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Kentuckya s defense was so bad against Sam Houston State, even the Wildcats found it funny.

Freshman John Wall scored 21 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed six rebounds to help fourth-ranked Kentucky cruise to a 92-63 win over Rider at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky's John Wall goes between Miami of Ohio's Julian Mavunga and Nick Winbush for a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Nov.

After watching Sam Houston State's Corey Allmond put on the best 3-point shooting performance in the history of Rupp Arena, Kentucky coach John Calipari figured it was time to appeal to a higher power.

On the game against Sam Houston Statea a oeWe had no sense of urgency defensively.

TOP 25 MEN'S BASKETBALL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas 94, Central Arkansas 44: Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points, and No.

DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.

The Kentucky Wildcats' first two games may not have yielded the overwhelming victories Big Blue fans anticipated.

John Wall proved to be worth the wait. Wall, a heralded Kentucky freshman, scored 19 points including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining and lifted the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 72-70 win over Miami of Ohio on Monday night.

In what appears to be a non-conference mismatch, the fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats welcome the Sam Houston State Bearkats to Lexington this evening.

University of Kentucky guard John Wall has proved that he is worthy of all of the hype surrounding his arrival on the college basketball scene .

Standing in the huddle on Monday night with No. 4 Kentucky trailing red-hot Miami by 18, the sophomore forward kept waiting for his coach to drop the player-friendly approach and start testing the physical limits of his clipboard.

Kentucky coach John Calipari looked up at the clock after Miami of Ohio tied the fourth-ranked Wildcats with six seconds left and wondered if he should call timeout.

Heralded freshman John Wall grabbed an inbounds pass, raced down the court and made a 15-foot jumper with six second to go to give No.

Wow, if kentucky fans are hoping and dreaming this criminal is going to save them, it's going to be a long wait.

The freshman John Wall scored 19 points, including the winning jumper with half a second remaining, to lift fourth-ranked Kentucky to a 72-70 win over visiting Miami of Ohio on Monday night.

John Wall is ready to stop cheerleading and start playing. The heralded Kentucky freshman will make his long-awaited debut on Monday when the fourth-ranked Wildcats take on Miami .

BASKETBALL: UK vs. Morehead St. When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.

Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe split between two Morehead State defenders, absorbed a bump and with his back to the basket flipped the ball toward the rim.

Coach John Calipari has taken two previous teams to the Final Four in his career and understands Kentucky fans will expect nothing less.