Photo by Elliott Hess, courtesy of UK Athletics
UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
TROY AT KENTUCKY
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.
NOV. 20, 2017
ATTENDANCE: 19,548
Final Score: #7/4 Kentucky 70, Troy 62
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 4-1. Troy is 2-3.
- This was the first meeting between UK and Troy in men’s basketball.
- Next for the Wildcats: UK continues the five-game homestand on Wed. Nov. 22 as the Wildcats play host to Fort Wayne. Game time is 8 p.m. and it will be televised on the SEC Network.
In the First Half
- Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the fourth straight game.
- Tied 8-8, Kentucky took control with an 8-0 run, giving the Wildcats a lead they did not relinquish. UK forced seven straight missed shots by the Trojans during that stretch.
- Green swished a pull-up jumper at the buzzer and UK went to intermission with its largest lead, 41-25. It is also UK’s largest first-half lead of the season.
- Kentucky’s 41 first-half points were its most in a first half this season.
In the Second Half
- UK extended the lead to 21 points on three occasions, the last at 66-45, before Troy made a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 66-54.
- The Trojans eventually reduced the advantage to eight points at 70-62 with 1:08 remaining, but there was no scoring in the final minute.
Team Notes
- Troy scored 62 points tonight. Under Coach John Calipari, the Wildcats are 149-5 when limiting opponents to 63 points or less.
- UK dominated the rebounding, 53-30, the fourth consecutive game that the Wildcats won or tied the boardwork.
- Kentucky grabbed a season-high in rebounds.
- UK limited Troy to just 4 of 27 on 3-point shots, 14.8 percent.
- An interesting trend is the number of 3-pointers that opponents are launching. Through five games, UK opponents are averaging 26.6 3-point attempts per game. The school record for most 3-point attempts by opponents is 22.5 per game in 2006-07.
- Kentucky’s 20 bench points were a season high.
Player Notes
- Kevin Knox led the Wildcats with 17 points. He has scored double figures in all five games this season.
- Quade Green tallied 13 points, adding three points and three assists.
- Wenyen Gabriel had a season-high 12 points and pulled down six rebounds.
- Nick Richards had an efficient game, producing eight points and eight rebounds in 12 minutes of action.
- Hamidou Diallo had eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a career-high five rebounds.
Coach John Calipari
- Calipari is now 253-54 at Kentucky.
- Calipari is 138-6 at Rupp Arena.
- Calipari has a 698-194 all-time on-court record.
- Calipari is 1-0 vs. Troy in his career.
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