Dec. 20, 2008

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• With the win, Kentucky improves to 8-3, and with the loss Appalachian State drops to 4-4.
• UK has won eight of its last nine, with the lone loss coming against No. 21 Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 3.
• This was the first meeting between the Wildcats and the Mountaineers; UK now leads the series 1-0.
• UK is now 120-32 all-time in games played in Louisville and is 57-17 in games played in Freedom Hall. Kentucky has won seven of the last eight contests.
• The Wildcats own a 41-31 all-time mark against teams from the state of North Carolina.
• UK is a perfect 18-0 all-time against teams comprising the Southern Conference (SoCon).
• With the win, UK is now 3-0 against first-time opponents this season, having defeated Delaware State (71-42) and Longwood (91-57) earlier in the year. The Wildcats will face four first-time opponents this season.
• Kentucky lost the battle on the boards for just the second time this season (42-34). The Wildcats have outrebounded 10 of their 12 opponents this season.
• Jodie Meeks set a Freedom Hall record for UK players with 46 points. The total ranks sixth on the all-time scoring list.
• Meeks’ 46 points was also the most-ever by a guard in school history and is the most scored by any player in the Southeastern Conference this season.
• Meeks’ nine baskets made from beyond the three-point line ties the UK record set by Tony Delk against TCU on Jan. 20, 1996.
• The Wildcats return home to Rupp Arena on Monday, Dec. 22, to take on Tennessee State. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET and the game can be seen live on the Big Blue Sports Network.

Team game notes

• Jodie Meeks set a Freedom Hall record for UK players with 46 points. The point total ranks sixth on the all-time scoring list.
• Meeks’ nine baskets made from beyond the three-point line ties the UK record set by Tony Delk against TCU on Jan. 20, 1996.
• The Wildcats used the starting combination of Kevin Galloway, Jodie Meeks, Patrick Patterson, Michael Porter and Perry Stevenson. UK is 3-0 with that starting five.
• Fifteen Wildcats saw time in today’s game.
• Kentucky extended its streak of made three-pointers to 684 straight games.
• UK scored the first 10 points of the game holding the Mountaineers scoreless until the 14:47 mark. It is the second consecutive game that the Wildcats have held an opponent scoreless for five-plus minutes to start a game while scoring 10 or more points. Last time out, Kentucky outscored Indiana 14-0 while holding the Hoosiers scoreless for the opening 6:28.
• UK used a 14-0 run to boost its advantage from 17-11 at the 10:28 mark of the first half to 31-11 with 7:18 remaining.
• With 53 points before halftime, UK has now scored over 50 points in the first half on three occasions this season. The Wildcats posted 51 points against Longwood and 56 against Lamar earlier this year.
• UK posted its biggest halftime lead of the year against Appalachian State with a 32-point advantage. The previous high lead at the half was 27 against Longwood.
• Kentucky turned the ball over just three times in the first half against the Mountaineers setting a season-low for the first half. The previous low for the Wildcats was six on three occasions.
• Kentucky forced 14 Mountaineer first-half turnovers marking the second straight game UK’s opponent turned the ball over 14 or more times before the half. Kentucky caused 15 first-half turnovers against Indiana.
• UK set a season-high for steals in a game with 11 takeaways against ASU.
• Kentucky matched a season-high with 12 blocks against ASU. The Wildcats also swatted away 12 shots against Indiana.
• Kentucky shot 49-percent (31-for-63) from the field, the seventh time this season UK shot 49-percent or better from the field.
• UK held ASU to 33-percent (21-for-64) shooting for the game and has now held all 11 opponents this season to under 50-percent shooting.
• Kentucky shot 52 percent (12-23) from beyond the arc for the third time this season. The last time UK shot 50-percent or better from three-point range was against Lamar on Dec. 3.
• ASU shot 33 percent (6-for-18) from behind the arc. UK has held 10 of its 11 opponents to under 50-percent shooting from the three-point line.
• UK shot 95 percent (19-20) from the charity stripe; the highest mark this season. The last time UK shot over 90 percent from the free throw line was Nov. 29 against West Virginia (92 percent).
• UK put up 93 points in the game, marking the third time in 11 games UK tallied 90 or more points.
• Kentucky outscored ASU 33-11 in points off turnovers.
• UK dished out 23 assists against ASU, the third time this season it has notched 20 or more assists.

Individual game notes

• Jodie Meeks set career highs in points (46), field goals (14), three-point field goals (9), three-point field goals attempted (14) and tied a season high in steals (4).
• Jodie Meeks set a Freedom Hall record for UK players with 46 points. The total ranks sixth on the all-time scoring list and the most-ever by a guard in school history.
• Meeks’ nine baskets made from beyond the arc ties the UK record set by Tony Delk against TCU on Jan. 20, 1996.
• Meeks led all scorers in the game for the seventh time this season and eighth time in his career.
• With his nine three-point baskets tonight, Jodie Meeks extended his streak of making at least one from beyond the arc in every game this season. Meeks has six games this season with three or more baskets from beyond the arc and 14 in his career.
• Jodie Meeks scored 20 or more points in the first half for the second time this season. Meeks notched 24 against Kansas State on Nov. 28.
• Kevin Galloway surpassed his career high in rebounds with four.
• Patrick Patterson has scored in double digits in eight consecutive games this season.
• Patterson was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line tonight. It marks the third time this season Patterson has made all of his attempts.
• Patterson matched a career high with four blocks against ASU. He also posted four blocks against Longwood earlier this season.
• Perry Stevenson knocked down his first career three-point basket in the second half on his second career attempt. Stevenson’s first career attempt beyond the arc came in the first half.
• Stevenson swatted three balls away tonight. He has recorded a blocked shot in each of his last 12 games. He has recorded multiple blocked shots in nine of those games, including five this season.
• DeAndre Liggins set a career high with three steals against ASU.
• Darius Miller set a career high with two steals against ASU.
• Michael Porter matched a season-high with five assists against ASU. He also dished out five helpers against Kansas State on Nov. 29.
• A.J. Stewart posted a season high nine points against the Mountaineers.