Kentucky vs. UCF box score: Full stats from exhibition game at Rupp Arena
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With the college basketball season quickly approaching, Mark Pope enters a pivotal third season as the head coach of Kentucky basketball.
After making the Sweet 16 two seasons ago, Pope's Wildcats took a step back last year, earning just a No. 7 seed and losing in the second round of the tournament. Expectations are always high in Lexington, so Pope needs to get Kentucky back on track with an eye on the National Championship.
In the offseason, Pope was able to land Zoom Diallo and Milan Momcilovic in the transfer portal to anchor a team that looks much different than last year. Diallo comes from Washington and should be the starting point guard, while Momcilovic makes the move from Iowa State.
Kentucky's final preseason game took place on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats hosted UCF at home in Rupp Arena. Kentucky will now begin the season next week against Manhattan.
Here's a look at the box score from Wednesday night's exhibition.
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Kentucky vs. UCF box score
1st2ndOTFinalKentucky39321990UCF3536576Kentucky
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGM-FGA3PM-3PAFTM-FTAZoom Diallo26413202-90-20-1Alex Wilkins231211103-61-25-6Ousmane Ndiaye24870003-102-90-0Milan Momcilovic391961117-173-92-2Malachi Moreno3716146026-100-24-5Bray Hawthorne19730242-42-41-4Mason Williams291820007-103-41-3Franck Kepnag5040010-10-00-0Justin McBride21630102-52-40-0Reece Potter4001000-00-00-0UCF
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGM-FGA3PM-3PAFTM-FTADior Johnson272210006-121-19-9Arturo Dean251071102-91-35-6John Bol30450111-40-02-2Riley Kugel281221015-82-30-0Isaiah Malone351470245-133-91-1Cayden Vasko18345001-40-31-2Lewis Walker14621101-61-23-4Churchil Abass13240111-20-00-0Jahda Swann9002100-00-00-0Elijah Hulsewe1000000-00-00-0Carmel Pacheco13312001-31-30-0Jason Asemota10010000-60-40-0MORE:Louisville freshman shines in exhibition win over Kansas