Kentucky holds off Utah State

Sophomore Ashton Hagans had a career-high 26 points as ninth ranked Kentucky held off Utah Valley 82-74 at Rupp Arena last night. Nick Richards posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats bounced back from their upset loss to Evansville to improve to 3-and-1. Coach John Calipari says there’s still much work to do:

Kentucky faces Mount Saint Mary’s Friday night at Rupp Arena with pregame at 4:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.