The Wildcats open play in the first rounds of the Cancun Challenge Thursday against Sam Houston State, riding a modest two-game winning streak to open the season. Kentucky faced its biggest challenge in the young season, needing a jumper from John Wall with 0.5 seconds left to claim a 72-70 win over the Miami Redhawks. UK takes on Sam Houston State and Rider in the first two rounds of the tournament in Rupp Arena. Fore more, including game notes and pre-game quotes from Calipari, Darius Miller, Demarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton and Patrick Patterson, go here.