[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]UK Postgame Notes
Rupp Arena[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Lexington, Ky.
Dec. 1, 2011[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Final Score: No. 1/1 Kentucky 81, St. John’s 59[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Team Records and Series Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 7-0 and St. John’s is 5-3.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky leads the series, 11-5, and is 169-73 all-time against teams from the Big East.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK returns to action with a home game Saturday, at Noon against No. 5 North Carolina. The game will be televised on CBS. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]First Half Notes[/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, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis for the sixth-straight game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Despite struggling from the field and hitting just three of its first 14 shot attempts, Kentucky’s defense went to work, forcing 11 turnovers, including five shot clock violations.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Cats, as a team, had 10 blocks, including seven from Anthony Davis.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Trailing 4-5, UK went on a 12-0 run for a 16-5 lead. Four different Wildcats scored during the run and UK never trailed again.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]It was the third time this season Kentucky held an opponent to 20 points or less in the first half.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky led 31-20 at halftime.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Second Half Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky went on a 7-2 run to start the second half with five straight points from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK led by at least 15 points the final 12:56 of the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Team/Game Notes[/B][/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 2,059 wins. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 38 games, including the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 37 games at Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is a perfect 37-0 under Coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK owns a 463-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 54-1 under Calipari when holding an opponent to 67 points or fewer.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has held all [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]seven[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow] opponents below 38 percent from the field this season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK owns a 155-24 all-time mark as the top-ranked team (AP) in the country, including a 63-2 mark at home.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Coach Calipari is 43-6 as the top-ranked coach in the country.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrance Jones hit the first 3-pointer of the game for UK to extend the Wildcats’ made 3-point streak to [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]794[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow] consecutive games. That streak is the third-longest in the nation. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Jones has made a 3-pointer in every game he’s attempted one this season. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 191-19 record at home.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]The Wildcats set a new school record for blocks in a single game with 18. The previous record was 17 vs. Morehead State on Nov. 20, 1997.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky’s size also helped control points in the paint, 40-22.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK forced St. John’s into six shot clock violations, five in the first half. The Cats totaled 10 shot clock violations all of last season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Tonight’s attendance was 24,119, the second-highest of the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]Individual Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones led the Wildcats with a season-high 26 points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]After scoring a career-low six points vs. Old Dominion, Jones has scored 17, 16 and 26 in his last three games.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Most points in a game since he scored a career-high 35 vs. Auburn on Jan. 11, 2011.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]First 20-point performance since scoring 25 vs. Vanderbilt on Feb. 12, 2011[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Charted a career-high tying four blocks and four steals[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Notched career highs in free-throws made (11) and attempted (16)[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Anthony Davis had 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and second consecutive.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]First player to record consecutive double-doubles since Terrence Jones vs. South Carolina on Feb. 19, 2011 (17 points/10 rebounds) and Mississippi State on Feb. 15, 2011 (17 points, 10 rebounds)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]His 15 rebounds is the 10th most by a freshmen (tied with several others)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Swatted a career-high eight blocks, including five in the first half[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Doron Lamb scored 16 points, his fifth double-figure scoring output of the season.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Darius Miller dished out a career-high tying six assists.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[*][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Arial Narrow]Marquis Teague pulled down a career-high five rebounds.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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