FINAL: Nick Richards, Immanuel Quickley lead Kentucky to 71-59 victory over Missouri

Following a 71-59 victory over Missouri, the Kentucky Wildcats will start the year 1-0 in conference play.

Leading the way was Immanuel Quickley with 21 points on 5-9 shooting and 4-8 from three to go with three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block.

In arguably his best game as a Wildcat, Nick Richards finished with 21 points (9-13 shooting), 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks in 29 minutes of action.

Tyrese Maxey was third on the team with eight points on 3-10 shooting to go with one rebound and two assists.

In not-so-great news, Hagans exited the game with a lower left leg injury in the game’s final minutes. He finished with seven points (7-8 FT), five rebounds, eight assists, and one steal.

As a team, Kentucky shot 42% from the field and 25% from three, while Missouri managed 36.2% shooting overall and 33.3% from three.

Check out the entire box score:

Kentucky now moves to 10-3 on the year with a battle against Georgia in Athens scheduled for Tuesday evening.

Now, we wait for Hagans’ official diagnosis…