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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentuckys mistake-filled start quickly gave way to the energetic effort the sixth-ranked Wildcats acknowledged was missing against UCLA. And their intensity soon put things out of reach for Valparaiso.Bam Adebayo scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 15 and scored 21 straight points in a first-half run to beat the Crusaders 87-63 on Wednesday night.Needing to rebound after Saturdays upset by then-No. 11 UCLA, Kentucky (8-1) turned a 4-all tie and seven turnovers in the first 4 minutes into a 29-9 lead behind that big run over 8:51, holding the Crusaders scoreless for 7 minutes during that stretch. The Wildcats eventually built a 34-point lead midway through the second half on the way to a feel-good performance that included 19 turnovers and nine blocks, the kind of effort theyre used to.I was kind of surprised (by the UCLA loss) because thats not us, said senior guard Dominique Hawkins, who had six points, four assists and three rebounds. We usually come in and put pressure on the ball and make the ball handler feel uncomfortable. ... When they did get in the lane, it was usually a blocked shot or you had to throw a half-floater over one of our bigs.Valparaiso (7-2) shot just 28 percent in the first half and finished 23 of 67 from the field (34 percent). It was the Crusaders second-lowest field goal percentage this season.Those struggles made it easy for Kentucky to outscore the Crusaders 46-32 in the paint and 18-2 on the fast break.Our game plan coming in was making sure we took good shots so they couldnt fly up the court, first-year coach Matt Lottich said. I thought in the first half we took a lot of quick shots, they sped us up a lot and really got out and got in good in transition.Derek Willis added 12 points and Isaiah Briscoe had 10 for Kentucky, which shot 46 percent after making just 41 percent against UCLA.High-scoring Valparaiso forward Alec Peters scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half for the Crusaders, who had their four-game winning streak snapped eight days after upsetting No. 21 Rhode Island. The nations second-leading scorer coming in (25.4 points per game) went to the locker room briefly in the second half with what Lottich believed was a leg cramp but returned to finish off his ninth 20-point effort in as many games.BIG PICTUREValparaiso: The Crusaders havent shot above 50 percent this season and for a while appeared headed to a season low from the field. They went scoreless for more than 2 minutes several times and couldnt slow Kentucky even with its reserves in the game, being outscored 34-15 in that area. Losing Tevonn Walker (eight points) to early foul trouble also hurt.Kentucky: Coach John Calipari sought defensive improvement after allowing 53 percent shooting by UCLA and got it for the most part after a sloppy start. Power forward Wenyen Gabriel started and had two of his career-best three blocks by halftime and had six rebounds. The Wildcats controlled the boards 48-41.POLL IMPLICATIONSKentucky has another game on Sunday against Hofstra, but its Top 10 status appears safe after bouncing back from the UCLA loss.CONTAINMENTGabriel, Willis and later Briscoe guarded the 6-foot-9 Peters, a combination that forced him to miss his first six shots and seven of 10 in the first half. The Associated Press honorable mention All-America regrouped to make nine of his final 14 attempts, which didnt surprise Calipari.We were just trapping and going at him and making him think, so he couldnt get into a rhythm, he said. You saw the one he shot on Isaiah Briscoe, he turned and just shot. If he gets in rhythm, hes making baskets. Hes that good.UP NEXTValparaiso: Visits Missouri State on Saturday night.Kentucky: Travels to Brooklyn, New York, for an inaugural meeting against Hofstra on Sunday.---More AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org Cheap NHL Jerseys . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. NHL Jerseys . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. https://www.cheapnhljerseysjustwholesale.com/ .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. NHL Jerseys 2020 .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. ATHENS, Ga. -- Given another chance, Brandon Kublanow would have closed his eyes.Watching the final play of Georgias loss to Tennessee was far too painful.Kublanow, Georgias senior center, and the other Bulldogs face a difficult job of refocusing on this weeks game at South Carolina following Saturdays last-second 34-31 loss to Tennessee.With their second straight loss, Georgia (3-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) fell out of this weeks AP Top 25 .Georgia lost after taking the lead on Jacob Easons 47-yard touchdown pass to fellow freshman Riley Ridley with 10 seconds remaining. The Vols answered with Joshua Dobbs 43-yard Hail Mary pass to Jauan Jennings to win the game on the final play.Kublanow could only watch the heartbreaking play from the sideline.Its tough, he said Monday. Normally with plays like that I close my eyes. For some reason I kept them open this time. Its not going to happen again.The devastating loss led to a difficult Saturday night.I kind of just lay in bed and did nothing, Kublanow said. ... I dont think I went to bed until about 3 a.m. and I just sat in bed and stared at the TV.It was at least as difficult for another senior, defensive back Maurice Smith, who was one of the players unable to stop Jennings from making the game-winning catch.It hurt to see it happen like that, Smith said. I think we would have rather lost getting blown out than to lose like that.Smith said the defensive backs were supposed to box him out but that somebody didnt do his job.After reviewing film, coach Kirby Smaart wouldnt place blame on any player.ddddddddddddTo be honest, every kid on the field executed their job, Smart said Monday. We got a little boxed out by (Jennings), but it wasnt like you can watch the play and say, `This guy didnt do what I told him to do. We got out-jumped and he timed his jump a lot better than we did, which I think everybody saw.Smart also defended his scheme, which called for only a three-man pass rush. He said he stuck with the strategy for that play, which was decided before the season and rehearsed in practice every week.We discussed it coming out of a timeout and we wanted to go with what we practiced, he said. ... Thats what we practiced in camp. Thats what we walk through. Thats what we do every Thursday. We just simply went with our philosophy. We believed and trusted in that.Kublanow said the loss was especially difficult for seniors because its the last shot.Game notes Smart said RB Nick Chubb, limited by an ankle injury to one carry against Tennessee, has no restrictions this week. We feel good about him going into this week, Smart said, adding that Chubb didnt practice last week so it made it a lot harder for him to go in and get reps against Tennessee. ... Smart said DE Jonathan Ledbetter, who had two alcohol-related arrests before the season, will be held out for the sixth straight game.---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '