UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
VERMONT AT KENTUCKY
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.
NOV. 12, 2017
ATTENDANCE: 20,174
Final Score: #5/4 Kentucky 73, Vermont 69
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 2-0 and this was Vermont’s season opener.
- This was the first meeting between UK and Vermont in men’s basketball.
- Next for the Wildcats: UK takes on Kansas on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET in the State Farm Champions Classic. The game will be played in the United Center in Chicago and it will be televised on ESPN.
In the First Half
- Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the first time this season.
- Kentucky got a 10-0 spurt to take a 13-4 lead but Vermont rallied to re-take the lead at 16-15.
- From there, Kentucky controlled the remainder of the first half at went to intermission ahead 36-24.
In the Second Half
- Kentucky stretched the lead to 14 points early in the second half, UK’s largest lead of the game.
- Vermont battled back, gradually lowering the deficit to three on two occasions.
- With 28.7 seconds left, Trae Bell-Haynes missed a pair of free throws but Vermont claimed a loose ball on the rebound.
- Ernie Duncan missed a 3-pointer but the ball was tipped out of bounds and awarded to Vermont with 5.7 seconds to play.
- Payton Henson missed a final 3-pointer and Washington grabbed the rebound to preserve the Wildcat win. He added a foul shot for the final of 73-69.
Team Notes
- Kentucky shot 78.3 percent at the foul line, making 18 of 23.
- Kentucky won the rebounding 36-27, leading to a 10-4 advantage in second-chance points.
- UK has had at least three players with three or more assists in both games this season.
Player Notes
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PJ Washington totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-double by a Wildcat this season.
- Washington’s final rebound with less than a second to play clinched the win.
- Hamidou Diallo had 16 points and three assists.
- After two games, he is the team’s leading scorer with a 17-point average.
- Quade Green had 15 points and a team-high four assists.
- Kevin Knox had 11 points and four rebounds, including a crucial 3-pointer with 3:13 to play that was UK’s final basket of the game.
Coach John Calipari
- Calipari is now 251-53 at Kentucky.
- Calipari is 136-6 at Rupp Arena.
- Calipari has a 696-193 all-time on-court record.
- Calipari is 3-0 vs. Vermont in his career.
