No. 1 Kentucky Controls Hampton, 79-56

Per ESPN: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Karl-Anthony Towns bounced back from a mini-slump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and No. 1 Kentucky rolled to a 79-56 win over 16th-seeded Hampton Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener.

Limited by foul trouble the past two games, the 6-foot-11 Towns was forceful all night in helping the unbeaten Wildcats (35-0) roll to the site's most lopsided outcome of the day after three one-point finishes at the KFC Yum! Center.

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(1) Kentucky will face (8) Cincinnati on Saturday.