UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY vs. ETSU
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, Ky.
NOV. 17, 2017
ATTENDANCE: 20,168
Final Score: #7/4 Kentucky 78, ETSU 61
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 3-1. ETSU is 1-1.
- Kentucky leads the overall series 5-0
- UK leads 4-0 in Lexington
- Next for the Wildcats: UK will next host Troy on Nov. 20 at 8 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 third time this season, and the third time in a row
- ETSU led by as many as 10
- Kentucky has trailed by double digits in three of four games this season
- Kentucky took its first lead at the 5:29 mark, 26-25
- Wenyen Gabriel made a 3-pointer on UK’s next trip down the floor to stretch UK’s run to 9-0 over 1:16
- Kentucky trailed for more than 14 minutes
- Kentucky held ETSU scoreless for the final 3:53
In the Second Half
- Kentucky scored the first nine points of the second half
- Knox hit a 3-pointer with 16:27 to play, giving Kentucky a 45-30 lead. Beginning with the final 3:34 of the first half, Kentucky went on a 16-0 run
Team Notes
- Kentucky made a season-high nine 3-pointers
- Kentucky’s 38 points in the paint were a season high
- Kentucky’s 19 bench points were a season high
- Kentucky made 3 of 15 free throws. The previous fewest free throws UK made in a game during the John Calipari era was four vs. UConn April 2, 2011 in the Final Four
- Kentucky had three players grab more than seven rebounds for the second game in a row
- UK has had at least three players with three or more assists in all three games this season
- Kentucky scored a season-high 78 points
- Kentucky committed a season-high 22 turnovers. UK had a season-high 18 turnovers in the previous game against Kanas
- Kentucky grabbed a season-high 40 rebounds
Player Notes
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Quade Green scored a career-high 21 points
- That was the most by a Wildcat this season
- He made three 3-pointers
- Kevin Knox posted his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds
- He’s scored in double figures in all four games this season
- He made four 3-pointers, the most by a Wildcat this season
- Sacha Killeya-Jones grabbed eight rebounds
- He’s pulled down eight or more in back-to-back games
- PJ Washington reached double figure scoring for the second time with 12 points. He added eight rebounds, four assists and a block
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had six assists, two turnovers
- He’s contributed at least three assists in every game this season
Coach John Calipari
- Calipari is now 252-54 at Kentucky
- Calipari has a 697-194 all-time on-court record
- Calipari is 4-0 vs. ETSU
