Kentucky edges Northern Arizona 78-77

#24 Kentucky Wildcats held off Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 78-77 on Friday at Rupp Arena.

The first half made the difference: Kentucky outscored Northern Arizona 45-37.

Kentucky shot 56% to 52% and lost the boards 32-20.

For Kentucky, Malachi Moreno (C): 14. For Northern Arizona, Chris Komin (G): 25.

Kentucky improves to 3-1. Northern Arizona falls to 0-4.

Attendance: 19,459.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.