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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Kentucky vs. Penn State [/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]November 19, 2011
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Conn.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Kentucky improves to 3-0 on the season, while Penn State falls to 3-1.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– The Wildcats are 3-1 all-time against Penn State.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– UK is now 96-56 all-time against Big 10 opponents. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– UK closes out its three-game road stretch on Sunday in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament. Kentucky takes on the winner of the Old Dominion/South Florida Sunday at noon ET. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Team game notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]
— The Wildcats used the starting combination of Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis for the second straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Darius Miller was the first sub off the bench for the second straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Kentucky extended its streak of games with a 3-pointer to 790 games, the third-longest streak in the country.
— Marquis Teague opened the game with a 3-pointer, the first time this season UK has opened the game with a 3.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Leading 8-5, the Wildcats used a 39-10 run to open up a 47-15 lead heading into halftime. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Kentucky’s 32-point halftime lead was its largest of the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Doron Lamb’s 17-point first half was the most the points scored by a Wildcat in the first half since Lamb and Brandon Knight each scored 17 against Winthrop on Dec. 22, 2010.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– The Kentucky defense held Penn State to just 16.2 pct. from the field in the first half.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– The Wildcats held the Nittany Lions without a field goal for 11:32. PSU scored a bucket at 11:33 and didn’t get another one until a lay-up at the buzzer.
— UK has held all three opponents below 34 pct. from the field this season.
— The Wildcats’ average margin of victory through the first three games this season is 32.7 points.
— Kentucky handed out 19 assists for the second straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[CENTER][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Individual game notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#3 Terrence Jones[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Has hit a 3-pointer in all three games this season.
— Scored in double-figures in back-to-back games.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Recorded his 14[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow] career double-double ranking 28[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow] in UK history in double-doubles.
— Tied his career high with five assists.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]
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#5 Jarrod Polson[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Scored first point of the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#20 Doron Lamb[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Hit multiple 3-pointers for the second time this season and the 28[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow] time in his career. Going back to the end of last season, Lamb has hit multiple 3s in six straight games.
— Scored 17 first-half points tying his career-best for first-half production.
— Recorded his sixth career 20-point game and first of the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#23 Anthony Davis[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Has recorded three or more blocks in every game this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#25 Marquis Teague[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Connected on a personal-best three 3-pointers, his first career multi-3-point game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Recorded first collegiate block and finished with two blocked shots.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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#30 Eloy Vargas[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Tied his career-high with eight rebounds[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#32 Brian Long[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Scored first career points.
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#33 Kyle Wiltjer[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]– Finished first half with 12 points, first time in his short career that he’s tallied double-figure scoring in the first half.
— Finished with a career-high 19 points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
