UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY vs. KANSAS
UNITED CENTER | CHICAGO
NOV. 14, 2017
ATTENDANCE: 21,684
 
Final Score: #4/3 Kansas 65, #7/4 Kentucky 61
                                                         
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 2-1. Kansas is 2-0
• Kentucky leads the overall series 22-9
  • UK leads 8-2 at neutral sites
  • Kansas leads 2-1 in Chicago
  • Kansas has won three in a row in the series
• Kentucky is now 4-3 in Champions Classic games. That’s tied with Duke for the best mark in the event’s seven-year history
• Next for the Wildcats: UK returns to Rupp Arena Friday to play ETSU at 7 p.m. on SEC Network

 
In the First Half

• Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the second time this season, and the second time in a row
• Kansas did not trail after taking the lead from the first possession, and had its largest lead –

of 11 points, 18-7 – at the 14:08 mark

• Kentucky scored five in a row between the 7:10 and 6:17 marks, capped by a long 2-pointer by Wenyen Gabriel to tie the game at 28-28
• Kentucky took its first lead of the game, 33-32, when Gabriel hit a free throw at the 2:14 mark
• Kansas regained the lead on a Malik Newman layup with two minutes to play and the halftime score was 34-33
• Kansas outrebounded Kentucky 24-13 in the first half, and had a 15-1 advantage on the offensive glass

 
In the Second Half

• The lead changed 10 times, and the score was tied five times
• Kentucky’s last lead was at 57-55 with 3:38 to play
• Kentucky won the rebounding battle 26-15 to finish the game tied in total rebounds 39-39
• Kansas had a 10-1 advantage in steals in the second half

Team Notes

• UK has had at least three players with three or more assists in all three games this season
• Kentucky scored a season-low 61 points – UK had scored 73 in each of the previous two games
• Kentucky committed a season-high 18 turnovers
• Kentucky grabbed a season-high 39 rebounds

Player Notes  

• Kevin Knox had a career-high 20 points. He’s scored in double figures in all three games this season.

  • He grabbed seven rebounds, had two steals and a block
  • He made a career-high three 3-pointers
  • Knox is the fourth Kentucky freshman to score at least 20 points in a Champions Classic game (Alex Poythress vs. Duke, Nov. 13, 2012; Julius Randle vs. Michigan State, Nov. 12, 2013; Malik Monk vs. Michigan State, Nov. 15, 2016)
• Hamidou Diallo had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists
  • He’s scored in double figures in all three games
• Sacha Killeya-Jones played a career-high 30 minutes
  • He notched career highs in rebounds (nine) and blocks (three)
  • He scored a season-high eight points
• PJ Washington blocked four shots, a career high
• Nick Richards grabbed nine rebounds

 
Coach John Calipari

• Calipari is now 251-54 at Kentucky
• Calipari has a 696-194 all-time on-court record
• Calipari is 3-6 vs. Kansas in his career