No. 5 Kentucky pulls away in 2nd half to beat Colgate 78-67
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Koby Brea scored 17 points, including five to cap a critical second-half spurt that rallied No. 5 Kentucky past Colgate 78-67 on Wednesday night.
Jaxson Robinson made consecutive 3-pointers to spark the Wildcats' 14-2 run over 7:31 for a 63-49 lead, a surge that included 3s by Trent Noah, Otega Oweh and Brea for the needed cushion. The Raiders (2-9) overcame a 17-0 hole, trailed 38-36 at halftime and eventually led 41-40 early in the second half on Jalen Cox's 3-pointer.
Brea finished 5 of 8 from long range and 6 of 12 overall for Kentucky (9-1), which was coming off a 90-89 overtime win over then-No. 7 Gonzaga on Saturday night.
Amari Williams and Oweh each added 15 points, while Robinson and Andrew Carr had 11 apiece.
Parker Jones had 17 points while Brady Cummins and Jalen Cox had 10 each for Colgate, which dropped its fifth consecutive game.
The Wildcats shot 43% overall and 49% after halftime, while the Raiders shot just 41% overall.
Colgate: The Raiders initially appeared shellshocked after trailing 17-0 before they found confidence and eventually grabbed the lead. Momentum faded quickly as the Raiders couldn't stop the Wildcats from outside.
Kentucky: The Wildcats seemed in control at first before going cold and playing sloppy and unfocused during the middle parts of the game. Falling behind provided a wake-up call, and the Wildcats responded.
Trailing 47-46, Kentucky made four 3-pointers in five shots during a 12-0 run over 2:53.
Kentucky made 13 of its final 26 shots, including 6 of 13 from behind the arc.
Colgate hosts Vermont on Sunday to start a three-game homestand, while Kentucky hosts rival Louisville on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Sam Wright vs. Amari Williams (Andrew Carr gains possession) | ||
| 19:32 | | Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:30 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 19:28 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:00 |  | Brady Cummins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:58 | | Koby Brea defensive rebound | ||
| 18:44 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | | Sam Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:27 | | Koby Brea defensive rebound | ||
| 18:15 | | Koby Brea misses two point layup | ||
| 18:13 | | Koby Brea offensive rebound | ||
| 18:09 | | Koby Brea misses two point layup | ||
| 18:07 | | Jalen Cox defensive rebound | ||
| 18:01 | | Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:59 | | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | ||
| 17:50 | | Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:48 | | Jalen Cox defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:30 | | Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:22 | | Nicolas Louis-Jacques shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul) | ||
| 17:22 | | Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 17:22 | | +1 | Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-5 |
| 17:01 | | Amari Williams blocks Nicolas Louis-Jacques's two point layup | ||
| 16:59 | | Nicolas Louis-Jacques offensive rebound | ||
| 16:56 | | Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover | ||
| 16:42 | | Sam Wright shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 16:42 | | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-6 |
| 16:42 | | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-7 |
| 16:32 | | Parker Jones turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:23 | | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists) | 0-10 |
| 16:04 | | Brady Cummins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:02 | | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | ||
| 15:55 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 0-12 |
| 15:54 | | Raiders 30 second timeout | ||
| 15:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:44 | | Parker Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:41 | | Raiders offensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | Brandon Garrison personal foul | ||
| 15:23 | | Jalen Cox misses two point layup | ||
| 15:19 | | Wildcats defensive rebound | ||
| 15:10 | | +2 | Andrew Carr makes two point layup | 0-14 |
| 15:10 | | Parker Jones shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul) | ||
| 15:10 | | +1 | Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-15 |
| 14:46 | | Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:42 | | Wildcats defensive rebound | ||
| 14:33 | | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:31 | | Brandon Garrison offensive rebound | ||
| 14:28 | | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot | 0-17 |
| 14:11 | | Chandler Baker turnover (Otega Oweh steals) | ||
| 14:00 | | Brandon Garrison misses two point layup | ||
| 13:58 | | Parker Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 13:54 | | Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:52 | | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 13:38 | | Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:36 | | Andrew Carr offensive rebound | ||
| 13:28 | | Koby Brea misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:26 | | Parker Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 13:20 | | +3 | Chandler Baker makes three point jump shot (Parker Jones assists) | 3-17 |
| 12:50 | | Travis Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:48 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 12:38 | | Chandler Baker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:36 | | Cameron Brennan offensive rebound | ||
| 12:31 | | Andrew Carr blocks Cameron Brennan's two point jump shot | ||
| 12:29 | | Koby Brea defensive rebound | ||
| 12:28 | | Cameron Brennan shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul) | ||
| 12:28 | | Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:28 | | Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 12:28 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 12:00 | | Kyle Carlesimo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:58 | | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | ||
| 11:56 | | Josh Ahayere personal foul | ||
| 11:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:32 | | Amari Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 11:30 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Julian Scott makes two point jump shot | 5-17 |
| 10:47 | | Travis Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Collin Chandler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Chandler Baker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Cameron Brennan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Julian Scott offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Collin Chandler personal foul | ||
| 10:01 | | Josh Ahayere misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Collin Chandler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Travis Perry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Collin Chandler offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Collin Chandler turnover (bad pass) (Josh Ahayere steals) | ||
| 9:35 | | +3 | Kyle Carlesimo makes three point jump shot (Sam Wright assists) | 8-17 |
| 9:15 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Travis Perry offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Travis Perry misses two point layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Josh Ahayere defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +3 | Kyle Carlesimo makes three point jump shot (Chandler Baker assists) | 11-17 |
| 8:45 | | Julian Scott shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 |
| 8:45 | | Amari Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:45 | | Josh Ahayere defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Jalen Cox makes two point layup | 13-18 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists) | 13-21 |
| 7:51 | | +3 | Chandler Baker makes three point jump shot (Sam Wright assists) | 16-21 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point layup | 16-23 |
| 7:04 | | Sam Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Sam Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Andrew Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists) | 16-25 |
| 6:08 | | Jalen Cox shooting foul (Jaxson Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Jaxson Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-26 |
| 5:49 | | Parker Jones turnover (Andrew Carr steals) | ||
| 5:42 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Cameron Brennan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot | 16-28 |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Louis-Jacques assists) | 19-28 |
| 4:28 | | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot | 19-31 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Jalen Cox makes two point layup | 21-31 |
| 3:52 | | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Jalen Cox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | +3 | Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists) | 24-31 |
| 2:56 | | Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Cameron Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Brady Cummins makes two point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists) | 26-31 |
| 2:17 | | Jaxson Robinson turnover (Jalen Cox steals) | ||
| 2:17 | | +3 | Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists) | 29-31 |
| 1:56 | | +2 | Ansley Almonor makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists) | 29-33 |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists) | 31-33 |
| 1:20 | | +3 | Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Trent Noah assists) | 31-36 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Sam Wright makes two point jump shot | 33-36 |
| 0:40 | | Sam Wright personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 0:40 | | +1 | Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-38 |
| 0:24 | | Parker Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Parker Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cox assists) | 36-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |