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- Tonight’s attendance: 11,391
- This was the third year that the Blue/White Game was played in Rupp Arena.
- Kentucky has its first preseason game Mon. Nov. 1 vs. Pikeville in Rupp Arena. Game time is 7:00 p.m. and it will be televised by Fox Sports South and the Big Blue Sports Network.
First-Half Notes
- The Blue team opened with Darius Miller, Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight, Eloy Vargas and DeAndre Liggins.
- The White team opened with Stacey Poole, Jon Hood, Jarrod Polson, Doron Lamb and Josh Harrellson.
- The game’s first score came at 18:05 when Lamb put in a short bank shot.
- Blue got its first bucket by Jones on a pull-up jumper inside the right elbow at 17:09.
- Knight cashed the first three-pointer at 15:47, putting the Blue ahead 8-7, a lead that would not be relinquished.
- Jones flushed an alley-oop dunk at 12:30, quality feed from Knight.
- The teams began switching players at the second media timeout.
- After hitting a three-pointer earlier, Jones showed his inside-outside versatility by tallying an alley-oop dunk on a pass from Miller.
- Polson excited the crowd at 6:30 by knifing through the defense for a driving layup.
- Sparked by Jones’ 16 points, Blue led at half, 43-38.
- Liggins tallied 15, eight with the White team and seven for the Blue.
- Harrellson got a double-double in the first half with 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Second-Half Notes
- Knight began taking it to the hoop more in the second half and tallied several driving baskets, plus a run-out thunderdunk with 12:43 to play.
- Knight scored 22 points in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
- Jones had a great sequence by blocking a three-point shot, grabbing the rebound, starting the fast break and finishing with an alley-oop dunk at the 7:12 mark.
- Knight also showed his hops by throwing down an alley-oop dunk at 6:35.
- Jones wowed the crowd on a fast break by catching a pass in the lane and taking it behind the back for a layup with 6:00 to play.
- Blue hit the century mark at 1:47 on a layup by Lamb, making the score 101-72.
Individual Notes
- Brandon Knight of Blue led all scorers with 37 points, including 28 in the second half. Knight made 14 of 20 shots from the field, including 3 of 5 three-pointers. (Previous high scorers in the Rupp Arena Blue/White Games were Jodie Meeks with 32 points in 2008 and Darnell Dodson with 26 in 2009).
- Terrence Jones tallied 29 points, all for the Blue team.
- Darius Miller played for both teams and totaled 20 points.
- Playing for both teams, Josh Harrellson had a double-double in the first half and finished with 16 points and 26 rebounds.
- Also playing for both teams, Eloy Vargas totaled a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
