Kentucky (3-1) rebounded from Tuesday's blowout loss to top-ranked Arizona. The Wildcats forced 12 turnovers in the first half, shot 45 percent (15-of-33) from the field and built a 45-24 halftime lead. Kentucky held Missouri to just 31 percent shooting (8-of-26) over the first 20 minutes.
Tyron Lee and Kelly Thames led Missouri (2-2) with 11 points apiece. The schools were meeting for the first time since the 1971-72 season, when Kentucky recorded an 83-72 victory. The Wildcats lead the all-time series, 3-0.
Missouri played its best in the third quarter, outscoring Kentucky, 18-16. But the Wildcats opened the final period with a 15-7 run, capped by Wayne Turner's driving layup that gave them their biggest lead, 76-49, with 3:17 remaining. Magloire scored seven of his 18 points during the spurt.
Kentucky cooled off in the second half, finishing the game at 42 percent (27-of-65) from the field. In a contrast to the recent past, the Wildcats attempted just 13 3-pointers, making four.
Magliore's 17 boards led Kentucky, which outrebounded the Tigers, 51-34. He had six offensive rebounds, while Sheppard dished out five assists.
(7) Kentucky 77, Missouri 55 MISSOURI (55) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Lee 29 4-10 3-4 4-7 1 2 11 Thames 25 4-8 2-2 0-3 0 4 11 Mazyck 5 0-2 1-2 1-1 0 3 1 Ray 18 1-1 0-0 0-1 3 2 3 Hafer 25 0-3 0-0 1-4 4 2 0 Decker 16 1-4 3-4 0-2 3 0 5 Woods 22 4-10 0-0 0-0 0 0 11 Hardge 21 2-5 0-3 0-5 0 3 4 Grawer 24 2-7 0-0 1-5 1 2 5 Parker 13 2-6 0-0 0-2 0 1 4 Weaver 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wampler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 20-57 9-15 7-30 12 20 55 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.351, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (Lee 0-2, Thames 1-1, Ray 1-1, Hafer 0-1, Woods 3-6, Grawer 1-4, Parker 0-2). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 2 (Thames, Parker). Turnovers: 19 (Hafer 5, Lee 4, Grawer 2, Hardge 2, Mazyck 2, Decker, Parker, Ray, Thames). Steals: 9 (Parker 3, Weaver 2, Grawer, Hafer, Lee, Thames). KENTUCKY (77) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Edwards 23 4-10 4-4 2-3 2 1 12 Padgett 28 2-4 0-0 0-5 1 1 4 Magloire 24 7-12 4-5 6-17 0 2 18 Sheppard 28 4-10 4-4 1-2 5 0 13 Turner 20 2-8 0-1 1-4 2 2 5 Smith 12 2-3 2-4 1-1 1 0 7 Mohammed 12 1-2 0-0 0-5 1 3 2 Evans 14 4-6 0-0 5-7 1 1 8 Mills 8 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 Anthony 14 1-4 3-4 1-2 2 0 6 Bradley 6 0-1 0-2 1-2 0 1 0 Hogan 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Masiello 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 27-65 19-26 18-48 15 12 77 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.415, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Edwards 0-1, Padgett 0-1, Sheppard 1-2, Turner 1-4, Smith 1-1, Mills 0-2, Anthony 1-2). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 8 (Magloire 5, Padgett, Turner, Evans). Turnovers: 15 (Padgett 4, Evans 3, Turner 3, Bradley, Edwards, Hogan, Masiello, Mills). Steals: 7 (Padgett 3, Edwards, Evans, Magloire, Sheppard). __________________________________ Missouri 24 31 - 55 Kentucky 45 32 - 77 __________________________________ Technical fouls: Missouri 1. A: 2,500. Officials: Tim Higgins, Joe Demayo, Milt Stowe.