March 17, 2012

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• Kentucky moved to 34-2, while Iowa State dropped to 23-11.
• The Wildcats are 3-0 all-time against Iowa State and 2-0 against the Cyclones in the NCAA Tournament.
• Kentucky has the most NCAA Tournament wins in the history of the tournament with 107.
• UK is now 106-46 in NCAA Tournament games.
• The Wildcats are now 19-6 in NCAA Tournament third round games (previously second round).
• Kentucky is 125-33) all-time in Louisville.
• Head coach John Calipari is now 34-13 in the NCAA Tournament.

Team game notes

• The Wildcats used the starting combination of Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague for the 25th time this season. UK is 25-1 with that starting five.
• Darius Miller was the first sub off the bench for UK. It was his 23rd time as the Wildcat sixth man.
• Kentucky extended its streak of games with a 3-pointer to 823 games, the third-longest streak in the country.
• With five blocked shots, the Wildcats moved to second on the all-time NCAA team blocks list with 313.
• Kentucky led 38-27 at the half. The Wildcats are 28-0 this season when leading at halftime.
• The Wildcats attempted 13 3-pointers in the first half, the 11th time this season UK has attempted double-figure 3s and the second time in three games (16 vs. Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament championship).
• With the game tied 42-42, the Wildcats went on a 20-2 run to take a 62-44 lead.

Individual game notes

#1 Darius Miller

• Finished with 19 points pushing his career total to 1,203 points, placing him 41st on the all-time scoring list.

#3 Terrence Jones

• With eight points, Jones moved to 55th on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,025 career points.
• Fouled out for the third time this season.

#20 Doron Lamb

• With 16 points moved to within 49 points of his 1,000th career point.
• Has hit a 3-pointer in 18-straight games.
• Hit a NCAA Tournament career-high five 3-pointers.
• Five 3-pointers tied for fifth most 3s in a NCAA Tournament game for UK.

#23 Anthony Davis

• With two blocks, is in fourth on the NCAA all-time freshman block list with 166.
• Also sits in third on the SEC single-season blocks list.
• Tallied 10 first-half points, the ninth time this season he’s gone for double-digits in the first half.
• Recorded his 18th double-double of the season, fifth in the last six games and eighth in the last 10 games.

#25 Marquis Teague

• Finished with seven assists to only two turnovers. In last 18 games, has 97 assists to 42 turnovers, Teague boasts a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Scored 13 first-half points, the first time this season he’s hit double-figures in the first half.
• Finished a career-high 24 points.
• Teague’s 24 points ties for fourth most among UK freshmen in an NCAA Tournament game.