LIVE BLOG: Kentucky vs. Georgetown

FINAL: Georgetown 84, Kentucky 70

Fans have hit the exits and it’s over

Kentucky has the same number of turnovers as assists

Mark Pope is all of us right now…

Kentucky is one of its last 10 FG, Georgetown with four straight

Tough and-one for Georgetown kills the momentum

Rupp Arena wants to get back into it…

How many missed free throws? There is no limit.

Georgetown 61, Kentucky 46 (11:09)

There is a fan in an ice cream cone costume

Wanna know how good the Rupp Arena ice cream is? A young fan is dressing up as a cone for Halloween.

She’s seeing a spooky performance from her Wildcats, unfortunately.

UPDATE: Defense is NOT better

We’re back — hopefully with better defense in the second half

HALF: Georgetown 46, Kentucky 39

Is this the part when we remind ourselves that this is just an exhibition? Georgetown leads Kentucky 46-39 at halftime, with a 24-12 advantage in the paint. The Cats clearly miss having one of their top two point guards, but Georgetown’s physical play is bothering them, too.

Better second half, please.

Collin Chandler brings the lead back to single digits

Georgetown led by 10, 46-36, until a deep Collin Chandler three brought it back to single digits. Georgetown will have the ball with 27.9 seconds to go in the half.

Score Update: Georgetown 40, Kentucky 32 – 3:34 1H

Turns out you really do need your top two point guards. It’s still sloppy going at Rupp Arena, with Kentucky looking rough on both ends of the court. There have been some good moments — Jasper Johnson’s slicing spin move, Malachi Moreno’s ‘NO NO NO — YES!’ three-pointer, but this doesn’t look at all like the Kentucky team we saw vs. Purdue. The Hoyas are making 59% of their shots with 22 points in the paint to Kentucky’s 12.

Otega Oweh breaks Kentucky’s scoring drought

When you need a bucket, go to Otega Oweh. The Preseason SEC Player of the Year just broke a three-minute scoring drought with a ridiculous “How did that go in” bucket that we saw a million times last season. Unfortunately, Georgetown keeps punching back, with Malik Mack scoring to keep the Hoyas up four with 7:55 to go in the half. Georgetown is shooting a sizzling 58% from the field so far.

Georgetown 25, Kentucky 21 – 7:55 1H

Score Update: Georgetown 21, Kentucky 19 – 9:38 1H

This is one sloppy game so far. Jasper Johnson hit a three to put the Cats up 19-16, but Georgetown responded with back-to-back buckets to take the lead. Kentucky is shooting only 36.8% from the floor, 30.8% (4-13) from three-point range.

Andrija Jelavic and one!

It didn’t take long for Andrija Jelavic to shine. Jelavic just fought through the lane for an and-one to put Kentucky up by three. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the free throw and Georgetown hit a bucket on the other end to narrow Kentucky’s lead to one, 16-15.

Mo Dioubate three gives Kentucky the lead

Scratch “Mo Dioubate three” off your BINGO card. He just hit one to give Kentucky a 14-13 lead. Collin Chandler’s back in the game too and showed some great hustle getting an offensive rebound after a Jasper Johnson miss. Andrija Jelavic just checked in as well.

Score Update: Georgetown 12, Kentucky 11 – 15:50 1H

We’ve got a close one so far at Rupp. Georgetown leads by one at the first media timeout, but that soon could be two as Vincent Iwuchukwu heads to the free-throw line after a foul on Kam Williams. Williams was the first sub off the bench.

So far, Otega Oweh leads the way with five points, followed by Brandon Garrison with three. Both have hit three-pointers. It looks like Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno just checked in, so let’s see what the freshmen can do.

Starting lineups

As Pope said, the Cats will go with four returning players and Mo Diobuate to start tonight.

Pope confirms Denzel Aberdeen is out

It’s official: Denzel Aberdeen will not play. Mark Pope confirmed the news during his conversation with Tom Leach.

“He’s just nursing a little leg deal that I don’t think is going to be an issue, but we’ll keep him out as a precaution.”

Pope said that Collin Chandler will start at point guard, one of four returning players in the starting lineup. So, Chandler, Otega Oweh, Brandon Garrison, and Mo Dioubate?

Denzel Aberdeen is OUT, per sources

KSR’s Jack Pilgrim has learned that Denzel Aberdeen will NOT play tonight due to a minor leg injury. We’ve been assured it’s nothing serious and that Aberdeen is simply being held out as a precaution — it is an exhibition, after all. I’m sure that won’t stop fans from panicking.

With Aberdeen and Jaland Lowe out, get ready to see more Collin Chandler and Jasper Johnson at point guard. Hopefully, both Aberdeen and Lowe are ready to roll next week when the games start to count.

Denzel Aberdeen’s status remains uncertain

Those who attended yesterday’s Media Family Day practice noticed that Denzel Aberdeen was a limited participant. Aberdeen’s status for tonight’s game remains uncertain. The guard is warming up with his teammates, but wearing warm-up pants instead of his uniform. We’re efforting confirmation on whether or not he’ll play, and what the ailment or illness may be. Until then, keep refreshing.

Reminder: Tonight’s game is on SEC Network+

Tonight’s game will only stream on SEC Network+, aka “on the computer.” It can be accessed through the ESPN app on smartphones, tablets, connected streaming services, or via espn.com/watch. If your cable subscription includes SEC Network, you should get SEC Network+. Simply log in with your cable provider ID/password when prompted and find Kentucky vs. Georgetown under live events.

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