UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
MISSOURI AT KENTUCKY
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.
FEB. 24, 2018
ATTENDANCE: 23,038
 
Final Score: RV/RV Kentucky 87, RV/NR Missouri 66
                                                             
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 20-9 overall and 9-7 in the Southeastern Conference. Missouri is 18-11, 8-8 in league play.  
• Kentucky leads the series 11-1, including 6-0 in Lexington.
• Next for the Wildcats: Kentucky has its final home game Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Ole Miss. It will be televised on ESPN2.

 
In the First Half

• Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamidou Diallo, Wenyen Gabriel, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the fifth time this season. UK is 4-1 with this lineup.
• Kentucky extended its streak of 1,042 consecutive games with a 3-pointer when Hamidou Diallo connected with 16:10 on the clock.
• Trailing 5-2, Kentucky went on an 11-0 run to give the Wildcats a 13-5 lead.
• Shortly thereafter, Missouri responded with a 10-0 spurt for an 18-16 advantage.
• Tied at 26, the Wildcats closed the half with an 18-6 run for a 44-32 halftime lead. 
  • It is UK’s largest halftime lead since the Cats led 41-27 vs. Louisville. 
• UK made 8 of 10 3-pointers in the first half, the most 3s UK has made in any half this season.
• UK made 10 of its last 12 field goal attempts of the half.
• Jarred Vanderbilt came off the bench to grab 10 rebounds in the first half, the first Wildcat to get 10 in a half this season.
• UK is 13-3 this season when leading at halftime.

 
In the Second Half

• UK led by as many as 25 points, the Cats’ largest lead against an SEC opponent this season.

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky notched its 10th consecutive 20-win season
• Coach John Calipari reached his 24th consecutive 20-win season, the longest streak among active coaches. 
• Kentucky limited Missouri to 36.2 percent from the field. 
  • UK is 164-14 under Calipari when keeping the opponent under 40 percent. 
• UK has scored 87 points in consecutive games, the most points UK has scored this season in SEC games.
• Six Wildcats scored in double figures, the first time that has happened since Nov. 26 vs. UIC.
  • This is the third game in a row that UK had at least five players score in double figures. That’s the first time that’s happened since UK did it five straight times during the 2016-17 season vs. Duquesne, Cleveland, UT Martin, Arizona State and UCLA.   
• Kentucky shot 54.9 percent from the field and is 12-0 this season when shooting at least 46.4 percent from the field. 
  • UK is 8-0 this season when making at least half its shots.  Prior to tonight, the last 50 percent game was at Vanderbilt on Jan. 13. 
• UK shot a season-best 62.5 percent from 3-point range, making 10 of 16. 
  • That is tied for the fifth-best 3-point percentage in a game under Calipari.
  • The 10 makes are the second-most of the season.  
• UK had 17 assists, the most for the Wildcats since the Dec. 16 game vs. Monmouth.
• UK had only nine turnovers. The Wildcats are 10-0 this season when making 11 or fewer TOs.
• UK won the rebounding 36-32. UK is 18-4 this season when outrebounding the opponent.
• UK is 227-5 under Coach John Calipari when the Wildcats lead by at least 10 points during the game.
• This weekend was the 40th anniversary celebration of Kentucky’s 1978 national champion team. UK honored the Wildcats at halftime.

 
Player Notes  

• Kevin Knox led the Wildcats with 21 points, his eighth 20-point game of the season and sixth straight game in double figures.

  • He made 8 of 8 at the foul line, equaling his season high of eight free throws made.
• Jarred Vanderbilt had his first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds.
  • He has scored his season-high 11 points in three straight games.
  • His 15 rebounds tied the most by a Wildcat this season.
  • He is averaging 11 points and 11 rebounds per game during UK’s current three-game win streak.
  • With 93 rebounds in 197 minutes this season, he has an amazing ratio of one rebound per 2.1 minutes played.
  • He also blocked three shots, a career high.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 14 points and a game-high eight assists. 
• Quade Green netted 12 points, hitting 5 of 6 shots, including both 3-pointers. 
  • He has scored exactly 12 points in each game of UK’s current three-game win streak.
• PJ Washington scored 12 points, his fourth straight game in double figures, all off the bench. He added five rebounds.
• Hamidou Diallo broke a shooting slump with 11 points, including 3 of 3 on 3-pointers. 

 
Coach John Calipari

• Calipari has a 714-202 all-time on-court record.
• Calipari is now 269-62 at Kentucky.
• Calipari is 149-8 at Rupp Arena.
• Calipari is 8-3 vs. Missouri in his career.