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New Mexico State coach Jason Hooten praised Kentucky's defense after their game, saying that Kentucky played hard and got after it. Hooten also mentioned that Kentucky didn't play overly hard in their previous games. Kentucky won their season opener against New Mexico State with a score of 86-46. The win was seen as impressive by observers. Nate Oats, the coach of Alabama, expressed satisfaction with his team's performance in their season-opening win over Morehead State, with a score of 105-73. Kentucky's performance in their win over New Mexico State was compared to their performance in Canada, which was seen as a positive sign.
ICYMI - Kentucky basketball on Monday resembled the Cats in Canada. And that’s a good thing. https://t.co/ROImBIeVZT
"I'm trying to get us to think about us playing against ourselves. How good can we be?" That question is still to be determined. But Kentucky looked in midseason form Monday night in its 86-46 win over New Mexico State in the 2023-24 opener. https://t.co/8bfj2WXkXL
Here's everything Nate Oats said after Alabama's season-opening, 105-73 win over Morehead State "I think we've got different pieces. You were able to see some of them tonight play well. As a collective whole, I was really happy with our effort." https://t.co/iV6A2uEqds https://t.co/qCFMVD7Hcb
Jason Hooten had the unenviable task Monday night of starting his New Mexico State coaching tenure with a trip to No. 16 Kentucky. But it also gleaned new insights into what it's like to coach against the 2023-24 version of the Wildcats ⬇️ https://t.co/iNMt3SnABj
KENTUCKY was impressive tonight. What did the win mean? https://t.co/x8tpyheijh
NMSU coach Jason Hooten on Kentucky's defense: "I know Coach (Calipari) does a great job. ... It was just really hard to tell. But no disrespect to Kentucky State or Georgetown, (Kentucky) didn't play overly hard in those games." Said he thought UK "got after it tonight."