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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3, 2012[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Attendance: 14,747[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 73, Arkansas-Little Rock 51[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky is 14-1 and Arkansas-Little Rock is 5-11.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]This was the first meeting between UK and UALR.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 8-3 all-time against the current alignment of the Sun Belt Conference.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK has an all-time record of 123-33 record in games played in Louisville, including a 60-18 mark in Freedom Hall. [/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky returns to action Saturday at home against South Carolina. The Southeastern Conference lidlifter is set to begin at 4 p.m. in Rupp Arena.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky started with the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis for the 10th time this season. UK is 9-1 when starting this lineup.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Doron Lamb began the game with a three-pointer, the fourth time this season UK has opened the game with a three. That extends UK’s streak of 802 consecutive games with a three.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UALR built five-point leads on three occasions, 15-10, 21-16 and 30-25.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones’ three-pointer at 5:10 was his first long-ranger since the North Carolina game Dec. 3.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UALR went into halftime with a 30-27 lead. UK has trailed at the half only three times this season, also vs. North Carolina and Indiana. [/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]With UALR ahead 32-31, the Trojans went 9:58 without a basket, from 17:15 to 7:17.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]With UALR ahead 34-31, UK went on a 23-1 run for a 54-35 lead.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Darius Miller ripped a three-pointer with 11 minutes remaining, making him the 58[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow] player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK led by as many as 25 points, 73-48, before finishing with a 73-51 victory.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky dominated the rebounding, 50-23, a margin of +27.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Along with a +26 margin vs. Louisville, UK has outrebounded the last two opponents by a combined 53 caroms.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK’s 20 offensive rebounds led to a 20-4 advantage in second-chance points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK led points in the paint 36-14.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK shot 50 percent from the field. It is the eighth time this season that the Wildcats made at least half their shots in a game.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK limited UALR to 31.1 percent field-goal shooting, 19 of 61. The Wildcats came into the game ranked second the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.2).[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK blocked 12 shots. The Wildcats came into the game leading the nation with 9.2 blocks per game.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 60-1 under Calipari when the opponent scores 67 or fewer points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]UK is 16-0 under Calipari when the opponent scores 55 or fewer points.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader with 2,066 wins. [/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Anthony Davis had 22 points and 16 rebounds and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player by the UK Jefferson County Alumni Association.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis has eight double-doubles this season, including four straight games.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis is the first Wildcat to have four-consecutive double-doubles since DeMarcus Cousins in 2010.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]His eight double-doubles this season already rank fifth all-time among UK freshmen.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Davis blocked three shots. He has blocked at least three shots in six-straight games and 13 of 15 games this season. He leads the SEC with 4.6 blocks game.[/FONT]
[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Has 67 blocks on the season, already moving into 10[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow] place on the UK single-season list.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Darius Miller totaled 15 points and six rebounds.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Became the 58[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]th[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow] Kentucky player to reach 1,000 points in a career. He has 1,010 points as a Wildcat.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]It is the second-straight game and third time this season that he has rebounded in double figures.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Terrence Jones returned to the starting lineup as he continues to recover from his dislocated left pinkie finger.[/FONT]
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[*][FONT=Arial Narrow]Scored 10 points, most since the North Carolina game on Dec. 3. [/FONT]
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