Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Kentucky may have a brand-new team with a completely overhauled roster, but the Wildcats played up to the program’s same high standards in their opener against Wright State.
They took advantage of some frigid shooting from the visitors to roll to a 103-62 victory Monday in a game was never close.
The Raiders started 4 of 21 from the field, went 10 of 36 in the first half and finished 24 of 68 (35.3%).
It was their most lopsided defeat since falling, 96-52, at Purdue on Nov. 16, 2001.
“I knew Kentucky was good offensively, and that’s certainly what we spent 90% of our (practice) time on. But in person, they’re much better,” Wright State coach Clint Sargent said on his post-game radio show.
“I’m disappointed in a lot of areas. I didn’t feel like our prep leading up to this was in a place where we were extremely confident. But you’ve got to give coach (Mark) Pope a ton of credit. I didn’t really see a flaw in their team.”
