Koby Brea scored 22 points as No. 9 Kentucky used a potent fastbreak attack and impressive 3-point shooting to remain undefeated with a 108-59 rout of visiting Jackson State on Friday at the BBN Invitational Lexington, Ky.The Wildcats (5-0) scored 43 fastbreak points and hit a season-best 17 3-pointers on 39 attempts (43.6 percent) en route to their third 100-point game this season. Kentucky outscored Jackson State 44-32 in the paint and threw down 11 dunks to the Tigers’ two.Brea shot 8-of-11 from the floor and drilled 5 of 8 3-pointers for the Wildcats, who also got 21 points and three steals from Otega Oweh. Jaxson Robinson tallied 14 points, including four threes, while Lamont Butler chipped in 11 points and five assists.Jackson State (0-6) led for just 16 seconds in the early going and trailed by double digits for the game’s final 31:53. The Tigers did battle gamely on the backboard, losing the rebounding battle just 41-40.Marcus Watson Jr. paced the visitors with 12 points and freshman Dorian McMillian added 11 points. JSU connected on just 23 of 69 shots (33.3 percent) and finished just 4-of-21 (19 percent) from 3-point range.Jackson State grabbed a 5-3 advantage before Robinson answered with his second 3-pointer.
No. 9 Kentucky uses speed, 3-pointers to throttle Jackson State
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