Sitting out of all contact practices since early October and Kentucky’s first nine games of the season with a tricky calf injury, sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. returned with a vengeance.
Finishing with 12 points on 6-8 shooting, six rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal in 24 minutes, Brooks was one of the key reasons Kentucky was able to secure the blowout 76-58 victory and move to 3-0 in conference play.
After months of uncertainty and practice limitations, UK head coach John Calipari was elated to have a “steadying force” back in the Kentucky lineup.