[B]Ole Miss at Kentucky
Men’s Basketball Post-Game Notes
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Feb. 18, 2012
Attendance: 24,239
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 77, Ole Miss 62
[U]Team Records and Series Notes[/U]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky is 26-1 overall and has won 18 in a row.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]UK is 12-0 in the Southeastern Conference and the Wildcats are off to their best start in SEC play since the 2003 team swept the league schedule.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Ole Miss is 15-11 overall, 5-7 in the SEC. [/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky leads the series 99-13, including 50-2 in Lexington.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]UK is 12-0 vs. Ole Miss when the Wildcats were ranked No. 1.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky goes on the road Tuesday at Mississippi State. Game time is 9 p.m. EST (8 p.m. CST in Starkville) and the game will be televised on ESPN.[/FONT]
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[U]First-Half Facts[/U]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky started with the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis for the sixth-straight game. UK is 16-1 when starting this lineup.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky jumped out to a 16-5 lead and the Wildcats were still ahead 24-15 when Ole Miss went on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 24.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]It was tied at 34 with 2:27 to go when UK hit three consecutive threes, two by Miller and one by Lamb, for a 43-34 lead. Ole Miss made a free throw to make the halftime score 43-35.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Ironically, UK’s two reserves, Darius Miller and Kyle Wiltjer, each came off the bench to lead the Cats with 10 points apiece in the first half.[/FONT]
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[U]Second-Half Story[/U]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Ole Miss got the first four points of the second half to pull within 43-39 but after that it was all Wildcats. [/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]UK pulled away steadily and led by as many as 23 points at 75-52.[/FONT]
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[U]Team Notes[/U]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky is allowing 53.3 points per game over the last seven games.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]UK blocked six shots today. The Wildcats lead the nation in blocked shots with 9.3 per game.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kentucky has 250 blocks this season and has advanced to 15th place on the NCAA single-season blocks list.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]UK is 71-1 under Coach John Calipari when holding the opponent to 67 points or fewer.[/FONT]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times New Roman]UK has an all-time record of 163-25 while being ranked No. 1 (AP) in the country, including 9-1 this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times New Roman]UK is 67-2 at home while being ranked No. 1.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times New Roman]John Calipari is 51-7 while coaching the top-ranked team in the country, including 10-2 at Kentucky.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times New Roman]The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 50 games, the longest active streak in the nation. The run includes the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 49 games at Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times New Roman]UK is a perfect 49-0 under Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader with 2,078 wins. [/FONT]
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[U]Individual Notes[/U]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Terrence Jones notched 15 points and 11 rebounds, his first double-double of the season.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]11 rebounds tied his season high [/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Marquis Teague had a game-high eight assists.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Has had at least eight assists in three-straight games and has averaged 8.7 assists in those three games.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Has 130 assists this season and moved past Dirk Minniefield (126 in 1979-80) for third place on the UK freshman assist list.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Doron Lamb led the Wildcats with 16 points.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]He has scored at least 16 points in four-straight games.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Has made 13 of 21 three-pointers in the last four games.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Made four three-pointers today, tying his season high.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Anthony Davis totaled 10 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. [/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Davis has made 39 of 53 shots in the last six games (73.6 percent).[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Davis has blocked at least two shots in every game this season. He entered the game leading the nation with 4.9 blocks per game. [/FONT]
[*][FONT=Times New Roman]With four blocks today, Davis has 131 and moved past Chuck Hayes (128) for 11[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]th[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] place on the Kentucky [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][I]career[/I][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] blocks list. [/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Darius Miller chipped in 14 points, his first double-figure total in the last five games.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Kyle Wiltjer popped in 13 points, his fifth double-figure outing of the season.[/FONT]
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