Overview
- Mouhamed Dioubate led with 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds, adding two blocks and two steals.
- The Wildcats shot 60.9% from the field, dominated the boards 49-17, and held a 24-6 edge in fastbreak points.
- Denzel Aberdeen scored 13, Otega Oweh 12, and Andrija Jelavic and Malachi Moreno 11 apiece as Kentucky improved to 3-1.
- Kentucky never trailed, opening with a 13-0 run to a 15-2 lead and building a 47-19 advantage by halftime.
- Terry McMorris scored 18 and Andrew Austin 13 for Eastern Illinois, which dropped to 1-3 after widely forecast odds favored a one-sided result.