The Cats came ready to play. Hagans was a defensive menace and Reid Travis was absolutely dominant. Johnson was a monster per usual.
UK went into the half with a 40-31 lead over the Tar Heels and never looked back.
Herro seemed like a liability early on, but he turned it around after half. He finally got it going and he proved that he’s one of the team’s best passers. He wasn’t terrible on the defensive end, either.
Jemarl took Quade Green’s minutes. He didn’t do much in the stat sheet, but his presence forced the defense out of the paint.