The combination of a late start and icy weather resulted in a noticeable number of empty seats for Kentucky’s game against North Dakota on Wednesday night. In maybe a first for a UK home game, individual hand claps could be discerned in the oh-so-quiet confines of Rupp Arena.
Fittingly, a Kentucky defense that had been questioned throughout the preseason and into the first two games, put the quietus on North Dakota. UK doubled its total of six steals in the season’s first two games in overwhelming North Dakota 96-58.
Freshman Tyler Herro led the way with five steals, which was three shy of a Rupp Arena record (eight by Rajon Rondo against Mississippi State on Feb.