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Isaiah Briscoe shoots 69% from the field plus boxscore and other game notes

Isaiah Briscoe had an efficient 9-of-13 shooting night en route to a career-high 21 points.

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  • is 2-0. This was the season opener for .
  • Kentucky leads the all-time series 3-0.
  • Kentucky returns to action Tuesday against Michigan State in New York's Madison Square Garden. Game time is 7:30 p.m. and it will be televised on ESPN.

In the First Half

  • Kentucky has started the lineup of De'Aaron Fox, , , and in both games this season.
  • Kentucky got the first basket but Canisius stormed back with nine straight points to make it 9-2.
  • Trailing 31-27, the Wildcats closed the half with a 17-4 run to go to intermission ahead 44-35.
  • The run was capped with a Monk dunk off a lob from Fox with two seconds remaining.
  • drew 16 fouls in the first half and capitalized with 14-of-20 at the foul line.

 In the Second Half

  • After the Wildcats missed all seven 3-point tries in the first half, sank a long ball early in the second period. It extended Kentucky's streak of 977 games with at least one 3-pointer, the longest streak in the nation.
  • Ahead 55-46, Kentucky put the game away with an 18-3 spurt for a 73-49 advantage.

Team Notes

  • Kentucky made 31 of 61 field goals tonight, 50.8 percent. The Wildcats have made at least half their shots in each of the first two games of the season.
  • The Wildcats took advantage of their speed to post a 14-0 advantage in fast break points.
  • Coach has a 664-187 (.780) on-court record, including a 219-47 (.823) mark at UK.
  • Kentucky has an all-time mark of 548-64 (.895) in Rupp Arena.
    • UK is 121-4 (.968) at Rupp Arena under Calipari.
    • The current 39-game win streak is the second-longest in arena annals.

Player Notes  

  • Isaiah Briscoe had an efficient 9-of-13 shooting night en route to a career-high 21 points.
  • Freshman De'Aaron Fox had 21 points, his first 20-point game as a Wildcat, including a 9-of-9 performance at the free-throw line. He added a game-high three assists.
  • Freshman Bam Adebayo collected a double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots.
  • Freshman Malik Monk had 16 points, 12 of which came in the second half.

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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