Kentucky is now 5-0 on the season. Cleveland State falls to 3-2.
UK is now 1-0 all-time against the Vikings.
Kentucky returns to action on Wednesday in the championship game taking
on the winner of the Stanford/Virginia game. Tip-off is set for 9:30 p.m.
ET with the game being televised on CBS College Sports.
UK won the opening tip. The Wildcats have won the opening tip in all four
games this season. DeMarcus Cousins has jumped center for every game this
year.
DeMarcus Cousins scored the game's first points 2:03 into the game.
Ramon Harris was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was his second
time this season to be the first Wildcat off the bench.
UK extended its string of 716 consecutive games making a three-pointer.
Kentucky carried a 35-27 lead into halftime. The Wildcats are now 4-0 when
leading at the half.
The Wildcats opened the second half on an 18-4 run to take a 53-31 lead.
The UK defense held Cleveland State to a season low 49 points. The Vikings'
previous low was 6 at St. Bonaventure.
The Wildcats outrebounded the opposition for the fifth time this season,
outrebounding the Vikings 48-28.
Kentucky's +20 rebound margin was its largest this season.
For the fifth time this season, Kentucky outscored its opponent in the
paint, putting up 26 to Cleveland State's 14.
UK has advanced to its second straight in-season tournament championship.
The Wildcats won the Las Vegas Invitational last year.
