Pat Kelsey believes in most of the similar offensive philosophies as Mark Pope. The former Winthrop and College of Charleston head coach needs his groups to play with tempo, spacing, and win the three-point shot quantity battle. The Cards are short-handed, however it is a group that desires to shoot a ton of threes. Unfortunately, they’ve been shooters and never makers.
Louisville become makers at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. Despite setting a brand new season-high mark for three-point area targets, Louisville might by no means take the lead within the second half. Kentucky absorbed fairly the punch within the 93-85 rivalry win.
Kelsey’s squad scored 85 factors in 70 possessions (1.21 factors per possession) with 14 three-point makes. Chucky Hepburn (26 factors on 18 photographs) and Terrence Edwards Jr. (23 factors on 13 photographs) led the best way. That needs to be sufficient to beat nearly anybody however wasn’t ok on Saturday. Why? Because Kentucky scored 93 factors in 68 possessions (1.37 factors per possession).
Mark Pope‘s offense acquired 34 factors on 21 photographs on the rim, poured in 11 three-point area targets, and added 18 factors on the free throw line. Kentucky received the rebounding battle (41-31) and logged 23 assists on 32 area targets. The Wildcats have been led by Lamont Butler (33 factors on 10 photographs), Otega Oweh (17 factors on 11 photographs), and Jaxson Robinson (12 factors on 11 photographs). Despite getting the result in 10 factors a number of instances within the second half, Kentucky couldn’t land the TKO punch attributable to Louisville’s shotmaking.
Kentucky took their archrival’s finest punch and scored at will in an eight-point residence win. A 3-point offense that ranks No. 329 total in three-point area objective share had it rolling, but it surely was barely sufficient to cowl the unfold.
BOX SCORE: Kentucky vs. Louisville
