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Malik Monk hits game-winner, scores 47 in win over UNC

December 17, 2016 by Larry Brown • Comments
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Malik Monk put on a show in Kentucky’s win over North Carolina at the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The freshman guard scored 47 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to lift the Wildcats over the Tar Heels at T-Mobile Arena.

Monk for the lead, and 47 points. https://t.co/Jk8DlWI2Xl

— Matt Clapp (@Matt2Clapp) December 18, 2016

Monk was 8 of 12 on 3-pointers in the game.

“The rim was big already,” Monk said of his mindset ahead of the winning shot. “My teammates set me up with great screens, and I was wide open. I was able to knock it down.”

De’Aaron Fox added 24 in the 103-100 win.

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