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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Florida

Kentucky falls to 22-9, and 12-6 in conference, while Florida improves to 29-2, and 18-0 in SEC action. Kentucky still leads the series 94-36

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  • falls to 22-9, and 12-6 in conference, while improves to 29-2, and 18-0 in Southeastern Conference action.
  • Kentucky still leads the series 94-36 including a 33-24 record when the game is played in Gainesville.
  • Today's contest concludes the 2013-14 regular season. has clinched the No. 2 seed in the Tournament scheduled to begin on Wednesday, March 12 in Atlanta, Ga. UK has a double-bye and will not play until 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 14.
  • Kentucky is now 6-14 all-time against teams owning the Associated Press' No. 1 ranking. UK is 1-2 when Florida is the nation's top-ranked squad.
  • Today's attendance was 12,604.

Team Facts

  • Kentucky's starting lineup was sophomore  and freshmen Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, and . UK previously used that lineup for the first three games of the season and again for a 13 game stretch in the middle of the season. UK is 11-6 with that lineup as the starters.
  •  was the first sub off the bench for UK. It was his team-leading 17th time this season as the team's first substitution.
  • Young hit a 3-pointer at the 17:50 mark in the opening half to extend UK's 3-streak to 891 consecutive games. It is the third largest streak in the country.
  • UK trailed 49-28 at halftime. It is the largest halftime deficit of the season for UK. The Wildcats are 4-7 overall and 2-5 in conference this season when trailing at the break.
  • Florida's 59.6 field goal percentage and 60 percent from behind the arc marks the best shooting performance by a UK opponent this year.

First Half Facts

  • A 5-0 spurt in between media timeouts gave the Gators a 17-8 advantage into the second media break with 11:46 remaining in the opening half.
  • Trailing 44-22, it marked the largest deficit the Cats have faced this season.

Second Half Facts

  • A 15-0 run by Kentucky brought the game all the way back to a two possession contest on a hook shot fromDakari Johnson to make the score 53-47 with just over 12 minutes to play. The run tied the most consecutive points scored by the Wildcats this season.
  • Leading 72-60 with 3:49 to play in the game, Florida scored seven consecutive points to pull away and take a 19-point lead with 1:45 remaining.

Individual Notes

  •  tallied eight points and five assists.
    • Logged a career-high three steals.
    • Had four assists before halftime.
    • Dished out five assists, his most assists in a game since Feb. 4, vs. Ole Miss and seventh consecutive game with at least three assists.
  •  recorded nine points and five rebounds.
    • Has scored at least eight points in each of the last three games.
  • Julius Randle led Kentucky with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
    • Notched his team-leading 26th double-figure scoring effort of the year.
    • Logged his 18th double-double of the season. He has seven in the last eight games.
  • James Young knocked down three 3s in the first half.
    • Posted his 22nd double-figure scoring effort of the 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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