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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana

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  • drops its first game of the season, falling to 8-1 on the season, while improves to 9-0.
  • The Wildcats are 31-24 all-time against Indiana and 4-11 in Bloomington.
  • is now 97-57 all-time against B1G opponents.
  • The Wildcats have won five of their last six against B1G opponents dating back to a loss to Indiana in the 2007-08 season.
  • Kentucky has won three of the last four in the series now.
  • UK returns to action on Saturday, hosting Chattanooga at Rupp Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET and the can will be live on CSS.

 

Team game notes

 

    • The Wildcats used the starting combination of , , , and for the eighth straight game.
    • was the first sub off the bench for the eighth straight game.
    • Kentucky extended its streak of games with a 3-pointer to 796 games, the third-longest streak in the country.
    • Doron Lamb opened the game with a 3-pointer, the second time this season UK has opened the game with a 3.
    • UK was whistled for its first shot-clock violation this season.
    • Kentucky trailed at the half for the second straight game and only the second time this season.
    • UK trailed 48-38 in the second half, its largest deficit this season.
    • Trailing 66-57 at the 7:53 mark of the second half, the Kentucky went on an 8-0 run while the Wildcat defense held Indiana scoreless for 4:48 stretch.
    • Indiana finished shooting 43.1 pct. from the field, the highest percentage by a UK opponent this season.

< li>Kentucky has been involved in back-to-back one-point games for the first time since the 1978-79 season.

 

Individual game notes

 

#3 Terrence Jones

  • Has registered multiple blocks in six straight games.

 

#14 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

 

  • Scored in double-figures in the first half for the second time this season and the first time since Kentucky’s season-opener against Marist.
  • Averaging 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in last two games.

 

#20 Doron Lamb

 

  • Scored in double-figures in the first half for the third time this season.
  • Has hit multiple-3-pointers in three straight games.
  • Attempted a career-high 11 free throws.

 

#23 Anthony Davis

 

  • Tallied career-high three steals.

 

#25 Marquis Teague

 

  • Converted his first 3-point play this season.
  • After being held scoreless in the first half, scored 15 second-half points.
  • Has four or more assists in the last five games.
  • Finished with 15 points, the most since netting 16 points in the season-opener

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.

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