KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES   
FAIRLEIGH DICKSINSON at #8/10 KENTUCKY   
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.    
DEC. 7, 2019   
ATTENDANCE: 20,080
 
Final Score: Kentucky 83, Fairleigh Dickinson 52 
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky improves to is 7-1 on the season. Fairleigh Dickinson drops to 2-6.  
  • UK is on a five-game winning streak.

• It was the first meeting between the two schools.
• Tonight’s game was the first of five December games, UK’s lightest month on the schedule.
• Next up: Kentucky has a full week off before welcoming Georgia Tech next Saturday at 5 p.m. That game will be televised by ESPN.   
• 20,080 fans were in attendance.

 
Team Notes 

• Kentucky notched its 600th all-time regular-season win in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats reached 600 wins in Rupp Arena faster than any other school ever has in one venue.
  • UCLA reached 600 wins in 689 games. UK did it in 670.
  • UK is now 600-70 all-time in Rupp Arena.
• In the spirit of the giving season, Kentucky continued its unselfish ways with 20 assists. The Wildcats have combined for 79 assists over the last four games, the best four-game stretch of assists since passing out 79 from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, 2016 (UT Martin, Arizona State, UCLA, Valparaiso).
• The Wildcats scored nine of their 32 field goals (28.1%) by way of dunks. Montgomery led the way with five of his 12 made field goals coming from a slam. It marked a season-high number of flushes for the Cats, besting the seven they had against UAB in their last game.

• Kentucky held FDU to 52 points.   
  • The Wildcats are a perfect 76-0 under Calipari when holding the opponent to 55 points or less.
  • UK is 179-7 under Calipari when the opponent scores 63 points or less, including 5-0 this season.

• UK led by as many as 34 points in the game.   
  • The Wildcats are 267-6 under Calipari when leading by at least 10 points during the game. 

• Kentucky outrebounded FDU by nine (42-33). The Wildcats have outrebounded each of their last five opponents.
• The Wildcats held FDU to just 32.3% shooting. UK improved to 192-17 under Calipari when holding the opponent to 40% or less.
  • All but two of Kentucky’s opponents this season have failed to hit 40%.
• Kentucky made 17 of 19 from the free-throw line, good for 89.5%. For the season, the Cats are shooting 79.5%.
  • UK has made 75% or better from the charity stripe in six of eight games.

                                          
Player Notes

• EJ Montgomery set a career-high scoring mark for the second straight game with 25 points.

  • He scored 16 points last time out against UAB.
  • He narrowly missed on registering his second-career double-double with nine rebounds.
  • The sophomore was 12 of 16 from the floor.
    • He is the first Wildcat with at least that many makes since Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 vs. Vanderbilt on Jan. 30, 2018.
    • He had 14 points and seven rebounds at halftime.

• Nick Richards reached double figures for a fifth straight game and a team-high-tying sixth time in eight games this season with 12 points. He added a team-high 10 rebounds for a double-double.

  • He’s registered a team-high four double-doubles this season.
  • He’s now UK’s leading scorer and rebounder on the season with an average of 14.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

• Ashton Hagans posted his second career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists.

  • His streak of five games with six or more assists is a career long.
    • It’s the longest streak of five or more assists in consecutive games since De’Aaron Fox dished out five or more in seven games from Nov. 15, 2016, to Dec. 7, 2016.
  • He’s averaging nine assists over the last five games.
• Keion Brooks Jr. scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting in an efficient 14 minutes of action.
  • He added five rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot.

 
Calipari

• Calipari is now 312-72 at UK.     
• He has a 757-212 all-time on-court record.  
• UK is 252-41 vs. Associated Press unranked competition under Calipari, including 153-5 at home.  
• Calipari notched his first career win vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.
• UK improved to 173-10 in Rupp Arena under Calipari.

 
In the First Half

• Johnny Juzang made his first career start. Joining him were Ashton Hagans, Tyrese Maxey, EJ Montgomery?and?Nick Richards.

  • It’s the fifth different starting lineup for UK in eight games.
  • Keion Brooks Jr., Immanuel Quickley and Kahlil Whitney were the first subs of the game.

• UK took an 18-11 lead into the second media timeout on a 9-2 run. Montgomery scored six of Kentucky’s first 18 points.
• The Wildcats extended the lead to 35-13 on a 17-0 run.
  • Quickley ignited the run with seven of the first nine points.
  • It’s the second-best run of the season for the Wildcats.
  • Kentucky held FDU without a point for 5:51 until Jahlil Jenkins hit a 3-pointer
• Kentucky took a 43-23 lead into the halftime locker room, tied for the second-biggest halftime lead of the season.
• The Wildcats shot 52.9% from the floor.
• Kentucky held FDU to 30.0% shooting.

 
In the Second Half

• UK opened the second half with Hagans, Maxey, Juzang, Montgomery and Richards.
• Richards scored Kentucky’s first five points of the half to get to double figures for a team-high-tying sixth time this season.
• Kentucky led by as many as 34 points, 83-49, at the 2:30 mark.