The Wildcats (2-0) scored 58 first-half points — their highest-scoring half under second-year coach Mark Pope — and won by their second-largest margin under Pope. Six Kentucky players scored in double figures: Malachi Moreno (18 points), Otega Oweh (15), Mouhamed Dioubate (14), Collin Chandler (14), Brandon Garrison (14) and Denzel Aberdeen (12).

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LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball forward Trent Noah exited the game against Nicholls on Tuesday due to an injury and didn't return. During a news conference Thursday, UK coach Mark Pope said Noah should "be back soon." Pope said Noah likely wouldn't practice Thursday.

Pope has been struck by the everyday effort Moreno brings to practice at the Joe Craft Center. The Kentucky coach singled out Moreno as UK’s best rebounder, on both ends of the floor, dating back to the summer. Pope added that Moreno is also Kentucky’s best player at initiating contact before then corralling loose balls.