Moreno’s double-double powers No. 9 Kentucky to 107-59 rout of Valparaiso

LEXINGTON Ky AP Malachi Moreno scored points and had rebounds to lead No Kentucky to a - win over Valparaiso on Friday night The freshman forward led six Wildcats in double figures as Otega Oweh had and Mouhamed Dioubate and Collin Chandler had points each The Wildcats - hit the century mark for the first time this season after scoring or more points six times last year including the first two games of the Mark Pope era Brandon Garrison and Denzel Aberdeen scored points each for Kentucky Rakim Chaney led the Beacons - with points The Wildcats dominated inside and scored points in the post while outrebounding the Beacons - Kentucky shot from the field including in the first half when it made of shots from the field including seven -pointers on attempts Kentucky made -pointers overall Kentucky point guard and Pittsburgh transfer Jaland Lowe made his debut and scored six points in minutes off the bench Lowe missed the season opener and exhibition games against No Purdue and Georgetown while nursing an injured shoulder The Wildcats were without sophomore forward Trent Noah who was held out as a precaution after tweaking his ankle in a - win over Nicholls on Monday night Up next Valparaiso hosts Nicholls on Wednesday night Kentucky is at No Louisville on Tuesday night Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source