KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES 
GEORGIA TECH at KENTUCKY 
RUPP ARENA | LEXINGTON, KY.  
DEC. 15, 2019 
ATTENDANCE: 20,111
Final Score: No. 8/9 Kentucky 67, Georgia Tech 53
Team Records and Series Notes 

• Kentucky is 8-1 and has won six in a row. Georgia Tech is 4-4.

• Kentucky leads the series, 57-15.  
  • An old rival from the time that Georgia Tech was in the Southeastern Conference (1933-64), this was the first time that the Wildcats had played a regular-season game against the Yellow Jackets since January 2000. 

• Next up: Kentucky has a two-game road trip to Las Vegas. The Wildcats play Utah on Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET and it will be televised on ESPN2. On Saturday, UK will take on Ohio State at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS.   

Player Notes   

• Ashton Hagans led all scorers with 21 points, adding seven rebounds and seven assists.

  • It is the third 20-point game of his career, second this season.
  • UK is 9-0 in his career when he scores at least 14 points.
  • Hagans has at least five assists in six straight games, the best run since De’Aaron Fox dished five or more in seven straight games in November-December 2016.
• Immanuel Quickley tied his career high with 16 points, the third time this season he has done that.
  • He has made a 3-pointer in the last 10 games he has played, dating back to last season.
• Nick Richards had 12 points, his sixth straight game in double figures. He also was a force on the defensive end with four blocked shots, the third time this season with at least four rejections.

• Tyrese Maxey had six points, a career-high seven rebounds and career-high-tying six assists.
• Keion Brooks Jr. had 10 points, his second straight game in double figures and third of the season.

Calipari 

• Calipari is now 313-72 at UK.   
• He has a 758-212 all-time on-court record. 
• UK is 253-41 vs. Associated Press unranked competition under Calipari, including 153-5 at home.
• Calipari is 17-0 in games against former assistant coaches. Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was an assistant on Calipari’s last Memphis staff in 2008-09.

 
 
 Team Notes 

• Kentucky held Georgia Tech to 53 points. UK is 77-0 under Calipari when keeping the opponent to 55 points or fewer, including 3-0 this season. 
  • UK is 180-7 under Calipari when keeping the opponent to 63 points or less, including 7-0 this season.
• UK won the rebounding by nine boards, 34-25. UK has won the rebounding in six straight games, coinciding with the Cats’ six-game win streak. 
• Kentucky posted 18 assists tonight. The Wildcats have given out at least 18 assists in each of the last five games and have recorded 97 assists over the last five games.
  • The 97 assists over the last five games are the most in a five-game stretch since posting a combined 97 from Nov. 28, 2016 to Dec. 7, 2016.
• It was another solid night at the free-throw line. The Wildcats made 15 of 18 charity tosses, (83.3%). UK came into the game shooting 79.5%.
• UK led by as many as 16 points tonight. Kentucky is 268-6 during the Calipari era when leading by at least 10 points during the game. 

In the First Half 

• The starting lineup consisted of Ashton Hagans, Tyrese Maxey, Immanuel Quickley, EJ Montgomery and Nick Richards, the sixth different lineup of the season.

  • Keion Brooks Jr. was the first sub. 

• Quickley got the Wildcats on the board quickly with a 3-pointer on the team’s first possession.  Hagans followed with a jumper to stake the homesteaders to a 5-0 lead.
• However, the hot-shooting visitors made 10 of their first 16 field goals and took a 26-21 lead.
• Kentucky responded with an 10-0 run – holding Tech scoreless for a 4:47 stretch – to retake a 31-26 advantage.
• All totaled, UK closed the half on a 15-4 run for a 36-30 lead at intermission.

 In the Second Half 

• Kentucky opened the second half with the original lineup.
• UK scored the first six points of the half, completing a 21-4 run that extended the lead to 42-30.
• Tech rambled back in it with its own 11-2 spurt to pull within 44-41. GT had three chances to tie but missed all three 3-pointers and Quickley’s three quelled the advance. 
• During the final 10 minutes of the game, UK closed the contest with a 20-10 run.