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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentuckys latest highly touted freshman class showed their expected potential, but only after a boost from the veterans.Isaiah Briscoe scored 17 points, Derek Willis added 15 and No. 2 Kentucky went on to an 87-64 season-opening victory over Stephen F. Austin on Friday night.An opener expected to highlight the Wildcats latest group of talented freshmen instead saw veterans such as sophomore guard Briscoe and Willis, a senior forward, shoulder the load. They combined to make 11 of 18 from the field while their experience offset the newcomers early shooting troubles. Seven-foot sophomore Isaac Humphries (9 points, 8 rebounds) filled a big inside void with 6-10 freshman Bam Adebayo (five points) hampered by foul trouble.Senior guard Mychal Mulder, a transfer who scored just 12 points last season for the Wildcats, had eight on a team-high two 3-pointers.Before the game Coach (John Calipari) reminded us that theyre young and its their first game, so make sure everything out there is in order, said Briscoe, who worked out for several NBA teams last spring before deciding to return for a second season.Several freshmen did their part with forward Wenyen Gabriel scoring 10 first-half points off the bench. Guard DeAaron Fox added 12 points and broke a 36-year-old program record for assists in an opener with 12, while Malik Monk had 10 second-half points.Isaiah Traylor scored 15 points and Leon Gilmore III had 12 with 11 rebounds for Stephen F. Austin, which lost the debut of coach Kyle Keller. The Lumberjacks outrebounded Kentucky 36-28 but committed 28 turnovers leading to 32 points.BIG PICTUREStephen F. Austin: Despite losing eight players from last years team, the Lumberjacks early on resembled the competitive NCAA Tournament team that upset third-seeded West Virginia before losing by five points to No. 6 seed Notre Dame in the second. They slowed the pace before the Wildcats height and depth took over.Keller became first of three SFA coaches this century to lose his debut, but the Lumberjacks should make a strong push for their first straight Southland Conference regular season title.When we look back on this game, were going to draw on it, said Keller, who took over after being a Texas A&M assistant. Were going to get a lot of confidence from this.Kentucky: Willis followed up last seasons breakout by being the steadying force early, making 3 of 4 field goals with two blocks. He finished with five rebounds. Humphries was a pleasant surprise with Adebayo spending much of the first half on the bench. The Wildcats shot 50 percent but were still outrebounded.Were one of those teams that is so young, Calipari said, not disciplined enough defensively, should be a better rebounding team. We got outrebounded.POLL IMPLICATIONSKentucky is likely to remain in position and wont face that question until after meeting No. 12 Michigan State next week in New York.SELFLESS PLAYCalipari preaches unselfishness to players and brags about his succession of standout point guards that have set the tone, most recently by Tyler Ulis. Fox offered glimpses of being Kentuckys next floor general by breaking Dirk Minniefields old mark of 11 assists against Butler on Nov. 27, 1982.I didnt even realize I was doing it, Fox said. I knew I wasnt shooting the ball well. Teammates were cutting and finishing when I was passing the ball to them, so all the credit is to them.BAMS ROUGH NIGHTAdebayo was expected to get most of the attention because of his NBA-caliber game and build. But his physical style drew two quick fouls and four overall, leaving him with just one rebound in 15 minutes.UP NEXTStephen F. Austin: Returns home to host Longwood on Tuesday and regroup from the loss.Kentucky: Hosts Canisius on Sunday in the first meeting between the schools since 1998. The Wildcats have won previous games against the Golden Griffins and seek a strong tuneup before facing No. 12 Michigan State on Tuesday in New York.---AP college basketball: collegebasketball.ap.org Cheap Texans Jerseys . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Texans Jerseys China . 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LAS VEGAS -- After five weeks of the Westgate SuperContest, there are still four contestants hitting at 80 percent or better.An entrant using the alias Ripsaw is still in the lead after going 4-1 ATS in Week 5 but actually had his winning percentage drop as hes 21-4 (84 percent) overall. Three SuperContestants are tied for second at exactly 80 percent at 20-5: KM Sports, OhioAgainstTheWorld and 4ViewFromVegas (yes, thats a group entry that I have with three members of my ViewFromVegas.com Forums).A record 1,854 entrants are in the SuperContest this year. They paid $1,500 to enter and are playing for more than $2.5 million in prizes (after an administrative fee of 8 percent was taken out) and a first-place prize of $895,482 with payouts to the top 50.The overall results were better this past week for the SuperContestants as a whole. The top five most-selected teams went 3-2 ATS in Week 5 after going 1-14 ATS during Weeks 2 through 4. For the season, the top five weekly picks are a combined 7-18 ATS (28 percent). The overall consensus was 10-4 ATS in Week 5 and is 34-42 ATS (44.7 percent).RoughRider39 is new leader in Golden Nugget contestA Friday Football Showdown entrant named RoughRider39 is the new leader with a record of 27-7-1 ATS (79.4 percent).This contest, hosted by the Golden Nugget and The Las Vegas Sportsline radio show here in Vegas, cost $2,000 to enter and allows contestants to also pick NFL over/unders as well as college sides and totals. Players make seven picks a week with one point aawarded for a win and half a point for a push.ddddddddddddRoughRider39 is 1.5 points ahead of @NFL_Totals, who was 19-2 through the first three week but has gone 7-7 over the past two weeks. Mucked Nuts and DShot702 are tied for third with 24.5 points. Last years runner-up, Anthony Curtis (and partner Frank Betti), are fifth with 24 points and then Timothy Bellow and The Garfather are tied for sixth with 23.5 points.Thats the spot that everyone is keeping an eye on as the top seven records after eight weeks qualify for the head-to-head playoff format later in the year. There are 21 players within three points with three weeks to play. (Note: the eighth playoff berth will be determined in a wild-card chase in Weeks 9 and 10).The Friday Football Showdown drew a field of 96 players at $2,000 apiece for a prize pool of $192,000. The eight qualifiers will earn $3,000 each and then face off in head-to-head matches between Nov. 19 and Dec. 9 on The Las Vegas Sportsline radio show from 2-3 p.m. PT Fridays on ESPN AM-1100 here in town. Those four winners will each win another $2,000 each. The remaining $160,000 is then split up with $96,000 to the eventual champion (for a total haul of $101,000), $40,000 to the runner-up, $8,000 each to the semifinal losers and $8,000 to the winner of a bonus mini-contest held in NFL Weeks 15-17 for all contestants (even those eliminated earlier). ' ' '