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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-05-2015, 08:37 PM:

We will win easy but it's good for the team to get used to Rupp with all the new players. We look to be a awfully good shooting team especially from the 3 point line. This game will help the players to get to know each other in game conditions as we are only 12 days away from playing Duke at the United Center in Chicago.

What was really impressive was how efficient the Cats were offensively and how well they passed the ball. Kentucky shot 60 percent from the field (48 of 80) while dishing out 32 assists. The Cats also shot 55 percent from 3-point range (12 of 22) and held a 59-28 rebounding advantage.

As for the Thorobreds, they're led by Malcolm Smith, a sophomore guard from Cincinnati, Ohio who, is the team's top returning scorer after averaging 12.5 points per game in his freshman season. He also was one of the most efficient shooters in the conference, ranking in the top 10 in the SIAC in field goal percentage (.504) and 3-point percentage (.400).

Kentucky State also has a first-year head coach in Darnell Williams, who looks to lead the Thorobreds back to the top of the SIAC standings after they posted a 9-18 overall record with a 7-12 mark in conference play last season. They were picked to finish sixth in the SIAC West division out of eight teams in the preseason predicted standings.

Kentucky enters this matchup with a 54-4 all-time record in exhibition games, including a 13-0 mark under head coach John Calipari. Kentucky and Kentucky State last met in 2001, the teams' only regular-season meeting, with the Wildcats winning 118-63.

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