KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES 
MOUNT ST. MARY’S at KENTUCKY 
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.  
NOV. 22, 2019 
ATTENDANCE: 20,351
Final Score: Kentucky 82, Mount St. Mary’s 62
Team Records and Series Notes 

• Kentucky moves to is 4-1 on the season. Mount St. Mary’s is 1-5.

• Kentucky leads the series 2-0.
• Tonight’s game was the second in the BBN Showcase multi-team event. The upcoming games vs. Lamar and UAB also are a part of the event.  

• Next up: Kentucky continues its eight-game homestand Sunday vs. Lamar. That game will tip at 6 p.m. and be televised on SEC Network. 
• The 20,351 attendance is the highest of the season.

Player Notes   

• Ashton Hagans had 16 points, a career-high-tying seven rebounds and a season-high seven assists.

  • He made all six foul shots, making him 18 of 18 at the charity stripe in the last two games. He’s 25 of 28 on the season.
  • UK is 7-0 in Hagans’ career when he scores at least 14 points.
• Nick Richards tallied 19 points and has had at least that many in three of the five games this season. He added six rebounds and blocked three shots.
• Returning after a one-game injury absence, Immanuel Quickley tallied 13 points and has scored double figures in all four games he’s played this season.
  • He scored in double figures in six games last season.
  • He tied a career high with three 3-pointers.
    • He has hit a 3-pointer in every game he’s played in this season.
• Tyrese Maxey scored 11 points, reaching double figures for the fourth time this season, and had a season-high five assists.
• Having missed the last three games with a right ankle injury, EJ Montgomery played 15 minutes and contributed seven points and six rebounds.
  • UK was plus-29 – the best mark on the team – with Montgomery on the court, and that was in just 15 minutes of play.

Calipari 

• Calipari is now 309-72 at UK.   
• He has a 754-212 all-time on-court record. 
• UK is 249-41 vs. Associated Press unranked competition under Calipari, including 150-5 at home.

Team Notes 

• Kentucky held Mount St. Mary’s to 62 points. 
  • UK is 176-7 under Calipari when the opponent scores 63 or less.
    • The Wildcats are 3-0 this season when the opponent scores 63 or less.
• UK limited Mount St. Mary’s to 36.1% shooting.
  • The Wildcats are 190-17 under Calipari when the opponent shoots 40% or less.
    • UK is 3-1 this season.
• Kentucky led by as many as 25 points in the game.  
  • UK is 264-6 under Calipari when leading by at least 10 points during the game.
• UK shot 54.5% from the field tonight, the second game this season shooting 50% or better.
• Kentucky made six 3-pointers, tying the season high, and 40% from long range is a season best.
• UK made 88.9% at the free throw line (16 of 18), the third straight game making at least 80%.
  • The Wildcats are shooting 80.1% on the season.
• Kentucky dished a season-high 20 assists while committing a season-low 12 turnovers, the first positive assist-to-TO ratio of the season.

In the First Half 

• The starting lineup consisted of Ashton Hagans, Tyrese Maxey, Kahlil Whitney, Nate Sestina and Nick Richards for the second straight game.

  • Playing for the first time since the season opener, EJ Montgomery was the first sub. 
  • The next substitute was Immanuel Quickley, meaning UK had nine scholarship players available for the first time since the opener vs. MIchigan State.

• Kentucky opened the game with consecutive dunks by Richards and the Wildcats’ next basket was a dunk by Whitney.
• Trailing 17-11, Mount St. Mary’s made a 7-0 run to get its first lead of the game.
• UK used a 6-0 run to reclaim the lead at 25-22 and the Wildcats led at halftime 39-34.
  • Kentucky made all 10 of its foul shots in the first half.

 In the Second Half 

• UK opened the second half with Hagans, Maxey, Keion Brooks Jr., Montgomery and Richards.
• Kentucky had a 26-7 spurt to begin the second stanza, making 10 of the first 11 shots, including four 3-pointers. That gave the Wildcats a 65-41 lead.
• Kentucky’s largest lead was 25 points at 69-44.
• MSM got within 73-58 with 5:24 to play but a 7-0 run ended hopes of a Mountaineers comeback.