If you weren’t on the Isaiah Jackson train before today, this performance should have done it. The freshman got his first double-double as a Wildcat in the 82-80 win over Auburn, leading Kentucky in scoring with a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds. After averaging only 18 minutes per game in SEC play, Jackson played 31 today while committing only one foul. Thirteen of his 18 points came in the second half, and he was 8-11 from the free-throw line.
“He brought everything,” BJ Boston said of Jackson. “He brought the scoring, he brought the intensity, the rebounding, and the defense.