LIVE UPDATES: Cats take on 5-2 Columbia in Rupp

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Aaron Harrison dunks the ball during UK vs. Columbia at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, December 5, 2014. Photo by Emily Wuetcher

Follow this page for live updates of the Cats’ matchup against Columbia in Rupp Arena. Starting for UK are Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Karl Anthony-Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress. Freshman guards Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis will not play tonight. Ulis is still sick and Booker is nursing a bad knee. Columbia guard Maodo Lo has scored at least 20 points in three consecutive games.

Timeout UK (17:28). Cats have yet to score. Trail Columbia 0-7.

11-0 lead for Columbia. Cats 0-7 from the field.

Columbia has taken its second double digit lead of the game. Lead UK 14-4.

Towns becomes the first non-Harrison to score. UK still down 9-17 (11:00)

Columbia has made as many 3-pointers already tonight (three) as the Cats made Sunday against EKU.

UK down just three now after a small flurry of dunks. 14-17 Columbia (8:15)

UK has taken four threes, Columbia has made four threes. Cats trail 14-20 with just less than eight minutes remaining in the first half.

Aaron Harrison sinks UK’s first three of the night. No streak scares tonight.

Cats cut the deficit to one (22-21). Aaron Harrison leads all scorers with eight points.

Cats trail going into halftime for the second time this season. Columbia up on UK 25-23.

More offense so far this half, but the Cats still trail 31-34 (16:03).

Derek Willis hits two FTs and gives the Cats a 36-34 lead (13:00).

The Cats have opened up a seven-point lead on Columbia with just less than 10 minutes left. UK shooting 44 percent this half to Columbia’s 38.

Cats on the home stretch of a 10th victory this season. Aaron Harrison and WCS both have double-digit points.

FINAL: UK 56, Columbia 46