[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Portland at Kentucky[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Nov. 26, 2011[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Post-Game Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Attendance: 24,179[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 87, Portland 63[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 6-0 and Portland is 2-4.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky leads the series, 3-0, and is 7-1 all-time against teams from the West Coast Conference.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK returns to action with a home game Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. against St. John’s. The game will be televised on ESPN2. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky started with the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis for the fifth-straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]After exchanging leads early, Kentucky took the lead for good, 8-7, at the 14:35 mark on a dunk by Teague.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Ahead 13-12, UK went on an 18-3 run for a 31-15 lead. Seven different Cats scored during the 18-3 spurt. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky led 38-26 at halftime.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Pilots got hot early in the second stanza and pulled within six at 43-37. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]At the 15:51 mark, within a span of 27 seconds:[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones canned a pair of foul shots[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Jones stole the ball on the press, which led to an Anthony Davis dunk [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stole the ball on the press, dunked and was fouled for a three-point play[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]That sequence ignited a 15-2 spurt that put UK comfortably ahead for good, 58-39.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader with 2,058 wins. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 37 games, including the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 36 games at Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is a perfect 36-0 under Coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK owns a 462-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Marquis Teague hit the first 3-pointer of the game for UK to extend the Wildcats’ made 3-point streak to 793 consecutive games. That streak is the third-longest in the nation.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 190-19 record at home. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Turnovers were a key stat for the Cats tonight as UK forced 17 miscues while committing only four. UK dominated points off turnovers, 22-5.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky also got to the foul line 35 times and outscored Portland at the charity stripe, 24-6.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky’s size also helped control points in the paint, 34-18.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Five Wildcats scored in double figures, the fourth time in six games that has occurred.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones and Darius Miller led the Wildcats with 19 points apiece.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Both shot well from three-point land as Miller made 4-of-5 and Jones hit both of his attempts.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Anthony Davis notched 13 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, his second double-double of the season[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Marquis Teague had 14 points and a season-high eight assists.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Darius Miller tallied a season-high 19 points, including 4-of-5 on 3-point shooting.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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