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12/23 14:38 CST Williams hits 8 3s, scores 26, Dioubate adds 20 points to help
Kentucky beat Bellarmine 99-85
Williams hits 8 3s, scores 26, Dioubate adds 20 points to help Kentucky beat
Bellarmine 99-85
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) --- Sophomore Kam Williams hit eight 3-pointers and
finished with 26 points, both career highs, and Mouhamed Dioubate scored 20 on
9-of-11 shooting, and Kentucky beat Bellarmine 99-85 on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-8 Williams, a Tulane transfer, made 8 of 10 from the field and 2 of
2 from the free-throw line. Denzel Aberdeen scored 14 points for Kentucky (9-4)
and Jasper Johnson had 11 points and seven assists. Otega Oweh added 10 point,
10 assists, eight rebounds, and two steals.
The Wildcats shot 59% (33 of 56) overall and made a season-high 16 3-pointers
on 30 attempts (53%, also a season high).
Jack Karasinski led Bellarmine (5-7) with 24 points. Karasinski made 6 of 9
from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and 9 of 10 from the free-throw
line. Brian Waddell and reserve Michael Wilson Jr. scored 16 points apiece,
Kenyon Goodin added 11 points and Donovan Hunter 10.
Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer that gave Kentucky the lead for good midway
through the first half and made another 3 that made it 46-38 at halftime.
Williams scored 15 second-half points, which included three 3s in a 65-second
span that pushed the lead into double figures for good with 10:51 left in the
game.
Dioubate and Bellarmine's Darrius Bolden were called for double technical fouls
following a verbal exchange with about three minutes left.
Williams is the first Wildcat to make eight 3-pointers since Immanuel Quickley
did it in a 69-60 victory over Texas A&M on Feb. 25, 2020.
Up next
Bellarmine visits West Georgia on New Year's Day in an ASUN Conference opener.
Kentucky opens SEC play Jan. 3 at No. 14 Alabama.
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