NCAA tournament, first round: No. 1 Kentucky wallops East Tennessee State, 100-71

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Eric Bledsoe’s eight three-pointers set a Kentucky record for an NCAA tournament game, and the top-seeded Wildcats dominated throughout in a 100-71 victory over East Tennessee State today in an East Regional opener in New Orleans.

Scoring 29 points in all, Bledsoe started eight of eight on three-pointers before finally missing from long range late in the second half to finish eight of nine. Still, he surpassed Tony Delk’s previous school record of seven three-pointers in the 1996 championship game against Syracuse.

Patrick Patterson scored 22 points on nine-of-10 shooting, including a handful of dunks, while John Wall added 17 points and 11 assists for the Wildcats (33-2).

Micah Williams had 18 points for ETSU (20-15), which trailed by as many as 30 points in the first half and never threatened in the second.

-- Associated Press