At halftime, No. 19 Kentucky is tied 21-21 with the Bellarmine Knights 2-5. Here are some halftime thoughts on what happened inside Rupp Arena:
Kentucky just put on one of the worst 10-minute stretches of basketball I’ve ever seen. Rigid and stagnant are the two best words I can think of to describe it. At the 10:44 mark, the Cats had more turnovers (7) than points (6). Forgive me for thinking that shouldn’t happen. The real sticking point for me so far is that Kentucky had six days off between North Florida last Wednesday and tonight. There was a lot of talk about cohesion as a team and using this extra time to achieve a better state of flow on the court as a unit. Through 20 minutes, that remains to be seen, like it’s not even close.
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Sahvir Wheeler has three points on 1-4 shooting and three turnovers. He hasn’t been able to execute the point efficiently, constantly driving into the lane towards multiple defenders, trying to kick him to no avail. Antonio Reeves is already 2-8 from the floor, while CJ Fredrick has thrown it just four times, hitting a 3-pointer. physical mismatch in painting. Tshiewbe has six points and six rebounds. Kentucky’s offense is as dry as MeeMaw’s meatloaf. It’s as simple as that, there’s no flavor to speak of. Chalk some of that up to Bellarmine’s defense, but it’s been nothing more than perimeter passes, missed drives and poor shot attempts. Something has to change in the second half.
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