Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Garrick Shannon, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 21897
No. 7 Kentucky 81, Morehead State 70: Freshman guard Archie Goodwin scored a career-high 28 points to help the Wildcats shake the visiting Eagles in the second half.
Goodwin, who went 8-of-13 from the floor and 12-of-17 from the free-throw line, put the Wildcats (3-1) ahead for good with a layup off a steal by Nerlens Noel with 13:12 left. That was part of a 16-2 run that gave Kentucky a 60-50 lead midway through the second half.
Freshman Alex Poythress added 20 points for Kentucky for his third-straight 20-point performance.
The Eagles (3-2) had an early 16-0 run and led 23-12 after Milton Chavis' 3-pointer with 6:09 left in the first half. After a timeout, the Wildcats went on a 16-4 run - with eight points from Poythress - to regain the lead.
Chavis led the Eagles for the fifth straight game with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky is 10-0 against Morehead State and 35-0 against the Ohio Valley Conference ... The Eagles were called for 32 fouls and Kentucky hit 31 of 41 free throws ... The Wildcats blocked 11 shots after recording 18 in their first three games.
| Morehead St. | Kentucky | |
| Milton Chavis 23 | Scoring | Archie Goodwin 28 |
| Jarrett Stokes 5 | Assists | Archie Goodwin 4 |
| Maurice Lewis-Briggs 6 | Rebounds | Nerlens Noel 11 |
| Drew Kelly 6 | Free Throws Made | Archie Goodwin 12 |
| Milton Chavis 2 | Steals | Nerlens Noel 3 |
| Chad Posthumus 1 | Blocks | Nerlens Noel 6 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Morehead St. | 70 | 36.8 | 6-24 | 14-16 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Kentucky | 81 | 51.1 | 2-10 | 31-41 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 13 |