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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State

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is 18-7 overall, 6-5 in the Southeastern Conference. is 13-12 overall, 5-6 in league play.
–UK leads the series with Mississippi State, 87-20, including 44-5 in Lexington.
–Kentucky has a 120-30 record against West teams since the league split into divisions in 1991-92.
–Kentucky remains at home for the next game as the Wildcats play host to South Carolina on Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

First-Half Facts

–With coming off a leg injury, Kentucky used the lineup of , , , and Josh Harrellson for the first time this season.
–Mississippi State stormed out to a 5-0 lead on the Bulldogs' first two possessions and UK called a timeout at 19:27.
–The Bulldogs stayed hot and extended their lead to 24-13 at the 10:39 mark. At that point, MSU was 8 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 at the foul line.
–Kentucky got as close as one point at 31-30 but MSU kept the lead the entire half.
–With Mississippi State ahead 40-35 with 1.1 seconds to go, MSU's Brian Bryant was called for fouling Brandon Knight on a three-point shot. Coach was assessed a technical foul.
–Knight made 4-of-5 foul shots (2 of 2 on the technical, 2 of 3 on the three-pointer) to draw UK within 40-39 at intermission.

Second-Half Stats

–Josh Harrellson opened the second half with a layup to give UK its first lead at 41-40.
–MSU reclaimed the advantage with a 7-0 run to go ahead 48-43.
–Trailing 50-47, the Wildcats sparked an 11-0 run for a 58-50 lead.
–MSU got as close as two points at 65-63 before the Wildcats expanded the cushion to 80-67 with a 15-4 spurt.
–MSU rallied within four points, 83-79, with 43 seconds to play but the Bulldogs got no closer.

Team Notes

–Kentucky is 30-0 at Rupp Arena under Coach .
–UK has won 31 in a row at home, beginning with the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and continuing with the last 30 at Rupp. It is the second-longest active streak in the nation.
–UK shot 56.1 percent from the field. UK is 9-0 this season (27-0 under Coach Calipari) when making at least half their field-goal attempts.
–UK won points in the paint, 34-20.
–Kentucky has made at least one three-point shot in 774 consecutive games.

Individual Notes

Terrence Jones totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds.

–Jones leads the SEC in double-doubles with nine

Brandon Knight led all players with 24 points and seven assists

–Has 11 20-point games this season, extending his record for most ever by a UK freshman
–24 points was one short of his career high
–Has scored in double figures in 20-consecutive games and 24 of 25 games this season. The last Wildcat with 20 consecutive double-figure games was Jodie Meeks in the 2008-09 season.
–Seven assists was one short of his career high

Making his fourth start of the season, Doron Lamb poured in 20 points. It's his fifth 20-point game of the season.

Darius Miller tossed in 13 points and added two blocked shots, two steals, one assist and did not have a turnover.

–Recovering from a leg injury sustained Saturday at Vanderbilt, Miller did not start for the first time this season. It ended a streak of 31-consecutive starting assignments, dating back to last season.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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