Terry Taylor scored 21 points and Kyran Jones added 16 to lead Bowling Green to a 78-50 victory over host Fairdale on Tuesday in the Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic.
The Purples (7-2) – No. 2 in the state in The Courier-Journal’s preseason poll of coaches – outscored the Bulldogs 49-26 in the second half.
Tre Richardson scored 11 points to lead Fairdale (2-7).
BOWLING GREEN 13 16 24 25 – 78
FAIRDALE 9 15 14 12 – 50
Bowling Green (7-2) – Ayers 11, Wilson 9, Jones 16, Taylor 21, Key 6, Thurman 5, Peay 2, Carothers 3, Jones 2, Jackson 2, Hightower 1.
Fairdale (2-7) – Queen 7, Longacre 7, Tipton 1, Allen 4, Dewboys 3, Sullivan 5, Sanford 4, Jones 8, Richardson 11.
3-point goals – Ayers, Wilson, Jones, Taylor, Thurman; Queen, Longacre, Dewboys, Sullivan.