D. J. Wagner Has His Best Game Yet 28 Pts 5 Ast

D. J. Wagner scored a careerhigh 28 points, Antonio Reeves added 23 and No. 16 Kentucky routed Marshall 11882 on Friday night for its highestscoring game under John Calipari. Four nights after getting past Saint Josephs 9688 in overtime, the Wildcats (61) shot 26 of 40 in the first half (65) on the way to a 6941 lead at the break, their highestscoring half this season. They led 9053 with 13:34 remaining, and it was just a matter of when they d exceed the 115 points scored against Arizona State on Nov. 28, 2016. Kentucky tied the mark with 2:39 left on Reed Sheppard s 3pointer and broke it with 40 seconds left on another 3 from the left corner by reserve Joey Hart. Wagner, who had 13 points at halftime, scored seven in the first 2 1, 2 minutes of the second half and soon surpassed his previous best of 22 against St. Joe s. The freshman guard exited with 3:23 left after hitting 10 of 14 shots from the field, including two 3s, and 6 of 7 free throws.