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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Portland

 
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  • is 6-0 and is 2-4.
  • Kentucky leads the series, 3-0, and is 7-1 all-time against teams from the West Coast Conference.
  • returns to action with a home game Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. against St. John's. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

 

First-Half Facts

 

  • Kentucky started with the lineup of  andAnthony Davis for the fifth-straight game.
  • After exchanging leads early, Kentucky took the lead for good, 8-7, at the 14:35 mark on a dunk by Teague.
  • Ahead 13-12, UK went on an 18-3 run for a 31-15 lead. Seven different Cats scored during the 18-3 spurt.
  • Kentucky led 38-26 at halftime.

 

Second-Half Story

 

  • The Pilots got hot early in the second stanza and pulled within six at 43-37.
  • At the 15:51 mark, within a span of 27 seconds:
    • Terrence Jones canned a pair of foul shots
    • Jones stole the ball on the press, which led to an  dunk
    • Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stole the ball on the press, dunked and was fouled for a three-point play
    • That sequence ignited a 15-2 spurt that put UK comfortably ahead for good, 58-39.

 

Team Notes

 

  • In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA's all-time wins leader with 2,058 wins.
  • The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 37 games, including the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 36 games at Rupp Arena.
  • UK is a perfect 36-0 under Coach  at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history.
  • UK owns a 462-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena.
  • Marquis Teague hit the first 3-pointer of the game for UK to extend the Wildcats' made 3-point streak to 793 consecutive games. That streak is the third-longest in the nation.
  • Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 190-19 record at home.
  • Turnovers were a key stat for the Cats tonight as UK forced 17 miscues while committing only four. UK dominated points off turnovers, 22-5.
  • Kentucky also got to the foul line 35 times and outscored Portland at the charity stripe, 24-6.
  • Kentucky's size also helped control points in the paint, 34-18.
  • Five Wildcats scored in double figures, the fourth time in six games that has occurred.

 

Individual Notes

 

  • Terrence Jones and  led the Wildcats with 19 points apiece.
    • Both shot well from three-point land as Miller made 4-of-5 and Jones hit both of his attempts.
  • Anthony Davis notched 13 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, his second double-double of the season
  • Marquis Teague had 14 points and a season-high eight assists.
  • Darius Miller tallied a season-high 19 points, including 4-of-5 on 3-point shooting.

 

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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