[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Kentucky Men’s Basketball Post-Game Notes [/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Transylvania at Kentucky [/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]November 2, 2011, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky. [/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 97, Transylvania 53[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B][U]Team Records and Series Info[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]This was the first exhibition game for both teams.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]The all-time series in official games is tied 7-7 as the teams played from 1903-11. It has been 100 years since the teams played the last countable contest on March 3, 1911.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Kentucky returns to action with its second exhibition game Monday at 7 p.m. against Morehouse. The game will be televised on Fox Sports South and the UK IMG Sports Network.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Transylvania’s next game will be its regular-season opener Nov. 15 at home against Spalding.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B][U]First-Half Facts[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Kentucky used the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Darius Miller, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Transylvania’s Barrett Meyer scored the first five points of the game and the Pioneers blazed to their biggest lead at 11-4 with 16:40 on the clock.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]The Wildcats went on a 13-0 spurt for a 17-11 advantage.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Transylvania made its own rally with an 8-0 run and went ahead 19-17.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]UK took the lead for good, 20-19, on a Doron Lamb three-pointer at the 10:38 mark.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Ahead 22-21, UK had a 13-0 run for a 35-21 advantage. Transylvania was held scoreless for almost nine minutes, from 9:28 until 34 seconds remained.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]UK took a 37-23 lead into the locker room.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B][U]Second-Half Story[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Kentucky pulled away steadily in the second half en route to the 97-53 win.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B][U]Team Notes[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Kentucky has an all-time record of 46-4 in exhibition games and has won the last 17 in a row.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Tonight’s game didn’t count, of course, but Kentucky will enter the season with a 34-game home winning streak, including 33-0 in Rupp Arena under Coach John Calipari.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]Kentucky’s balanced attack featured five players in double-figure scoring. As a reference, that occurred in seven games last season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B][U]Individual Notes[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Terrence Jones [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]led all players with 22 points and 12 rebounds. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Marquis Teague [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]had 14 points and a game-high nine assists.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Doron Lamb [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]and[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B] Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]tallied 19 points each.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”][B]Anthony Davis [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Times New Roman”]blocked eight shots.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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