On Sunday, Kentucky prevailed over Mount St. Mary's behind a slow first half and a promising second half to a final tally of 82-62, a non-spread-covering margin. Damien Chong Qui attempted his best Isaiah Thomas impersonation for the Mountaineers but just couldn't outdo Junior Nick Richards and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Frankly, Kentucky needed to perform well, and they did en route to a comfortable victory over, once again, a sizably inferior foe. Here are my power rankings of each player following the two-hour shift from 3-1 to 4-1:
1. Injured Ashton Hagans
Hagans hasn’t been at full speed since what seems like January but that hasn’t halted the sophomore point guard from slicing up one of the Northeast Conference’s premier defenses.