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VMI guard was ‘looking like Curry,’ but Kentucky’s size prevails

You could say Kentucky improved to 3-1 in a “bigs” way.

What played out in Rupp Arena Sunday night was a memorable example of the tortoise and the hare in the form of perimeter shooting competing against paint power.

Kentucky beat VMI 92-82 thanks to an overwhelming advantage in size which translated into dominance around the basket.

While methodical pounding paved the way to a Kentucky victory, VMI’s perimeter shooting blazed what surely will be a long-lasting place in the collective mindset of the Big Blue Nation.

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