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Bennett got most of his points on turnaround jumpers as Walker was also hitting on short turnarounds, mixed in with three dunks.
Robinson led the Bulldogs in the first half with 12 points. But with Blakely and Brown picking up their fourth fouls at the 8:08 and 2:40 marks the 'Dogs were helpless. UK would have an easier time underneath with two of MSU's big men in early foul trouble.
Harden, who has found a home at the top of the key, took only seven shots but connecting on six. His 5 of 6 shooting in the first half kept the Bulldogs off the trail.
The senior guard's 16-footer gave his team its biggest lead at the time. 29-17 at the 7:29 mark. Robinson scored five of MSU's next 10 points, but the Bulldogs found themselves down by 16 at intermission.
Robinson finished with a team-high 15 points followed by Mark Peters with 12 points. Peters, a 6-foot-4 guard, led the Bulldogs in rebounds with five.
MSU improved on its 42.9 first-half shooting with a 57.7 clip 05 of 15). However. 12 points was the closest Boyd's team could get,(43-31) when Peters took a pass from Tracy Taylor and hit from 18 feet.
Kentucky quickly negated the 4-0 run with a 16-9 run of its own. The spurt started when Davender canned an 18-foot jumper to put UK ahead 45-31 with 18:32 remaining. Following a free throw by Hubert Henderson, the Wildcats scored on a Bennett tip in and a Walker dunk.
With 4:55 left. Walker showed the crowd his outside touch by drilling a 12-foot jumper.
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Kentucky now led 78-52 as it was time for the reserves to get some playing time
The second-stringers kept the pace as they initiated and completed a 10-2 spurt. Cedric Jenkins, who took a pass from speedster Leroy Byrd, jammed one home giving the Wildcats their biggest margin of the night, 32 points (86-54).
Bulldog - Wildcat Tidbits
The late Adolph Rupp was honored at halftime as the recipient of the 1986 Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award John Stcen of the Naismith Awards Program presented the award to Kentucky's athletics director Cliff Hagan and the members of the Rupp family. . .UK announcer Cawood Ledford was not at courtside for the second straight game. Ledford's father-in-law died earlier this week, following the death of his mother Monday night. Ralph Hacker did the play-by-play while Russ Small provided the commentary for the UK Network. Ledford is expected to back for the Florida-UK matchup Wednesday night. . The victory over the Bulldogs gives Kentucky a 61-25 series lead, which started back in 1925. . The Wildcats were led in rebounding by Kenny Walker and Winston Bennett with seven and six. respectively. . .UK's win marks the schools best start (22-3) since the 1977-78 NCAA Champions raced off to a 23-2 slate. That season UK earned its 23rd win of the campaign with a thrilling 58-56 win over Mississippi State at Rupp Arena. . The best regular-season shooting percentage from the field prior to the MSU-UK game was held by West Virginia, which shot 68 percent (34 of 50) in a win over Bowling Green during the 1977 UKIT Villanova still holds the record with a 78.6 clip (22 of 28) in the NCAA championship last season against Georgetown. . Roger Harden's 10 assists place him within only 13 of Dirk Minniefield's single-season record of 188. . .With Bennett scoring 21 points the junior forward has now hit double figures in 19 of Kentucky's 25 games this season. . The University has recently released a beautiful poster of Walker, which will be mailed to All-America voters next week. Fans can order by sending a check to: UK Sports Publications, Memorial Coliseum. Lexington, KY 40506. The poster sells for $4.
rob lock
(About being ready to play against Mississippi State)
Lock: I had been practicing well for the last week and a half. I was hoping that I was going to get in because I felt real comfortable. I think that now I've gotten past the stage of being nervous in front of the Rupp Arena crowd. That's a plus, I'll tell you.
just thankful that I got the shots and to have people like Roger (Harden). Ed (Davender) and James (Blackmon) to pass the ball to me when
I post up.
roger harden
(About being ready for the Bulldogs after beating Alabama)
Harden: I really wasn't surprised the way we played (against MSU). Before the game we talk-
(About contributing late in the season)
Lock: I think that anytime you can contribute to a team it's always a plus. I'm just happy that I was fortunate to get in tonight and do what I could.
(About knowing that the team will have the day off tomorrow)
Lock: Awesome.
(About having a good game)
Lock: I knew that I was ready to start playing well; I'd been playing well in practice. I was just waiting for the opportunity, because once I got in the game with more than two minutes left in the end I would feel comfortable. I was
ed about complacency. I though Coach (Eddie) Sutton and the staff did a great job of elevating a dull night for us  not to come out and play sharp. They were talking about after a big win like how some teams can have a letdown. What we wanted to focus on was our effort and our enthusiasm tonight.
(About his shooting)
Harden: I think I've shot the ball well all season. I've been taking the shots that the offense has been giving. I've been shooting at about the same percentage that I have all year. I'm awfully pleased with the way I've been forming, offensively.