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Reed Sheppard scores 25 to lead No. 17 Kentucky in 101-67 rout of Stonehill

AP
Nov 17, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Freshman Reed Sheppard scored 25 points to lead No. 17 Kentucky to a 101-67 win over Stonehill on Friday night.

Sheppard added seven assists and three steals to lead four players in double figures. Kentucky (3-1) made 17 3-pointers, including 10 in the first half. Sheppard led the team with seven.

“We've got guys here that got a green light because they’re really skilled,” said Kentucky coach John Calipari.

Rob Dillingham, also a freshman, scored 20 points for Kentucky, and Antonio Reeves and Tre Mitchell added 15 each.

“Reed was tremendous," Calipari said. “So was Rob (Dillingham).”

Sheppard took advantage of open situations against Stonehill's zone defense and credited his teammates for their hand in his career-best outing.

“I've got to give a lot of the credit to my teammates,” Sheppard said. “They were able to break down the zone and get me open shots. I was able to knock them down. So it’s a super fun game and good shots are falling to us.”

Coming off an 89-84 loss to No. 1 Kansas in the Champions Classic, the Wildcats showed no signs of a letdown and put the game beyond reach after the Skyhawks scored the first five points.

“That game in Chicago, the enormity of the game and then not get in until 4 a.m. in the morning and then bounce back and have to play this kind of game when they’re playing the zone and they’re not going to stop playing - I was really proud of the guys," Calipari said.

Trailing 10-5 three minutes into the contest, the Wildcats responded with a 25-5 run.

Kentucky scored a season-high 58 points in the opening half.

“I’m loving coaching these guys. I walk in the gym every day, I know they want to be coached,” Calipari said.

Max Zegarowski and Tony Felder led Stonehill (1-4) with 15 points each, followed by Jackson Benigni with 11.

BIG PICTURE

Stonehill: The Skyhawks have played four of their first five games in the road and surrendered more than 100 points in three straight losses to No. 5 Connecticut (107-67), Saint Joseph’s (100-56) and Kentucky. The contest against the Wildcats was the program’s first against a Southeastern Conference foe.

“The last two weeks have been a learning experience for us,” Stonehill coach Chris Kraus said. “We're still trying to figure out who we are.”

Kentucky: The Wildcats began a four-game homestand. Kentucky is poised to make a jump in the Top 25 following the loss to Kansas in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Kentucky has proven to be a threat behind the arc and has made 39 3-pointers in the past two games.

UP NEXT

Stonehill: Visit Texas A&M Commerce on Monday.

Kentucky: Host Saint Joseph’s on Monday.

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1st Half
STONEH
Skyhawks
37
UK
Wildcats
58

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pano Pavlidis vs. Tre Mitchell (Adou Thiero gains possession)
19:46		Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot
19:44		Pano Pavlidis defensive rebound
19:31	+2	Pano Pavlidis makes two point jump shot (Tony Felder assists)	2-0
19:10		Pano Pavlidis blocks Adou Thiero's two point layup
19:08		Pano Pavlidis defensive rebound
19:08		Jump ball. Adou Thiero vs. Pano Pavlidis (Skyhawks gains possession)
18:47	+3	Jackson Benigni makes three point jump shot (Tony Felder assists)	5-0
18:31	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point layup (D.J. Wagner assists)	5-2
18:20	+3	Max Zegarowski makes three point jump shot (Shane O'Dell assists)	8-2
18:08	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	8-5
17:56	+2	Shane O'Dell makes two point reverse layup	10-5
17:39	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point pullup jump shot	10-7
17:10		Justin Edwards blocks Jackson Benigni's three point jump shot
17:08		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point hook shot (Justin Edwards assists)	10-9
16:34		Tony Felder misses three point jump shot
16:32		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
16:16		Shane O'Dell shooting foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
16:16	+1	Adou Thiero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
15:59	+2	Max Zegarowski makes two point driving layup	12-11
15:33		Todd Brogna blocks Tre Mitchell's two point jump shot
15:31		Antonio Reeves offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point layup	12-13
15:08		Todd Brogna misses three point jump shot
15:06		Rob Dillingham defensive rebound
14:59	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	12-16
14:43		TV timeout
14:40	+3	Jackson Benigni makes three point jump shot (Chas Stinson assists)	15-16
14:26	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)	15-19
14:04		Louie Semona turnover (lost ball) (Rob Dillingham steals)
13:56	+3	Tre Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	15-22
13:30		Chas Stinson turnover (traveling)
13:16	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	15-24
13:01		Jackson Benigni misses three point jump shot
12:59		Skyhawks offensive rebound
12:50		Tony Felder turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals)
12:23	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	15-27
12:01		Nathan McGill misses three point jump shot
11:59		Justin Edwards defensive rebound
11:52	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)	15-30
11:50		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
11:50		TV timeout
11:34		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
11:32		Justin Edwards defensive rebound
11:23		Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:22		Skyhawks defensive rebound
11:22		Reed Sheppard personal foul (Max Zegarowski draws the foul)
11:00		Justin Edwards personal foul (Max Zegarowski draws the foul)
10:53		Shane O'Dell misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:51		Pano Pavlidis offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Pano Pavlidis makes two point dunk	17-30
10:34	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	17-33
10:17	+2	Tony Felder makes two point driving floating jump shot	19-33
10:01	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	19-36
9:46		Reed Sheppard blocks Jackson Benigni's two point driving layup
9:45		Skyhawks offensive rebound
9:28		Shane O'Dell misses two point hook shot
9:26		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
9:15		Shane O'Dell shooting foul (Rob Dillingham draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Rob Dillingham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
9:15	+1	Rob Dillingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-38
9:02		Chas Stinson misses three point jump shot
9:00		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
8:49		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
8:47		Louie Semona defensive rebound
8:31		Louie Semona turnover (bad pass) (Rob Dillingham steals)
8:27	+2	Rob Dillingham makes two point driving layup	19-40
8:16		Jackson Benigni turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Wagner steals)
8:12		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Benigni steals)
8:08		Tre Mitchell shooting foul (Chas Stinson draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Chas Stinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-40
8:08	+1	Chas Stinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-40
7:53		Tre Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Meuser steals)
7:46		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
7:44		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
7:33		Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot
7:31		Tony Felder defensive rebound
7:15		Ethan Meuser misses three point jump shot
7:13		Rob Dillingham defensive rebound
7:10		Wildcats 30 second timeout
7:10		TV timeout
6:56	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point layup	21-42
6:29	+3	Jackson Benigni makes three point jump shot (Tony Felder assists)	24-42
6:15		Todd Brogna blocks Justin Edwards's two point layup
6:13		Max Zegarowski defensive rebound
5:57	+3	Tony Felder makes three point jump shot	27-42
5:40	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	27-44
5:26		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
5:24		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	27-46
4:48	+3	Tony Felder makes three point jump shot (Nathan McGill assists)	30-46
4:27	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	30-49
4:06	+2	Max Zegarowski makes two point driving layup	32-49
3:54	+2	Justin Edwards makes two point alley-oop layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	32-51
3:38		Jackson Benigni misses three point jump shot
3:36		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
3:25		Tre Mitchell misses two point jump shot
3:23		Todd Brogna defensive rebound
3:05		Jackson Benigni turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mitchell steals)
3:00		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
2:58		Justin Edwards offensive rebound
2:54	+2	Justin Edwards makes two point layup	32-53
2:26		Jackson Benigni turnover (bad pass) (Tre Mitchell steals)
2:26		TV timeout
2:02		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
2:00		Tony Felder defensive rebound
1:47	+3	Max Zegarowski makes three point jump shot (Pano Pavlidis assists)	35-53
1:35		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Tony Felder steals)
1:31		D.J. Wagner shooting foul (Chas Stinson draws the foul)
1:31		Chas Stinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:31		Chas Stinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:31		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Rob Dillingham makes two point floating jump shot	35-55
0:56	+2	Shane O'Dell makes two point reverse layup (Tony Felder assists)	37-55
0:45	+3	Rob Dillingham makes three point bank jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	37-58
0:15		Chas Stinson turnover (out of bounds)
0:04		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:01		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
STONEH
Skyhawks
30
UK
Wildcats
43

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Pano Pavlidis steals)
19:15		D.J. Wagner blocks Tony Felder's two point jump shot
19:13		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
18:57		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
18:53		Skyhawks defensive rebound
18:39		Tony Felder misses three point jump shot
18:37		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
18:28		Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot
18:26		Shane O'Dell defensive rebound
18:16	+3	Tony Felder makes three point jump shot (Max Zegarowski assists)	40-58
17:59		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
17:57		Shane O'Dell defensive rebound
17:28	+3	Shane O'Dell makes three point jump shot (Jackson Benigni assists)	43-58
17:18		Justin Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Benigni steals)
17:13	+2	Jackson Benigni makes two point driving layup (Todd Brogna assists)	45-58
17:12		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:12		TV timeout
17:02		Reed Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Benigni steals)
16:44		Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Tony Felder draws the foul)
16:44		Tony Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:44	+1	Tony Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-58
16:31	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)	46-61
16:09		Adou Thiero blocks Todd Brogna's two point jump shot
16:07		Todd Brogna offensive rebound
16:03	+2	Todd Brogna makes two point layup	48-61
15:51	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	48-63
15:35		Todd Brogna misses three point jump shot
15:33		Todd Brogna offensive rebound
15:30		Jackson Benigni misses three point jump shot
15:28		Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
15:28		Todd Brogna personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:04	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	48-66
14:46		Chas Stinson turnover (bad pass)
14:35	+2	Rob Dillingham makes two point stepback jump shot	48-68
14:26		Louie Semona misses three point jump shot
14:24		Rob Dillingham defensive rebound
14:19		Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot
14:17		Louie Semona defensive rebound
13:59		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
13:57		Rob Dillingham defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	48-71
13:48		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
13:33	+2	Chas Stinson makes two point layup (Pano Pavlidis assists)	50-71
13:17		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
13:14		Skyhawks defensive rebound
12:53		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
12:51		Pano Pavlidis offensive rebound
12:50		Tre Mitchell shooting foul (Pano Pavlidis draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Pano Pavlidis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-71
12:50	+1	Pano Pavlidis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-71
12:30		Justin Edwards turnover (traveling)
12:09		Pano Pavlidis misses three point jump shot
12:07		Justin Edwards defensive rebound
12:00		Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot
11:58		Max Zegarowski defensive rebound
11:43		Shane O'Dell turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals)
11:30	+3	Rob Dillingham makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	52-74
11:30		Chas Stinson shooting foul (Rob Dillingham draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Rob Dillingham makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-75
10:59		Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
10:42		Rob Dillingham turnover (traveling)
10:32		Tony Felder misses three point jump shot
10:30		Tony Felder offensive rebound
10:28		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
10:24		Austin Abrams turnover (lost ball)
10:17		Rob Dillingham turnover (traveling)
10:00		Tony Felder misses three point jump shot
9:58		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
9:53		Austin Abrams shooting foul (Justin Edwards draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Justin Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-76
9:53		Justin Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:53		Jackson Benigni defensive rebound
9:33		Max Zegarowski misses two point layup
9:31		Justin Edwards defensive rebound
9:27		Rob Dillingham turnover (lost ball)
9:14		Todd Brogna misses three point jump shot
9:12		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
9:00		Max Zegarowski personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
8:47	+3	D.J. Wagner makes three point pullup jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	52-79
8:22	+3	Max Zegarowski makes three point jump shot (Ethan Meuser assists)	55-79
8:09	+3	Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (D.J. Wagner assists)	55-82
7:48		Jackson Benigni misses two point layup
7:46		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
7:39		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Benigni steals)
7:30		Ethan Meuser misses three point jump shot
7:28		Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point jump shot	55-84
7:03		Louie Semona misses three point jump shot
7:01		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
6:39		D.J. Wagner misses two point jump shot
6:37		Jackson Benigni defensive rebound
6:20		Jackson Benigni misses three point jump shot
6:18		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Reed Sheppard makes two point jump shot	55-86
6:03		Skyhawks 60 second timeout
6:03		TV timeout
5:44		Reed Sheppard blocks Todd Brogna's two point layup
5:42		Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Rob Dillingham makes two point layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	55-88
5:39		Thatcher Stone shooting foul (Rob Dillingham draws the foul)
5:39		Rob Dillingham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:39		Max Zegarowski defensive rebound
5:22		Thatcher Stone misses three point jump shot
5:20		Skyhawks offensive rebound
5:15		Jordan Burks shooting foul (Tony Felder draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Tony Felder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-88
5:15	+1	Tony Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-88
5:01		Jump ball. Adou Thiero vs. Todd Brogna (Skyhawks gains possession)
4:48		Thatcher Stone turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals)
4:43	+2	Reed Sheppard makes two point layup	57-90
4:27	+2	Max Zegarowski makes two point layup	59-90
4:10		Adou Thiero misses two point layup
4:08		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
4:07	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup	59-92
3:56		Max Zegarowski misses three point jump shot
3:54		Adou Thiero defensive rebound
3:54		Thatcher Stone personal foul (Adou Thiero draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:43	+3	Rob Dillingham makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)	59-95
3:30		Austin Abrams misses two point layup
3:28		Todd Brogna offensive rebound
3:23		Tony Felder misses three point jump shot
3:21		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
3:16		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
3:14		Tre Mitchell offensive rebound
3:08		Tre Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Austin Abrams steals)
3:03		D.J. Wagner blocks Se'yphon Triplett's two point layup
3:01		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
2:58		D.J. Wagner turnover (bad pass)
2:29	+2	Se'yphon Triplett makes two point layup (Todd Brogna assists)	61-95
2:10		D.J. Wagner misses three point jump shot
2:08		Austin Abrams defensive rebound
1:59		Jordan Burks shooting foul (Tony Felder draws the foul)
1:59		Tony Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:59	+1	Tony Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-95
1:49		Rob Dillingham misses three point jump shot
1:47		Will Rywolt defensive rebound
1:37		Austin Abrams misses two point jump shot
1:35		D.J. Wagner defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Justin Edwards makes two point dunk (Rob Dillingham assists)	62-97
1:17		Se'yphon Triplett turnover (bad pass)
0:57	+2	Jordan Burks makes two point layup	62-99
0:47		Will Rywolt misses three point jump shot
0:45		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
0:43		Jordan Burks turnover (lost ball) (Will Rywolt steals)
0:39	+3	Se'yphon Triplett makes three point jump shot	65-99
0:19	+2	Justin Edwards makes two point layup	65-101
0:12		Se'yphon Triplett misses two point layup
0:10		Neal Marquardt offensive rebound
0:10	+2	Neal Marquardt makes two point layup	67-101
0:00		End of period

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Neal Marquardt makes two point layup