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Gameday: No. 9 Kentucky 107, Valparaiso 59
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday’s Kentucky-Valparaiso men’s basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
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Kentucky basketball’s defense didn’t go anywhere in its second game of the season.
But the Wildcats’ offense showed up a lot earlier than it did in game one.
A hot-shooting first half coupled with more stifling defense powered No. 9 UK to a 107-59 blowout of Valparaiso on Friday in its final tune-up for next Tuesday’s trip to Louisville.
The Wildcats (2-0) scored 58 first-half points — their highest-scoring half under second-year coach Mark Pope — and won by their second-largest margin under Pope.
Six Kentucky players scored in double figures: Malachi Moreno (18 points), Otega Oweh (15), Mouhamed Dioubate (14), Collin Chandler (14), Brandon Garrison (14) and Denzel Aberdeen (12).
UK shot 54.4% from the floor and made 11 of 28 3-pointers and 22 of 26 free throws.
See a full statistical report from the game.
This story was originally published November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM.
