NJIT postgame notes and numbers

They led the Wildcats (2-0) by six after six minutes.

Second-ranked Kentucky followed Friday’s sluggish season-opening win with a dominant 87-57 rout of New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday night at Rupp Arena.

Skal Labissiere and crew were just too much to bear. If there was a nit to pick, it’s that freshman star Jamal Murray, off a blistering debut, made just 3 of 13 hots (only 1 of 10 3-pointers) in his second game.

The surprise of the young season continued to be junior forward Derek Willis.

Grayson Allen had a career-high 28 points, Matt Jones scored all of his career-best 19 in the first half, and the Blue Devils prevailed in the 2K Classic. The Highlanders turned the ball over on their first two possessions, and never got closer than 14 points from there on out.

United Kingdom won the battle in rebounds 54-23 for a +31 margin.

Damon Lynn and the rest of the Highlanders proved themselves to be a worthy adversary by performing admirably in the early stages of their game against UK.

Was a flawless 7-of-7 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the first half.

Saturday marked his first-career appearance after missing Friday’s opener with a knee injury.

MANHATTAN 85, FDU 78 (at Hackensack) – Kelsey Cruz scored a career-high 41 points of 15-of-24 shooting, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Knights.

Cruz led all scorers and Erika Livermore added 18 points (6-of-20) and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 44th career double-double.

Senior forward Alex Poythress finished with nine points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes.