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Kentucky has lost six in a row for the first time since 1989 plus boxscore and other game notes

Kentucky has lost six in a row for the first time since Feb. 5-22, 1989. It’s tied for the second-longest losing streak in school history. The 1923 team dropped nine in a row.

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Team Records and Series Notes

  • is now 1-6 and is 6-1.
  • Kentucky leads the series 37-17, ending a three-game series win streak by the Wildcats.
    • leads 13-10 in games played in Louisville.
  • Next: UK's home game vs. South Carolina on Dec. 29 has been postponed. The next game on the schedule is Sat. Jan. 2 at Mississippi State. Game time is 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT in Starkville, Mississippi) and it will be televised on the SEC Network.

Player Notes 

  • For the second game in a row, Davion MIntz scored a season high. After scoring 17 points vs. North Carolina, he had 19 points today.
    • His scoring was sparked by four 3-pointers, most by a Wildcat this season.
    • He tied for the team best with seven rebounds.
  • Jr. notched 11 points and has scored in double figures in all seven games this season. He also had seven rebounds, tying for the team lead today.
  • Jacob Toppin had his top game as a Wildcat with 10 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes.

Coach

  • Calipari is now 331-83 at UK, including 11-3 in games against Louisville.
  • Calipari has a 776-223 all-time on-court record.
  • UK is 268-48 under Calipari against Associated Press unranked teams.
  • Kentucky is 55-18 under Calipari following a loss. Five of those losses have come during this current losing streak.

Team Notes

  • UK has lost six in a row for the first time since Feb. 5-22, 1989.
    • It's tied for the second-longest losing streak in school history. The 1923 team dropped nine in a row.
  • Kentucky has started 1-6 for the first time since the 1926-27 team opened 1-8.
  • This was the fourth straight game against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference. UK is 58-45 all-time against teams comprising the ACC.
  • Kentucky lost despite limiting Louisville to 62 points. Under Calipari, UK is now 186-8 when keeping the opponent to 63 or fewer points.
    • Today's loss ended a 34-game win streak for Kentucky when the opponent scored 63 or fewer.
  • Kentucky won the rebounding 40-35, the fifth time in seven games that the Wildcats have led the boardwork.

In the First Half

  • The starting lineup consisted of Davion Mintz, Brandon Boston Jr., , and for the first time this season.
  • UK took its first lead, 5-3, at the 16:35 mark when Askew swished a 3-pointer.
  • , and Jacob Toppin were UK's first subs at the 14:48 mark.
  • Toppin made his presence felt immediately with three rebounds and back-to-back baskets within a three-minute span, returning UK to a 13-11 lead.
  • The closely contested first half ended with a Louisville basket and a 28-27 lead by the Cardinals.
    • UK is 0-3 this season when trailing at intermission.

In the Second Half

  • The starting lineup opened the second half.
  • A blocked shot and two steals by Jackson led to three fast-break baskets and a 34-30 lead at the 17:15 mark.
  • However, UK went on a drought of four minutes and 47 seconds and Louisville's 7-0 run gave the Cardinals a 37-34 lead.
    • UKs field-goal drought went eight minutes, from 17:15 to 9:15, and UofL built a 45-39 lead. Toppin broke the skid with a short jumper in the lane.
  • Trailing 57-50 with 4:49 left, equaling the largest lead of the game, MIntz replied with a huge 3-pointer that kept the Wildcats in the hunt.
    • Boston made both ends of a 1-and-1, then Jackson dunked in his own miss and the 6-0 spurt moved the Cats within one at 57-56.
  • Making the second of two foul shots, Jackson tied it at 59 with 1:05 remaining.
  • Tied at 59, Askew missed a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and Jackson fouled out during the scramble for the rebound.
  • With 18 seconds left, Louisville's Dre Davis made the second of two foul shots to make it 60-59.
  • With eight seconds left, Sarr's jumper curled around the rim and went out.
  • UofL's Carlik Jones got the rebound with five seconds left, was fouled, and made both shots.
  • Boston's 3-pointer from the right wing missed at the buzzer.

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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