Kentucky-Chattanooga Postgame Notes

Dec. 17, 2011

Kentucky is 9-1 and Chattanooga is 3-8.
Kentucky leads the series, 12-0, and is 18-0 all-time against teams from the current configuration of the Southern Conference.
Tonight opened a five-game homestand. The Wildcats have two more games before the Christmas break, Tuesday against Samford at 7 p.m. (ESPN2) and Thursday vs. Loyola-Maryland at 1 p.m. (Fox Sports South).

Kentucky started with the lineup of Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis for the ninth-straight game.
UK opened the game with a 13-0 run.
- UK won the tip and began the scoring with an alley-oop dunk by Anthony Davis.
- The Cats followed with two steals and baskets.
- UTC didn’t have a shot hit the rim until 18:08.
- The Moccasins got on the board at the 16:11 mark on a turnaround baseline jumper by Drazen Zlovaric.
UK led by as many as 20 points in the first half and took a 39-23 lead into the locker room.
Anthony Davis notched a double-double in the first half with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The last Wildcat to get a first-half D-D was DeMarcus Cousins, who had 15 and 10 against LSU on Feb. 6, 2010.

Ahead 53-37, UK made a 13-0 run that featured consecutive three-pointers by Kyle Wiltjer, giving the Wildcats a 66-37 advantage.
After an emphatic follow dunk by Anthony Davis with 3:09 to go, UK had its biggest lead of the game at 87-53.
- Coach John Calipari removed the starters from the game at that point.
- Twany Beckham, a transfer from Mississippi State, made his first appearance as a Wildcat.

Kentucky has scored at least 87 points in five of its 10 games this season.
UK made 12 of 33 three-pointers, season highs in both categories.
UK limited the visitors to 33.3 percent from the field, 21 of 63. UK has held seven opponents under 34 percent shooting this season.
In its 109th season of basketball, Kentucky is the NCAA’s all-time wins leader with 2,061 wins.
The Wildcats extended their home winning streak to 40 games, the second-longest active streak in the nation. The run includes the 2009 NIT game at Memorial Coliseum and the last 39 games at Rupp Arena.
UK is a perfect 39-0 under Coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena, the longest win streak in venue history.
UK owns a 465-60 all-time record in Rupp Arena.
Since the 2000 season, Calipari-coached teams have posted a 193-19 record at home.

Anthony Davis totaled 14 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.
- It is the fourth double-double for the freshman from Chicago.
- Reached a double-double in the first half, see note above.
- 14 points broke a two-game stretch in which he scored in single digits.
- Added five blocked shots, more than his already impressive average of 4.1 per game.
Doron Lamb led all scorers with 24 points.
- Lamb had career highs with four three-pointers made out of nine attempts.
- He also claimed a career-high six rebounds.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist filled out a nice stat line with 17 points, eight rebounds and a career-best six assists.
- Kidd-Gilchrist has had his two best scoring games in the last two outings, with 18 at Indiana and 17 tonight.
Darius Miller contributed 12 points, including a pair of three-pointers, his first multi-three game since hitting 4-of-5 against Portland.
Marquis Teague had 11 points and a career-best eight assists.
Kyle Wiltjer had nine points, all coming on a career-best three three-point shots.
- Most points since 19 vs. Penn State on Nov. 19.
Twany Beckham, a transfer from Mississippi State, made his first official appearance as a Wildcat and played the final three minutes.

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