
Perry
Morris

Subs:

Porter 14:33 (Jasper)
Stevenson 13:50 (Perry)
Carter 13:50 (Morris)
Meeks 12:20 (Bradley)
Thomas 9:13

Positives:

Bradley - 23 pts., 6/9 3's, 5 ast., 6 reb.
Crawford - 19 pts., 4/9 3's,
Morris - 17 pts., 7/10 FG, 7 reb., 4 blks.,
Perry - 17 pts., 7/8 FG, 3/3 3's, 7 reb. (4 offensive),
Jasper - 6 ast., 10 reb., 3 stl.
Team - 53% FG, 50% (13/26) 3's, +10 reb. margin, 18 ast., 7 blks.

Negatives:

Bradley - 4 to's
Jasper - 4 to's
Bench - 3 pts (1/13 FG)
Team - 20 to's, 46% FT's (This was a strong point earlier in the season)