No. 24 Kentucky will aim to right the ship on Friday when the Wildcats return to Lexington, Ky., to host Northern Arizona.
The Wildcats (2-1) fell 89-69 to No. 15 Kansas on Tuesday in the Champions Classic in Chicago. Coach Mark Pope’s team made just 4 of 21 3-point attempts while committing 15 turnovers. While Kansas turned it over 10 times, the victorious Jayhawks outscored the Wildcats 22-0 in points off turnovers.
Zoom Diallo led the Wildcats with 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and Malachi Moreno posted 19 points and 10 rebounds as the sophomore post player made eight of his 11 shots. Their teammates, however, combined to make just 9 of 33 shots (27.3%) as the Wildcats never got closer than 10 points after halftime…