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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Isaiah Briscoe expected all those NBA workouts focused on improving his game to pay off with efforts like this.Judging from how newcomer DeAaron Fox shook off a rough start, Briscoe picked up some leadership pointers as well.Briscoe and Fox each scored a career-high 21 points, Malik Monk added 16 and No. 2 Kentucky pulled away from Canisius early in the second half for a 93-69 victory Sunday night.Briscoe topped his previous high of 20 last December at UCLA behind 9-of-13 shooting that helped Kentucky (2-0) rally from a seven-point first half deficit to build a 44-35 halftime advantage.I was just doing whatever I needed to do to keep my team in the game, said Briscoe, who attended those camps before returning for his sophomore season. We came out sluggish, we werent hitting shots, so I had to keep us in the game.Freshmen and fellow guards Fox and Monk combined to shoot 11 of 24 en route to career scoring bests in their short careers, while 6-foot-10 newcomer Bam Adebayo had 14 points and 11 rebounds a game after a foul-plagued debut Friday night.Those contributions came only after the Wildcats endured some early struggles. A 9-2 deficit forced Kentucky coach John Calipari to call timeout and calm his team down.When youre playing so many young guys, sometimes you just have to settle them down, he said.Briscoe spoke up as well, and the Wildcats responded with steady play that spoke volumes.Weve had to face that adversity since weve been here, Fox said, but hes done that in a few games last year. We all just listened to what he was saying.Kentucky shot 51 percent from the field.Kassius Robertson had 16 points, Jermaine Crumpton 13 and Phil Valenti 12 for Canisius (0-1) in the coaching debut of Reggie Witherspoon. The Golden Griffins initially pushed the pace and had Kentucky reacting but had no long-term answer for the Wildcats pace and backcourt.THE BIG PICTURECanisius: Solid shooting initially helped the Golden Griffins, who made 46 percent in the first half and played Kentucky nearly even on the boards (39-36). But they committed 18 turnovers leading to 29 Kentucky points and cooled off to 37 percent shooting after the break and finished 42 percent overall.I thought it was a fast-paced game, probably a little faster than our depth handled tonight, Witherspoon said. We were able to move the ball and get some good looks, but a team like this (Kentucky) recovers quickly and sometimes a good look can still be difficult. We had pockets where we played well, but werent able to sustain it.Kentucky: The Wildcats also shot a respectable 46 percent in the first half behind Briscoes 7-of-8 performance and had some nice ball movement between the guards down the stretch. They were less generous with the ball compared to the opener, finishing with just 10 assists on 31 baskets.POLL IMPLICATIONSNext week might provide a definitive answer as Kentucky steps up the competition Tuesday night against No. 12 Michigan State at the Champions Classic in New York.BAMS BOUNCE-BACKAdebayo had plenty of room to grow from a five-point, one-rebound debut limited to just 15 minutes by four fouls. The freshman committed just two fouls against Canisius and earned initial career bests with points, rebounds and 27 minutes.I just wasnt as focused as much as I should have, and tonight I just started focusing, he said.UP NEXTCanisius: Visits Cleveland State on Tuesday night in the second game of the Bluegrass Showcase, an event that also features Duquesne, Cleveland State and UT Martin playing games at campus sites.Kentucky: Faces Michigan State on Tuesday in New York. 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Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. SAINT-DENIS, France -- As jubilant Portugal players celebrated around them, Real Madrid and Portugal teammates Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo fell into one anothers arms at the Stade de France, pressed their foreheads together and wept tears of joy.The defender with a fearsome reputation for his tackling could not control his emotions after his teams 1-0 extra-time defeat of France in the European Championship final, which delivered Portugal its first major international football title.A 33-year-old veteran who won his 77th cap in the final, Pepe was one of the standout players for Portugal. Not just on Sunday with his man-of-the-match performance at the Stade de France, but throughout a tournament in which his team conceded only five goals -- three of them in a 3-3 group stage draw with Hungary.Referee Mark Clattenburg booked six Portugal players in the final. Pepe wasnt among them. The tough defender only picked up one yellow card the whole tournamentCoach Fernando Santos insisted Pepes reputation as one of the hard men of world football is misplaced.I dont undderstand what people mean when they talk about a bad guy.dddddddddddd. When you say that about Pepe, it makes no sense, he said. He has a lot passion; he puts it all on the pitch.In the final, that passion meant picking up the slack when Ronaldo was carried off on a stretcher in the first half after a heavy tackle by Dimitri Payet injured his left knee. He convinced the players around him that Portugal could win even without its talismanic leader.When he said he couldnt go on, I tried to tell my teammates that we have to win it for him, that we were going to fight for him, said Pepe, who had won the Champion League final with Ronaldo on May 28.On Sunday, Pepe fully deserved his man of the match award, having closed down the most prolific strike force at the tournament without committing single foul.Yet his reputation still goes before him.He is famous for being a bad guy, Santos said. And I dont think he is going to shake it, ever. ' ' '