Jasper Johnson had the best night of his young career with 22 points, Otega Oweh scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Kentucky rolled to a 103-67 home victory over North Carolina Central on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.

It was the first victory of December for the Wildcats (6-4) as they fell to then-No. 16 North Carolina and then-No. 11 Gonzaga last week. Those losses dropped Kentucky from the Associated Press Top 25 rankings altogether.

It's the first time the Wildcats have been unranked under coach Mark Pope, and the first since the 2022-23 season.

Kentucky responded against NC Central (3-9).

The Wildcats used a 16-0 run in the first half to take control, building a 47-23 lead on a fast-break layup by Oweh with 3:41 left. The spurt also included 3-pointers by Oweh and Tr

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