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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs Boston

The Kentucky Wildcats had nine blocks and have had at least seven blocks in each game this year.

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  • With the win, improves to 4-0, and with the loss Boston University drops to 1-2.
  • The Wildcats own a 4-0 all-time record against Boston, with all games played in Lexington.
  • head coach has a 6-1 all-time record against Boston.
    • Calipari owns a 601-177 career on-court record and a 156-37 mark at Kentucky.
    • Calipari has a 66-9 record when coaching the No. 1 team in the nation, guiding three programs to top-ranked status.

Team Notes

  • With its 2,144th all-time win, Kentucky remains the national leader in wins.
  • UK is 182-27 as the nation's top-ranked team and has won 22 of its last 24 contests as the Associated Press top team.
  • UK's streak of 904 consecutive games with a 3-pointer is the second-longest active streak in college basketball.
  • The Wildcats are 513-63 all-time in Rupp Arena and have won 169 of their last 196 home games.
    • Calipari owns an 86-4 all-time record in Rupp Arena.
  • After Boston went on a 9-0 run midway through the first half, Kentucky went on an 8-0 run to take a 26-18 lead with 7:56 remaining in the first period.
  • UK has held all four opponents this season under 40 percent.
  • No UK player had over 25 minutes of action, with 11 of the 12 players that saw action scoring.
  • UK forced Boston into a season-high 22 turnovers, its second game in 2014 forcing at least 20 turnovers.
  • The Wildcats won the rebounding battle 30-25, marking their fourth consecutive game to open the year leading in rebounding.
  • UK had a 39-12 margin in bench points, a 44-16 mark in points in the paint and a 16-6 lead in fast-break points.
  • UK had a season-best 24 assists, marking its most assists in a game since dishing out 28 vs. LIU-Brooklyn in 2012.
  • The Wildcats had nine blocks and have had at least seven blocks in each game this year.
    • UK's stretch of four straight games with at least seven blocks marks the first for UK since the 2012-13 season, when UK had at least eight blocks in four consecutive games from Jan. 12 – Jan. 22.

Individual Notes

  • Sophomore made his first career start in his 36th career game.
    • Hawkins finished with his first points of the year, a career-high seven points.
    • Hawkins sank his third career 3-pointer.
    • Hawkins recorded his first career dunk.
  • Sophomore made his team-high 44th career start.
    • Harrison finished with a season-best and team-leading 19 points, also adding a season-high four assists.
    • Harrison played a team-high and season-best 25 minutes.
    • Harrison has 30 career double-digit scoring games and has reached 19 points in 10 career games.
  • Freshman set new career highs in points (15), assists (seven) and rebounds (four).
    • It marked his second career double-digit scoring game.
  • Junior tied his season high with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
    • It marked his 22nd career double-digit scoring game.
  • Sophomore totaled a season-best five assists in a season-best 25 minutes.
  • Freshman Karl-Anthony Towns had a career-high five blocks, adding four rebounds and four points.
  • Sophomore had 11 points and six rebounds.
    • It marked his sixth career double-figure scoring game.
  • Freshman had a career-high four rebounds and two steals, adding two assists and three points.

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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