Kentucky-East Tennessee State Postgame Notes

Nov. 12, 2010

Kentucky began its 108th season of intercollegiate basketball tonight.
UK is now 89-19 in season-opening games and 92-16 all-time in home openers.
With the victory in tonight’s lidlifter, the all-time winningest program in college basketball history now has 2,024 wins on the books.
UK leads the series with East Tennessee, 4-0, including 3-0 in games played in Lexington.
The Wildcats return to action on Friday, Nov. 19, against Portland in the Rose Arena in Portland, Ore. The game will be at 10:30 p.m. EST and televised by ESPNU, the first of 16 UK games that will appear this season on an ESPN affiliate.

Kentucky used the starting lineup of Brandon Knight, Darius Miller, DeAndre Liggins, Terrence Jones and Josh Harrellson.
After ETSU got the tip and missed a shot on the first possession, Harrellson got the rebound and scored the first points of the season on a short hook shot in front of the basket.
Brandon Knight got the first three-pointer of the season at 15:59, extending UK’s streak of 750 games with a three-pointer.
The Wildcats made six of their first seven three-point shots, building a 29-19 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game.
Kentucky led at halftime, 50-35.
The Wildcats made 10 of 17 three-pointers in the opening period. UK’s 10 3-pointers in the first half is equal to or better than the Cats’ total three-point output in all but four games last season. UK had a season high 15 total threes vs. ETSU last year.
The three freshmen who saw action in the first half, Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb and Terrence Jones, combined for 34 of UK’s 50 points.

Terrence Jones scored UK’s first 12 points of the second half.
After ETSU closed to within 52-42, Kentucky put the game away with a 16-0 run for a 68-42 lead.
- Jones began the run with 10 straight points.
- UK’s last 12 points of the run all involved threes – a basket and free throw by Jones, a three-pointer by Jones, a basket and free throw by Lamb and a three-pointer by Liggins.
ETSU got no closer than 17 points the rest of the way at 79-62 and 81-64.

Kentucky extended its Rupp Arena winning streak to 19 games. UK went 18-0 at home last season.
Kentucky made 50 percent of its three-pointers, 13 of 26. The 13 threes were the most in a season opener since the Wildcats 16 threes (most ever in a season opener) in 1991-92.
Kentucky dominated the rebounding, 51-33.
An encouraging sign for the Wildcats was only 10 turnovers in a season opener.

Six players made their first official Kentucky appearance tonight –
Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb, Eloy Vargas, Stacey Poole and Jarrod Polson.
Terrence Jones
began his collegiate career with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
- Jones is the first UK freshman to begin his career with a double-double since Jules Camara in the 1998-99 season.
- Jones is only the second freshman in school history with a 20-10 game in his debut. Sam Bowie had 22 points and 17 rebounds on Nov. 17, 1979, vs. Duke.
- Jones also played a clean floor game with two assists, two blocked shots and three steals.
Doron Lamb
tallied 20 in his collegiate debut.
This is the first time in school history that two freshmen scored 20 points in a season opener.
Darius Miller
landed in double-figure rebounding with 11 boards to go along with his eight points.
DeAndre Liggins
totaled 14 points and a game-high six assists.

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