Halftime thoughts as Kentucky leads Florida by five

The Kentucky Wildcats lead the Florida Gators 41-36 at the half behind a solid start from Reed Sheppard and Ugonna Onyenso. 

DJ Wagner and Justin Edwards didn't suit up in this game with injuries, which has created some more minutes for others. 

In the first half, Sheppard had 11 points on 5-10 shooting to go with four boards and two assists. Onyenso has had a massive impact with four points, six rebounds, and three blocks. The seven-footer is making it impossible to get an easy look around the rim for the Gators. 

A 5-0 run at the end of the half got the Gators back in this game, so Kentucky needs to come out strong in the second half to leave this game with a victory. 

You can expect to keep seeing Sheppard run the offense and take good shots with Wagner out of this ball game. The freshman guard is no longer timid to shoot the ball, and he made that clear with ten first-half field goal attempts. 

Let's take a look at how to watch Kentucky's matchup with the Florida Gators.

How to watch the Kentucky basketball game vs. Florida

Kentucky's game against Florida will be played on Wednesday, January 31st, at 8:00 pm et and can be found on ESPN.

You can listen to the game on the UK Sports Network. The Lexington radio station to listen to the game is 98.1 FM/ 630 WLAP. If you want to find the station for your city, click here.

Score Prediction for Kentucky vs. Florida

The Kentucky Wildcats will get back to scoring the basketball and take down Florida 88-73 in Rupp Arena.