Kentucky beats NKU: Highlights and Box Score

The Cats are moving on after a 79-70 win over Northern Kentucky to cap off Friday’s action.

It wasn’t pretty by any stretch as the Cats’ relied heavily on their defense, but that’s been the script for much of the past month. Defense continues to be this team’s strength, and that was evident as the Cats took a 38-24 lead into halftime before finishing off the Norse in the second half.

Here is the game’s final box score:

Here are the highlights:

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