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Isiah Briscoe notched his first-career double-double plus boxscore and other game notes

Kentucky’s Isiah Briscoe notched his first-career double-double, scoring 11 points and collecting 12 rebounds.

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  • moves to 2-0 on the season, with wins in back-to-back nights. NJIT falls to 0-1.
  • This was the first meeting between and NJIT.
  • Kentucky will return to action on Tuesday night against No. 5/4 Duke in the 2015 Champion's Classic at the United Center in Chicago. The game will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be shown live on ESPN with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Shannon Spake on the call.

Team Notes

  • With 2,180 all-time wins, Kentucky is the nation's leader.
  • Calipari has a 637-178 all-time record, including a 192-38 mark at Kentucky.
  • UK has a 531-64 all-time record at historic Rupp Arena.
    • UK has won 187 of its last 214 home games.
    • UK is 103-4 at Rupp Arena under Calipari.
  • The Wildcats have made a 3-pointer in 941 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in the nation.
  • Kentucky opened with the lineup of , , , and .
    • Marked the first-career start for junior Derek Willis.
  • Kentucky outscored NJIT 51-29 in the second half after an eight-point lead at the break, 36-28.
  • UK won the battle in rebounds 54-23 for a +31 margin.
    • The +31 margin is the largest in the Calipari Era.
    • UK's 54 rebounds ranks fourth in the Calipari Era.
    • Previous high was +30 vs. Grand Canyon on Nov. 14, 2014.
  • The Wildcats held NJIT to 6-of-28 shooting from the floor in the second half (.214), and 17-of-55 in the game (.309).

Player Notes

  • Freshman Skal Labissiere had 26 points, five rebounds and a team-leading three blocks in 20 minutes.
    • Scored 18 points in the first half in 13 minutes played. Also had four rebounds and two blocks in the first half.
    • Was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the first half.
    • His 18 points in the first half are tied for the second-most points by a UK player in the first half in the Coach Cal era (Aaron Harrison, 19 vs. Robert Morris on Nov. 17, 2014. Anthony Davis also had 18 vs. South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2012).
  • Freshman Isiah Briscoe notched his first-career double-double, scoring 11 points and collecting 12 rebounds.
    • Saturday marked his first-career appearance after missing Friday's opener with a knee injury.
  • Junior Derek Willis scored 11 points, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
    • Has now scored double-digit points in both games this season, a career first.
  • Junior Marcus Lee came within two rebounds of his first-career double-double, scoring 10 points and collecting eight rebounds.
    • Seven of his eight rebounds were offensive boards.

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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