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No. 7 Kentucky uses hot shooting to top Mississippi 83-72

No. 7 Kentucky uses hot shooting to top Mississippi 83-72

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Back at full strength offensively, No. 7 Kentucky showed how strong it could be.

Oscar Tshiebwe had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Sahvir Wheeler added 16 points and the Wildcats shot 60% before holding off Mississippi 83-72 in its home finale Tuesday night.

Kentucky (24-6, 13-4 Southeastern Conference) took control after four minutes behind hot shooting, hitting 9 of its first 12 attempts including 4 of 6 from long range and finishing 59% at halftime. The Wildcats spread the ball around, with five players scoring at least seven points in the first 20 minutes.

Tshiebwe jump-started Kentucky’s 62% second-half shooting by scoring six points with a couple of dunks. The Wildcats eventually led 70-56 with 6:03 remaining before the Rebels rallied to within 76-70 on James White’s jumper with 2:15 left.

But like much of the game, Kentucky got the points when it needed them.

TyTy Washington Jr. (14 points off the bench) followed with three free throws in 20 seconds before…

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