No. 23 Kentucky rallies from 18 lead changes to beat James Madison 89-80

No. 23 Kentucky beat James Madison 89-80 in Lexington to improve to 2-0, but the Dukes kept the game close with 15 three-pointers and 18 lead changes. Kentucky pulled ahead with a 15-3 second-half run after trailing 56-54. Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins scored 16 points each, while Justin McBride added 13 points and eight rebounds against his former team; Brandon Lee led James Madison with 26 points. The win came despite Kentucky’s difficulty defending the perimeter and a quiet seven-point performance from Milan Momcilovic.