{
  "id": 18617983,
  "title": "Diallo and Wilkins score 16 apiece as No. 23 Kentucky beats James Madison 89-80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/diallo-and-wilkins-score-16-apiece-as-no-23-kentucky-beats-james",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T02:12:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/diallo-wilkins-score-16-apiece-021217889.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent matchup, Kentucky's Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins each contributed 16 points, guiding the No. 23 Wildcats to a 89-80 victory over James Madison. The game featured 18 lead changes and five ties, with Kentucky ultimately overcoming a 56-54 deficit in the final 10 minutes. Former James Madison player Justin McBride led Kentucky with 13 points, while Mason Williams and Brayden Hawthorne added 12 and 10 points, respectively. However, Milan Momcilovic scored only seven points for James Madison. Diallo also scored six points in the first half, part of a 9-0 Kentucky run. Kentucky finished with 10 three-pointers, three of which came from McBride. James Madison, struggling this season, managed 15 three-pointers, including nine in the first half. Brandon Lee tallied 26 points for the Dukes, with Garrett Sundra and Paul Jones III contributing 15 and 12 points, respectively. Third-year coach Preston Spradlin, who previously worked at Kentucky, led James Madison. Next, James Madison will face Delaware on Wednesday, while Kentucky will host Kansas on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "(AP) — Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins each scored 16 points to lead No. 23 Kentucky to an 89-80 win over James Madison on Friday night.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}