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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Men’s Basketball Post-Game Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Dec. 31, 2011[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Attendance: 24,387[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 69, Louisville 62[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 13-1 and Louisville is 12-2.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky leads the series 29-14 and has won three in a row.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 170-73 all-time against teams currently comprising the Big East Conference, including 2-0 this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Coach John Calipari is 9-5 in games against Louisville, including 3-0 as head coach of the Wildcats.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 13-4 all-time when playing on New Year’s Eve.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky returns to action Tuesday against Arkansas-Little Rock. The game will be played in Freedom Hall in Louisville at 7 p.m.[/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 fifth time this season, including the fourth-straight game. UK is 5-0 when starting this lineup.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Louisville got the game’s first basket. UK took the lead on a 3-pointer by Miller with 19:10 on the clock and the Wildcats never trailed again.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky entered the 1-and-1 with 14:28 remaining in the first half as Lamb sank both ends for a 12-8 UK lead. UK reached the double bonus with 10:09 left.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Louisville entered the bonus with 11:32 remaining on a UK offensive foul.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK had only one two-point basket, a tip-in by Kidd-Gilchrist, in the first 14:30 of the game. Lamb broke the spell with a basket and foul shot at the 5:30 mark.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK’s biggest lead of the half was 15 points at 31-16 at 5:09 on the clock. Louisville rallied with a 13-0 run during a span of 2:18 to cut the lead to 31-29.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK hung on to lead at halftime 36-33 as Kidd-Gilchrist led all players with 16 points and nine rebounds.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The teams combined for 28 fouls in the first half – U of L 15, UK 13. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Lamb and Teague had three fouls for UK while Chane Behanan and Rakeem Buckles had three for Louisville.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK shot 23 foul shots in the first half, most in a first half this season. UK made 17.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]U of L made 10 of 14 from the foul line in the first half.[/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]Louisville tied the game at 40 with 15:23 on the clock on a four-point play by Russ Smith. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky entered the 1-and-1 with 14:56 to play. UK reclaimed the lead when Kidd-Gilchrist made the second of two free throws.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The foul shot started a 7-0 run, followed by a Kidd-Gilchrist layup and four foul shots by Davis, giving UK a 47-40 lead.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK stretched the lead to as many as 13 points on two occasions late in the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][U]Team Notes[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The teams combined for 52 fouls (U of L 29, UK 23) and 70 total foul shots.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK made 32 of 43 at the foul line, season highs in both categories.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has had its three most prolific free-throw performances in the last three games, totaling 87 of 113 from the foul line vs. Loyola, Lamar and Louisville.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, leading to a 20-6 advantage in second-chance points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK limited Louisville to 32.3 percent field-goal shooting, 20 of 62. The Wildcats came into the game leading the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.2).[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK forced its 10[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow] shot-clock violation of the season, matching the total for all of the 2010-11 season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 59-1 under Calipari when the opponent scores 67 or fewer points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 44 games, the longest active streak in the nation. The run includes the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 43 games at Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is a perfect 43-0 under Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK owns a 469-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 197-19 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 2,065 wins. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][U]Individual Notes[/U][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist set career highs with 24 points and 19 rebounds.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]His second double-double of the season, also vs. North Carolina.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Has scored double figures in seven-straight games.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Also had career bests with 8 of 13 at the foul line.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Named the game’s Most Valuable Player by the Bluegrass Sports Commission.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kidd-Gilchrist’s 19 rebounds is a UK-U of L series record.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Anthony Davis totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis has seven double-doubles this season, and three consecutively. The last Wildcat with three straight double-doubles was DeMarcus Cousins when he had seven in a row in 2010.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis blocked six shots. He has blocked at least three shots in five-straight games and leads the SEC with 4.5 per blocks game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Set career highs with 12 of 13 free throws.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones continues to recover from his dislocated left pinkie finger but still managed to claim a season-high 11 rebounds. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]First double-digit rebounding game since the Final Four vs. UConn.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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