Kentucky-Drexel Postgame Notes

Dec. 21, 2009

The University of Kentucky is the first team in college basketball history to reach 2,000 wins.

Kentucky is 12-0 while Drexel is 6-6.
Kentucky’s 12-0 start is its best since the 1983-84 squad that opened with 12 consecutive wins.
This is the eighth time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at least 12 straight wins.
John Calipari is the only coach to begin his Kentucky career with 12 wins in a row. Adolph Rupp opened his UK career by winning his first 10 games in the 1930-31 season.
This is the 11 th time in John Calipari’s collegiate coaching career that he has had a winning streak of at least 12 games.
Kentucky’s all-time record is 2,000-635-1, a winning percentage of .759.
This was Kentucky’s first men’s basketball game against Drexel. The Wildcats defeated two other “first-time” opponents this season, Sam Houston State and Cleveland State. Upcoming opponents Long Beach State and Hartford are also first-time foes.
The Wildcats are 5-0 against members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Kentucky returns to action Wednesday, Dec. 23, against Long Beach State. Game time is 1 p.m. and it will be telecast on Fox Sports South.

Kentucky used the starting lineup of John Wall, Eric Bledsoe, Darius Miller, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins for the 11 th consecutive game.
Kentucky scored on its first seven possessions en route to a 15-3 lead. Cousins got eight quick points by scoring on four of the first five Wildcat possessions.
UK continued its blazing start and built a 28-7 advantage at the 12:19 mark.
Ahead 35-16, UK put on an 11-0 run for a 46-16 lead.
The Wildcats stretched the lead to 36 points at halftime, 56-20. It is Kentucky’s largest halftime margin of the season.

The Wildcats had another strong start, tallying the first 10 points for a 66-20 advantage.
Kentucky extended its consecutive free-throws made streak to 31 before a miss at the 14:33 mark.
UK enlarged the lead to as many as 51 at 80-29.

Kentucky shot 53.4 percent from the field, making 31 of 58 shots. It’s the eighth time this season the Wildcats have made at least half their shots in one game.
UK made 9 of 13 three-pointers, a season-high percentage of 69.2.
The Wildcats dominated around the basket, winning the rebounding 45-22 and points in the paint 38-14.
Kentucky extended its consecutive free throws to 31 until a miss in the second half.
UK limited Drexel to 30.9 percent from the field. It’s the second-best defensive performance of the season.

DeMarcus Cousins totaled 18 points and 13 rebounds in just 14 minutes of action.
- It is his fifth double-double of the season.
- Cousins has made all 13 foul shot attempts over the last two games. Prior to this stretch, he had made just 54.1 percent of his free throws (33 of 61).
Patrick Patterson also tied for game-high honors with 18 points.
John Wall scored 16 and has hit double figures in every game this season. He also added a game-high seven assists.
DeAndre Liggins knocked home a pair of 3-pointers, the fourth time in his career he has hit two long-rangers in one game.
Ramon Harris notched a season-high nine points.
Freshman Jon Hood scored five points, his season high.
Josh Harrellson had five points and three rebounds, tying his season bests in both categories.

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