Kentucky-Florida Postgame Notes

Jan. 12, 2010

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Kentucky is now 17-0, 2-0 SEC on the season. Florida falls to 12-4, 0-2.
UK is 87-32 against the Gators and 32-21 in Gainesville.
UK’s 17-0 start is its best start since opening the 1966 season 23-0.
Kentucky won in Gainesville for the first time since the 2004 season.
Kentucky returns to action next Saturday, traveling to Auburn. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. with the game being televised on the SEC Network.

The Wildcats used the starting combination of Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Darius Miller, Patrick Patterson and John Wall for the ninth straight game. Kentucky is 15-0 with that starting five.
The Wildcats played in their blue uniforms for only the third time this season.
DeMarcus Cousins won the opening tip. The Wildcats have on the opening tip 14 times this season.
Daniel Orton was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was his team leading 10 th time this season to be the first Wildcat off the bench.
The Wildcats didn’t score their first point until the 15:52 mark, a fast break layup by Eric Bledsoe.
Kentucky extended its streak of game with a three-pointer to 728 games, the third longest streak in the country.
UK took its first lead of the game, 14-13, at the 10:08 mark on a three-point play by DeMarcus Cousins.
The Wildcats led 38-31 at halftime. UK is 13-0 when leading at the half.
The last time more three freshmen scored 25 pts in a game during the season was in 1975 (Givens, Robey and Phillips). DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall scored 25 in a game earlier this season.