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Wall leads No. 5 Kentucky past Cleveland State

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) Once John Wall gained his footing, not even a warped court could slow down Kentucky.

The heralded freshman found his form in the second half and proved too much to handle in the open floor as the No. 5 Wildcats raced past Cleveland State 73-49 on Tuesday in the Cancun Challenge at the Moon Palace Resort.

Wall scored a team-high 15 points, including 11 after halftime, as he zipped in and out of the Cleveland State defense. The nation's top-rated recruit last year repeatedly took charge with the ball, drawing trips to the free-throw line or setting up teammates for open looks at the basket. (MORE)

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Leaders Cleveland State Kentucky
Points 2 tied with 10 J. Wall 15
Rebounds D. Brown 5 2 tied with 8
Assists N. Cole 3 J. Wall 6
Horizon
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
12 Butler 0-0 3-0
Detroit 0-0 4-1
Cleveland State 0-0 3-1
Loyola (IL) 0-0 3-1
Green Bay 0-0 4-2
Wright State 0-0 2-1
Milwaukee 0-0 3-2
Youngstown State 0-0 2-2
UIC 0-0 1-2
Valparaiso 0-0 1-3
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Leaders
Points: N. Cole21.0
Rebounds: A. Pogue6.5
Assists: N. Cole2.8
FG%: D. Brown60.0%
FT%: N. Cole89.3%
3P%: N. Cole58.3%
Steals: N. Cole2.5
Blocks: K. Anderson0.5
Offense (Rank)
Points: 79.8 (71)
Rebounds: 11.5 (203)
Assists: 13.5 (159)
FG%: 46.7% (95)
FT%: 75.7% (34)
3P%: 36.8% (93)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 68.8 (179)
Rebounds: 21.3 (282)
Assists: 12.0 (146)
FG%: 46.7% (276)
FT%: 57.5% (27)
3P%: 38.3% (282)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/24@ Kty4-0 (133)
11/28vs. Wich2-1 (122)
12/3@ Wright2-1 (50)
12/5@ Det4-1 (128)
12/12vs. WilberNA
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/21vs. SamHouW 80-65
11/19vs. FlaA&MW 78-64
11/16vs. WilmOHW 99-74
11/13@ StBonL 62-72
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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