PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Kentucky men's basketball team earned a hard fought 81-66 win over Penn at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Saturday.
Aaron Bradshaw led the way for the Wildcats, recording his first double-double at UK with 17 pts and 11 reb.
Rob Dillingham also finished with 17 pts (3-5 3FG), and Antonio Reeves added 16 pts.
The Wildcats shot 49% (34-69 FG) from the field while forcing 15 turnovers and dishing out 16 assists.
Kentucky never trailed in the game, even though Penn went on a couple lengthy runs in the second half, trimming Kentucky's lead to 1 early in the second half.
The Cats outrebounded the Quakers 41-31, while the bench outscored Penn 40-5.
With the win, Kentucky improves to 7-2 on the year and will now head to Atlanta to face No. 9 North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 5:30pm.
