[LEX 18 — Defense and effort showed up in a big way as Kentucky defeated Indiana 72-60 for its first quad-1 victory of the season. Kentcuky held the Hoosiers to 34 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers that let to 23 Kentucky points.

Kentucky got off to a slow start Saturday night in Rupp Arena, and for the second straight contest, Jaland Lowe came off the bench. He checked in with 15:21 remaining in the first half, and the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 11. It was a back-and-forth first half with a Kam Williams 3-pointer cutting the IU lead to 32-30 with 2:19 remaining in the half, but the Hoosiers closed the half on a 7-2 run to lead at the break, 39-32.

Kentucky took its first lead of the second half, 50-49, with 11:31 to play after an 8-0 run. Kentucky pushed that r

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