The Kentucky Wildcats entered Friday night’s competition as 12-point favorites against Ohio, a game the home team ultimately won 77-59.
That spread may have seemed low against an early-season mid-major, but this is a Bobcats team with several veterans from last year’s NCAA Tournament team that upset 4th-seeded Virginia.
Early on in this one, the Bobcats lived up to the hype while leading much of the first half. Part of the reason for that was first half-foul trouble for the Cats, as Kentucky saw two star players in Oscar Tshiebwe and Sahvir Wheeler miss much of the first 20 minutes with two fouls.