LEXINGTON, Ky. — The No. 9 Kentucky men's basketball team opened the season with a 77-51 win over Nicholls. Collin Chandler led the Wildcats with 15 points.

The first half felt like a boxing match where both were trying to figure their opponents out. Kentucky hit just 3 of its first 13 shots but held the Colonels to 1 of their first 10. It was just 8-4 Wildcats at the under eight timeout.

Kentucky would then go on a bit of a scoring stretch while holding Nicholls scoreless from the field for more than ten minutes. Jasper Johnson made a couple of lay-ups to extend the UK lead to 19-10. Denzel Aberdeen, back in the lineup after an injury, would make a lay-up and Collin Chandler followed with three pointer to give Kentucky a 13 point advantage 25-12 with 1:18 remaining. A slam nearly at the

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