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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Arkansas

Arkansas’ Michael Quall put-back dunk on a missed 3 from Rashad Madden with .2 seconds to play to sealed the win for Arkansas over Kentucky at 87-85.

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  • drops to 12-4, and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference action. moves to 12-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.
  • With the loss, Kentucky now leads the series 25-10 and Arkansas leads the series 7-6 in Fayetteville.
  • Kentucky will return home to host Tennessee Saturday, Jan. 18. Tipoff is set for noon ET on CBS.
  • 's all-time record against SEC foes falls to 913-257 and 64-20 under .
  • Today's attendance was 18,619.

First-Half Facts

  • Kentucky started with the lineup of sophomore  and freshmen Aaron Harrison, AndrewHarrison,  and James Young. That lineup drops to 8-4 on the year. UK has used that starting five in each of its last nine games.
  •  was the first sub off the bench marking the eighth time he has entered the game first.
  • UK took its first lead of the game at the 11:51 mark after  nailed back-to-back 3s to give UK an 18-17 lead.
  • The first half consisted of nine ties and four lead changes. Arkansas took the final lead of the half on to give free throws from Kikko Haydar with 13 seconds remaining, giving Arkansas a 43-41 edge at the break.
  • Twelve first half fouls ties the second most fouls the Wildcats have committed in an opening half this season. UK committed 12 fouls in the first half against Michigan State and 15 at North Carolina.
  • Kentucky's .684 from the floor in the first half is the Wildcats' highest shooting percentage in a first half this year.

Second-Half Story

  • Arkansas jumped out to a 52-45 lead with 17:44 left in the second half but a 7-3 Kentucky run took the Wildcats into the first timeout down 55-52 at the 15:52 mark.
  • After the Razorbacks held the lead for over 10 minutes in the second half, UK tied the contest back up at 65-65 with 8:15 to play as Julius Randle sunk a free throw.
  • UK took its first lead of the second half on a Julius Randle free throw with 7:45 to play, but Arkansas tied it back up on its next possession with a free throw from Michael Qualls.
  • With the game tied at 70 for nearly two minutes, a Michael Qualls free throw put the Razorbacks up 71-70 with 3:17 to play.
  • A free throw from Julius Randle with 1:36 to play tied the game back up at 71-71.
  • A three-point play by Alandise Harris put Arkansas up 74-71 with nine seconds to play  nailed a 3 with 1.2 seconds to play to send the game to overtime tied at 74.

Overtime Story

  • Aaron Harrison's lay-up with 4:39 to play in overtime gave UK an early 76-74 lead in the extra period.
  • After trailing 78-76, Arkansas scored four consecutive point to take an 80-78 lead with 2:41 to play on a lay-up from Michael Qualls.
  • With Kentucky trailing 85-82, James Young drained a 3 from the top of the key to tie the game at 85 with nine seconds to play.
  • Arkansas' Michael Quall put-back dunk on a missed 3 from Rashad Madden with .2 seconds to play to sealed the win for Arkansas at 87-85.

Team Notes

  • Kentucky trailed 43-41 at halftime and is now 3-3 on the year and 1-1 in conference contests when trailing at the break.
  • UK extended its 3-point streak to 876 consecutive games, the third longest streak nationally.
  • UK's all-time record in the month of January moves to 579-196 and 28-6 under Calipari.
  • The Wildcats are now 21-8 all-time as the Associated Press' No. 13 rated squad and 3-1 under Calipari.
  • The Cats have registered 40 or more rebounds in 14 games this season including hauling in 50 today.
  • This is Kentucky's first overtime game this season. The Wildcats won their last overtime game, defeating Missouri 90-83 Feb. 23, 2013 at home.
  • This was the second overtime game vs. Arkansas in the John Calipari era, with Arkansas defeating the Wildcats 77-76 on Feb. 23, 2011.
  • UK is now 5-2 in overtime games under John Calipari and 4-2 against SEC foes.

Individual Notes

  • Aaron Harrison poured in 16 points.
    • With two 3-pointers, has now made multiple 3s in four games.
  • Andrew Harrison logged seven points, six assists and four rebounds.
    • Nailed a 3 with 1.2 seconds to play to tie the game at 74 and send it to overtime.
    • Harrison's ninth game with three or more assists.
  • Alex Poythress scored 12 points, grabbed six boards and blocked two shots.
    • Third time the sophomore has scored in double figures this year and second in three games.
    • Twelve points ties a season high for the sophomore.
  •  grabbed two boards in 17 minutes of action.
    • Tallied first block of the season and third of his career.
  • Julius Randle registered 20 points and 14 rebounds.
    • Randle's 10th double-double this season.
    • Scored 12 points and pulled down 12 boards in the second half.
  • James Young led Kentucky with 23 points and six rebounds.
    • Has connected on at least one 3-pointer in 14 games this season including each of the last three.
    • Scored in double figures for the 11th game and second in three conference contests.
    • Fourth career game scoring more than 20 points, including second in the three SEC games.
    • Drained a game-tying 3 with nine seconds to play in overtime.

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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