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UK Target RJ Hampton Outduels UK Signee Tyrese Maxey

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The state of Texas hosted a matchup between two of the nation’s top guards Friday night. Junior R.J. Hampton won the head-to-head matchup with UK signee Tyrese Maxey.

The senior started the game hot, scoring his team’s first eight points, but Hampton changed the game in the third quarter. The No. 5 player in the 2020 class scored 16 third quarter points to give Little Elm a lead it would not relinquish. Maxey’s South Garland fell 80-66.

Hampton finished with 31 points, his seventh 30+ point game of the early season, and ten rebounds.