Kentucky was anything but on its game against Missouri Western State, but the Wildcats managed to score a 56-38 exhibition win at Rupp Arena on Sunday night.
CJ Fredrick paced the Wildcats with 15 points and Jacob Toppin followed with 10.
Cason Wallace chipped in nine as UK held a 26-18 halftime lead.
The Wildcats will tipoff the regular season at home against Howard University on Nov. 7. Game time is 6:30 pm.
At Lexington
SCORE BY HALVES:
MWS……18 20 – 38
UK………26 30 – 56
Scoring:
Missouri Western State (38) – Alex John 2 1-3 5; Will Eames 5 2-2 12; Julius Dixon 2 0-0 4; Taye Fields 4 1-2 9; Reed Kemp 0(1) 0-0 3; Matt Nunez 1 0-0 2; and Ethan Kilgore 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 14(2) 4-7 38.
Kentucky (56) – Jacob Toppin 3(1) 1-2 10; CJ Fredrick 1(4) 1-1 15; Sahvir Wheeler 2 0-0 4; Antonio Reeves 2 1-2 5; Cason Wallace 2(1) 2-2 9; Chris Livingston 1 0-2 2; Lance Ware 1 0-3 2; Adou Thiero 1(1) 0-0 5; and Ugonna Onyenso 1 2-2 4. Totals: 14(7) 7-14 56.
Next up: Kentucky (0-0) vs. Howard (0-0), 6:30 pm, Nov. 7.