UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
TROY AT KENTUCKY
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.
NOV. 20, 2017
ATTENDANCE: 19,548
 
Final Score: #7/4 Kentucky 70, Troy 62
                                                             
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 4-1.  Troy is 2-3.  
• This was the first meeting between UK and Troy in men’s basketball. 
• Next for the Wildcats: UK continues the five-game homestand on Wed. Nov. 22 as the Wildcats play host to Fort Wayne.  Game time is 8 p.m. and it will be televised on the SEC Network.  

 
In the First Half

• Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the fourth straight game.
• Tied 8-8, Kentucky took control with an 8-0 run, giving the Wildcats a lead they did not relinquish. UK forced seven straight missed shots by the Trojans during that stretch.
• Green swished a pull-up jumper at the buzzer and UK went to intermission with its largest lead, 41-25. It is also UK’s largest first-half lead of the season.
• Kentucky’s 41 first-half points were its most in a first half this season.

 
In the Second Half

• UK extended the lead to 21 points on three occasions, the last at 66-45, before Troy made a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 66-54.
• The Trojans eventually reduced the advantage to eight points at 70-62 with 1:08 remaining, but there was no scoring in the final minute.

 
Team Notes

• Troy scored 62 points tonight. Under Coach John Calipari, the Wildcats are 149-5 when limiting opponents to 63 points or less.
• UK dominated the rebounding, 53-30, the fourth consecutive game that the Wildcats won or tied the boardwork.
  • Kentucky grabbed  a season-high in rebounds.
• UK limited Troy to just 4 of 27 on 3-point shots, 14.8 percent. 
  • An interesting trend is the number of 3-pointers that opponents are launching.  Through five games, UK opponents are averaging 26.6 3-point attempts per game.  The school record for most 3-point attempts by opponents is 22.5 per game in 2006-07.
• Kentucky’s 20 bench points were a season high.

Player Notes  

• Kevin Knox led the Wildcats with 17 points. He has scored double figures in all five games this season.
• Quade Green tallied 13 points, adding three points and three assists.
• Wenyen Gabriel had a season-high 12 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Nick Richards had an efficient game, producing eight points and eight rebounds in 12 minutes of action.
• Hamidou Diallo had eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a career-high five rebounds.

 
Coach John Calipari

• Calipari is now 253-54 at Kentucky.
• Calipari is 138-6 at Rupp Arena.
• Calipari has a 698-194 all-time on-court record.
• Calipari is 1-0 vs. Troy in his career.