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Kentucky beats Penn: 3 things to know and postgame cheers

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The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Penn Quakers on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia by a score of 81-66.

Kentucky didn't get off to the fastest of starts, but they settled in late in the first half and for spurts of the game. The Cats went on a 16-2 run to go up 39-23, but the Quakers answered with a 6-0 run of their own to make it 39-29 at the half.

Aaron Bradshaw paced Kentucky with nine points and seven rebounds.

After the break, the Quakers continued their late first-half run by extending the 6-0 run to a 13-2 run to cut Kentucky’s lead to just five early in the second half.