The top ranked Kentucky Wildcats found themselves ahead by only five points at halftime in their game against the visiting Boston Terriers. As it turned out, the Cats had the dogs right where they wanted them.
Aaron Harrison poured in 19 points and teammate Devin Booker added 15 off the bench as Kentucky used a hot shooting second half to beat Boston 89-65 Friday night in Rupp Arena. Centers Willie Cauley-Stein and Dakari Johnson each scored in double figures for the Wildcats, chipping in 12 and 11 points respectively.
For the game, Kentucky shot nearly 58% from the field and outscored the Terriers by 19 points in the second half to improve to 4-0 on the season. The ball-sharing Wildcats also tallied 24 assists on the night.
The Terriers used an up tempo style and a perimeter attack to keep the game tight for the first 20 minutes. Boston’s Cedric Hankerson nailed 5 three-pointers and finished with a game high 24 points in the losing effort.
Kentucky will host Montana State on Sunday in another early season tune-up.
