Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Ole Miss

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• Kentucky is 21-1, 6-1 in the Southeastern Conference while Ole Miss is 16-6 overall, 4-4 in league action.
• Kentucky leads the series, 97-12, including 49-2 in Lexington.
• Kentucky returns to action on Saturday at LSU at 4 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

 

 

First-Half Notes

• Kentucky used the starting lineup of John Wall, Eric Bledsoe, Darnell Dodson, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins for the first time this season.
• UK jumped out to a 7-0 lead, including Darnell Dodson’s three-point shot that extended the Wildcats’ streak of 733 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer.
• After Ole Miss closed within 12-9, UK reeled off 15 straight points for a 27-11 lead, the Cats’ largest advantage of the half.
• Capitalizing on UK turnovers, the Rebels rallied to within 46-37 at halftime.
• Cousins notched 11 points and eight rebounds in the first half, the fourth-straight game he has hit double-figure scoring in the opening frame.

 

Second-Half Notes

• Kentucky had another strong start, scoring 12 points in the first three minutes of the half for a 58-43 lead.
• Unfazed, Ole Miss stormed back with a 14-2 run over the next three minutes, cutting the margin to 60-57 with 13:57 remaining.
• UK responded with its own 8-0 run, including threes by Darius Miller and Patterson, for a little breathing room at 68-57.
• Ahead 73-63, the Wildcats put the game away with a 7-0 spurt for an 80-63 advantage with 4:05 to play.

 

Team Notes

• Kentucky shot 50 percent from the field, the 12 th time this season the Wildcats have made at least half their shots.
• Kentucky dominated points in the paint, 44-30.
• Kentucky drew six charges tonight on defense.

 

Individual Notes

 

• DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
  • It’s his 13 th double-double of the season.
  • Cousins has five-straight double-doubles. The last Cat to achieve the feat was Jim Andrews, who had six straight in 1973.

 

• Patrick Patterson had 12 points.
  • Patterson moved past Frank Ramsey for 26 th place on the UK career scoring list. Patterson now has 1,352 points as a Wildcat.

 

• John Wall had 17 points, his eighth-straight game in double figures. He also had seven assists.

 

• Darnell Dodson had 14 points tonight. In his last two games as a starter, he has tallied 16 and 14 points.

 

• DeAndre Liggins turned in five points and a season-best five rebounds.

 

• Eric Bledsoe had a career-high eight assists to go along with eight points.