HALFTIME: Kentucky leads Saint Joseph's 41-38

It’s been a slugfest through 20 minutes between Kentucky and Saint Joseph’s. We knew it’d be a battle of high-volume 3-point shooting teams, and that’s exactly how this one is unfolding — a combined 30 shots from deep between the two squads.

The result? Seven makes for the Wildcats, six for the Hawks. And conveniently enough, the home team leads by three at the half with a score of 41-38.

Antonio Reeves leads the way with 13 points on 4-6 shooting and 3-4 at the line to go with two assists, two rebounds and a block in 15 minutes. Rob Dillingham isn’t far behind with 10 on 4-6 shooting and 2-2 from three to go with three rebounds and two assists, followed by five apiece from Tre Mitchell (2-6 FG), Justin Edwards (1-2 FG) and DJ Wagner (2-7 FG). Reed Sheppard hasn’t taken a shot, but he’s added four assists and three steals for a team-high +13 in the plus/minus.

Overall, the Wildcats are shooting 48.3% from the field and 53.8% from three while assisting on 12 of the team’s 14 made shots. The Hawks are shooting 38.9% from the field and 35.3% from three

The difference? 22 rebounds compared to just 15 for Kentucky, paving the way for 11 second-chance points.

Check out the complete box score:

Gotta come up with some rebounds and stops in the second half.