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All eyes were on No. 8 Kentucky's Terrence Jones Tuesday night in Maui, but he shared the spotlight with another young Wildcat. Jones had 16 points and 17 rebounds, but fellow freshman Brandon Knight led all scorers with 24 points. Josh Harrellson added a double-double, as well, and Kentucky defeated No. 13 Washington, 74-67.The Huskies prefer an up-tempo game, and the young Wildcats were more than happy to oblige them.
Both teams came roaring out of the gate, with Washington drawing first blood on a tough Isaiah Thomas drive and a fast-break alley-oop forcing Kentucky into a timeout only 49 seconds into the game.
Kentucky answered with a 20-2 run early in the first half. Knight scored 11 points during the spurt, but the 'Cats followed that up with a period of complete offensive ineptitude, scoring only 14 points over the final 14 minutes of the first half. This allowed Washington back into the game, with the Huskies thriving off of there defensive intensity.
Kentucky seemed clueless as to how it should attack Washington's defense, and when Knight left the game with two fouls, John Calipari had to look to his bench for a floor leader. That, as it turned out, was the wrong place to look. No one could provide a steady -- or even functional -- offensive flow, and Washington took advantage.
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