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Aaron Harrison scored 16 points and Willie Cauley-Stein added
13 for Kentucky (16-0, 3-0 SEC), which improved to 7-0 against
Missouri. The Wildcats shot 48.2 percent overall, went 8-of-18
from 3-point range and 24-of-30 from the foul line.
Wes Clark and Keanau Post scored 10 points apiece to lead
Missouri (7-9, 1-2), which finished at 27.1 percent from the
field and 1-for-18 from 3-point range. Leading scorer Johnathan
Williams III went 1-for-13 for three points.
The Tigers hung in for almost seven minutes before a 20-2 spurt
gave Kentucky a 32-12 lead and set the rout in motion. The
Wildcats extended the advantage to 44-18 by halftime, holding
Missouri to 9-of-29 from the field while shooting 50 percent.
It didn't get any better after the break for Missouri, which saw
Kentucky use an 11-0 run to push the lead to 40 with less than
eight minutes left. The Wildcats emptied the bench in the final
minutes but still handed the Tigers their most lopsided loss
since a 111-56 defeat at Kansas State in 1998.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri's 18 points marked its fewest in the
first half of a game since a 62-60 victory over Kansas in 2009.
… Kentucky has held opponents to less than 20 points in a half
12 times this season, including both halves Tuesday. …
Kentucky's 16-0 start is tied for the fourth-best in school
history, matching the 1933-34 squad.
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