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Date Time League Season Game Notes
December 18, 1971 12:00 am NCAA 1971-72 UKIT Championship

Results

Team1st Half2nd HalfFinal ScoreOutcome
Kentucky573996Win
Princeton453782Loss

Kentucky

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
12Tom Parker4092000560101220023
22Larry Stamper1802002309310002
55Jim Andrews38111900670155550028
30Stan Key34480046025030012
14Ronnie Lyons3761000910031350021
11Bob McCowan2024002201522006
40Rick Drewitz200000101001000
10Ray Edelman1111002301001004
42Dan Perry100000001000000
 Total20133640030380432013190096

Princeton

MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
000000000000000
MIN
201
199
FGM
33
30
FGA
64
63
3PM
0
0
3PA
0
0
FTM
30
22
FTA
38
27
OR
0
0
DR
43
34
PF
20
24
AST
13
8
TO
19
25
BLK
0
0
STL
0
0
PTS
96
82

Court

Memorial Coliseum
201, Avenue of Champions, Academic Core, Hollywood, Fayette County, Kentucky, 40506, United States of America

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