Stock up, stock down for Kentucky after N. Arizona win

In what was supposed to be a bounce back game for Kentucky basketball after a big loss to Kansas, the Wildcats stumbled through their matchup with Northern Arizona. It would take a three-pointer from Alex Wilkins with two seconds left to get a 78-77 win.

It wasn’t the performance that Kentucky fans wanted to see. The defense was especially worrisome, once again failing to get stops far too often. The Lumberjacks made over 50% of their shots, including 50% from three-point range. The Wildcats were also out-rebounded 32-20 by a team lacking anywhere near the size that Kentucky has.

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Fans booed at various times during the game, and although they got the win, it didn’t feel like it. It was a lackluster effort that required some late-game heroics to get a win against an 0-3 N. Arizona team.

Still, there were some good things to point out for Kentucky. Some players did have good games. Here is a look at whose stock is up, and whose is down after Friday night’s unfortunate affair.

Stock up: Alex Wilkins

Obviously, Wilkins hit the game’s biggest shot, winning it with time running out. However, he also had to battle through the last several minutes with four fouls. He added 4 assists, and played hard from start to finish.

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Stock down: Perimeter defense

It didn’t feel like things could get worse after the Kansas game, but Friday night was a disaster. N. Arizona got open shots almost every time down the floor. They made 50% of their threes, most of them wide open when the Wildcats defenders continually played too far off, or were too slow to rotate.

Stock up: Milan Momcilovic

After a couple of games where he was barely involved in the offense, Momcilovic finally got things going in this one. He scored 14 points, and made three shots from three-point range.

Stock down: The frontcourt

Malachi Moreno is clearly a very good player, and a future NBA draft pick. Ousmane N’Diaye has talent, and had a solid night offensively. However, as a whole, the frontcourt is getting…

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Publish date : 2026-11-14 19:02:00

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