[B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Loyola-Maryland at Kentucky[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Dec. 22, 2011[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Attendance: 22,774[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 87, Loyola-Maryland 63[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 11-1 and Loyola-Maryland is 8-3.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]This was the first meeting between UK and Loyola-Maryland. The Wildcats are 14-0 all-time against teams from the current configuration of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, including 2-0 this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]After the Christmas break, Kentucky continues the five-game homestand Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 8:30 p.m. vs. Lamar. The game will be televised on ESPNU.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][U]First-Half Facts[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky started with the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Darius Miller and Anthony Davis for the third time this season. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky grabbed the lead at 4-2 and led the remainder of the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]After UK built its biggest first-half lead at 33-23, Loyola went on an 8-0 run to cut the margin to 33-31.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]At that point, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored four quick points and UK went on to lead at halftime, 45-39.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Key stat in first half: Loyola 4 of 10 on three pointers, UK 0 of 6 from long range.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][U]Second-Half Story[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]With the score 51-46, Kentucky made its first three-pointer with 17:12 remaining when Kyle Wiltjer swished from the left corner. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Wiltjer’s three began a 22-4 run that gave UK a 73-50 advantage. Wiltjer scored 10 points in the 22-4 spurt.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]From there, Kentucky coasted to an 87-63 win.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky shot 53.8 percent from the field, making 28 of 52 shots. It’s the seventh time this season that the Wildcats made at least half their shots in a game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky made 28 of 37 free throws, season highs in both categories.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 57-1 under Calipari when the opponents scores 67 or fewer points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 42 games, the second-longest active streak in the nation. The run includes the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 41 games at Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is a perfect 41-0 under Coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK owns a 467-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 195-19 record at home. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader with 2,063 wins. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kyle Wiltjer bagged a career-high 24 points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Darius Miller notched 13 points his third-straight game in double figures.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 15 points, reaching double-figure scoring for the fifth-straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kidd-Gilchrist also had a game-high four assists.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Anthony Davis totaled 15 points and 11 rebounds[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis’ fifth double-double of the season[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Made a career-high five foul shots[/FONT][/COLOR]
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