Rob Dillingham scores 17 points as No. 16 Kentucky beats New Mexico State 86-46
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Rob Dillingham scored 17 points, D.J. Wagner had 13 and No. 16 Kentucky shot 59% in the second half to rout New Mexico State 86-46 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.
Picking up where they left off from winning the GLOBL Jam this summer, the Wildcats' touted freshmen took charge after four minutes and helped the team pull away. Wagner and Justin Edwards (12 points) set the tone, and Kentucky native Reed Sheppard finished with 12 points. Dillingham heated up late and went 6 of 11 from the field.
Fifth-year senior Antonio Reeves, one of Kentucky's few holdovers, and West Virginia transfer Tre Mitchell also were part of the mix. Reeves had 11 points, and Mitchell finished with nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.
The Wildcats closed with a 17-0 run over the final six minutes and 21-2 over the last seven.
Jaylin Jackson-Posey and Christian Cook each had 10 points for New Mexico State, which began with first-year coach Jason Hooten and a revamped roster after a tumultuous spring.
NMSU resumed competition for the first time since the university canceled the remainder of last season on Feb. 12 after the filing of a police report alleging gruesome locker-room hazing. Coach Greg Heiar was fired soon after. A former player, Mike Peake, was suspended in connection with a fatal shooting of a student in Albuquerque last Nov. 19 in an unrelated incident but was not charged.
BIG PICTURE
New Mexico State: As might be expected of a reconstructed roster, the Aggies struggled to establish a flow in their first official game together. Stringing together baskets was harder, as they had two stretches with seven consecutive misses and only a few times making shots in a row in shooting 32%.
Kentucky: The Wildcats not only played fast, but they committed just six turnovers. They forced NMSU into 18 turnovers and converted them into 24 points.
UP NEXT
New Mexico State will host NCAA Division II Sul Ross State on Wednesday night.
Kentucky hosts Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Clarence Jackson vs. Tre Mitchell (Adou Thiero gains possession) | |||
19:48 | D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot | |||
19:46 | Adou Thiero offensive rebound | |||
19:44 | +2 | Adou Thiero makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:33 | Jaden Harris misses two point jump shot | |||
19:31 | Tre Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
19:14 | D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot | |||
19:12 | Christian Cook defensive rebound | |||
18:52 | +3 | Christian Cook makes three point jump shot (Jaden Harris assists) | 3-2 | |
18:31 | Justin Edwards turnover (lost ball) | |||
18:04 | Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
18:02 | Adou Thiero defensive rebound | |||
17:59 | Justin Edwards misses two point layup | |||
17:57 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
17:52 | +3 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey makes three point jump shot | 6-2 | |
17:28 | +2 | Justin Edwards makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
17:08 | Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
17:06 | Tre Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
17:00 | Kaosi Ezeagu personal foul (Tre Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
16:42 | Kaosi Ezeagu shooting foul (Tre Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
16:42 | Tre Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
16:42 | +1 | Tre Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-5 | |
16:35 | Jordan Rawls turnover (bad pass) (Justin Edwards steals) | |||
16:30 | Adou Thiero misses three point jump shot | |||
16:28 | Clarence Jackson defensive rebound | |||
16:05 | D.J. Wagner personal foul (Jaden Harris draws the foul) | |||
16:02 | Christian Cook misses two point jump shot | |||
16:00 | Justin Edwards defensive rebound | |||
15:51 | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists) | 6-8 | |
15:17 | Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot | |||
15:15 | Justin Edwards defensive rebound | |||
15:09 | Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot | |||
15:07 | Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound | |||
14:40 | Christian Cook misses three point jump shot | |||
14:38 | Antonio Reeves defensive rebound | |||
14:30 | +2 | D.J. Wagner makes two point layup | 6-10 | |
14:04 | Rob Dillingham shooting foul (Christian Cook draws the foul) | |||
14:04 | TV timeout | |||
14:04 | +1 | Christian Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-10 | |
14:04 | +1 | Christian Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-10 | |
13:43 | Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot | |||
13:41 | Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound | |||
13:23 | Robert Carpenter misses two point jump shot | |||
13:21 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | |||
13:13 | Robert Carpenter shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul) | |||
13:13 | +1 | Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-11 | |
13:13 | +1 | Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-12 | |
12:55 | Clarence Jackson misses two point layup | |||
12:53 | Adou Thiero defensive rebound | |||
12:42 | Jonathan Kanyanga shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul) | |||
12:42 | +1 | Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-13 | |
12:42 | Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:42 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
12:35 | Clarence Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
12:33 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | |||
12:27 | Clarence Jackson shooting foul (Rob Dillingham draws the foul) | |||
12:27 | +1 | Rob Dillingham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-14 | |
12:27 | +1 | Rob Dillingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-15 | |
12:08 | +2 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey makes two point jump shot | 10-15 | |
12:01 | +2 | Rob Dillingham makes two point jump shot | 10-17 | |
11:42 | Adou Thiero personal foul | |||
11:42 | TV timeout | |||
11:41 | +2 | Robert Carpenter makes two point layup (Jaylin Jackson-Posey assists) | 12-17 | |
11:41 | Jordan Burks shooting foul (Robert Carpenter draws the foul) | |||
11:41 | +1 | Robert Carpenter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-17 | |
11:33 | Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
11:31 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
11:15 | +2 | Jaden Harris makes two point layup (Clarence Jackson assists) | 15-17 | |
10:59 | D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot | |||
10:57 | Clarence Jackson defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey turnover (bad pass) (Rob Dillingham steals) | |||
10:36 | Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot | |||
10:34 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Justin Edwards personal foul | |||
10:08 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Clarence Jackson offensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Clarence Jackson misses two point layup | |||
10:01 | Adou Thiero defensive rebound | |||
9:54 | +3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Justin Edwards assists) | 15-20 | |
9:44 | Aggies 30 second timeout | |||
9:33 | Robert Carpenter misses two point layup | |||
9:31 | Clarence Jackson offensive rebound | |||
9:25 | Adou Thiero blocks Clarence Jackson's two point layup | |||
9:23 | Adou Thiero defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot | |||
9:18 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
9:05 | Clarence Jackson offensive foul | |||
9:05 | Clarence Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:51 | Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Tre Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Robert Carpenter blocks Tre Mitchell's two point layup | |||
8:44 | Aggies defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Tre Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | +3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists) | 15-23 | |
7:50 | Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot | |||
7:48 | Robert Carpenter offensive rebound | |||
7:45 | Robert Carpenter misses two point layup | |||
7:43 | Robert Carpenter offensive rebound | |||
7:40 | +2 | Robert Carpenter makes two point putback layup | 17-23 | |
7:33 | D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot | |||
7:32 | Wildcats offensive rebound | |||
7:32 | Robert Carpenter personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul) | |||
7:32 | TV timeout | |||
7:32 | Adou Thiero misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:32 | Kaosi Ezeagu defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | Jump ball. Kaosi Ezeagu vs. Tre Mitchell (Aggies gains possession) | |||
7:05 | Rob Dillingham personal foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul) | |||
6:47 | Reed Sheppard blocks Jordan Rawls's two point jump shot | |||
6:45 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | |||
6:23 | Adou Thiero misses two point layup | |||
6:21 | Robert Carpenter defensive rebound | |||
6:08 | Jordan Rawls turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | |||
6:04 | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point dunk (D.J. Wagner assists) | 17-25 | |
5:34 | Christian Cook misses three point jump shot | |||
5:32 | Jaden Harris offensive rebound | |||
5:18 | +3 | Jordan Rawls makes three point jump shot (Robert Carpenter assists) | 20-25 | |
5:10 | Wildcats 30 second timeout | |||
4:52 | Justin Edwards misses two point jump shot | |||
4:50 | Christian Cook defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Robert Carpenter misses three point jump shot | |||
4:36 | Justin Edwards defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
4:27 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
4:02 | Jump ball. Jaylin Jackson-Posey vs. Tre Mitchell (Wildcats gains possession) | |||
4:02 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mitchell steals) | |||
3:50 | Tre Mitchell misses two point jump shot | |||
3:48 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | |||
3:31 | Reed Sheppard misses two point layup | |||
3:29 | Jordan Burks offensive rebound | |||
3:27 | +2 | Jordan Burks makes two point layup | 20-27 | |
3:05 | Tre Mitchell shooting foul (Robert Carpenter draws the foul) | |||
3:05 | TV timeout | |||
3:05 | +1 | Robert Carpenter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-27 | |
3:05 | +1 | Robert Carpenter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 | |
2:45 | Christian Cook shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | |||
2:45 | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-28 | |
2:45 | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-29 | |
2:45 | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 22-30 | |
2:26 | Christian Cook misses two point jump shot | |||
2:24 | Adou Thiero defensive rebound | |||
2:16 | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot | 22-32 | |
2:00 | +2 | Robert Carpenter makes two point jump shot (Jaylin Jackson-Posey assists) | 24-32 | |
1:47 | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot | 24-35 | |
1:14 | Christian Cook misses three point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Wildcats defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Jonathan Kanyanga defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | +2 | Clarence Jackson makes two point jump shot (Jaylin Jackson-Posey assists) | 26-35 | |
0:22 | +2 | Tre Mitchell makes two point layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 26-37 | |
0:04 | +3 | Jaylin Jackson-Posey makes three point jump shot | 29-37 | |
0:00 | End of period |