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Kentucky vs West Texas State

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Date Time League Season
December 4, 1978 12:00 am NCAA 1978-79

Results

Team1st Half2nd Half1st OT2nd OTFinal ScoreOutcome
Kentucky5566——121Win
West Texas State3136——67Loss

Kentucky

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
40Fred Cowan168100000045130216
52Lavon Williams2561100570133131017
50Chuck Aleksinas23460056090020113
4Kyle Macy244110000043101038
22Truman Claytor2247000104441018
15Chris Gettelfinger311000002000002
20Dwane Casey700000000121010
23Dwight Anderson2238001112041220117
25Jay Shidler1135000002110006
34Chuck Verderber20360067072210212
35Clarence Tillman14410000009212008
30Tim Stephens13680022031110114
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 Total2004683002935063232517112121

West Texas State

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
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MIN
200
200
FGM
46
26
FGA
83
73
3PM
0
0
3PA
0
0
FTM
29
15
FTA
35
25
OR
0
0
DR
63
29
PF
23
25
AST
25
13
TO
17
21
BLK
1
3
STL
12
11
PTS
121
67

Court

Rupp Arena
430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507, USA

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