Immanuel Quickley was a surprise scratch tonight, sitting out the Utah Valley game after suffering a chest injury in practice. Thankfully, Kentucky was able to win without him and EJ Montgomery, who sat out his third game with an ankle injury, but if the Cats want to resemble the team that beat Michigan State a few weeks ago, they better get healthy quick.
“EJ’s not been playing and today we didn’t have Immanuel, so we have seven scholarship players,” John Calipari said. “So, I’m happy we won the game. We’ve got to get these guys back and get going.