Team Records and Series Notes
· Kentucky is 12-2 and has won three in a row. LSU is 9-4. UK is 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference. This was LSU’s league opener.
· Kentucky leads the series 89-26 and has won three in a row vs. LSU.
o UK leads the series 31-18 in Baton Rouge.
· Kentucky’s next game will be another SEC road trip, this time to Tennessee for a 9 p.m. ET matchup on Saturday. SEC Network will televise the game.
In the First Half
· Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo, PJ Washington, Kevin Knox and Nick Richards for the 12th time this season. UK is 9-2 with this lineup.
· Kentucky race out to a 7-0 lead
o Knox connected on a 3-pointer with 17:47 remaining, giving Kentucky 1,027 consecutive games with a 3-pointer
· LSU used a 7-0 run over 1:10 to take its first lead 20-18 at the 8:35 mark
· LSU outscored UK 13-6 over the last 6:10 of the first half
· Knox grabbed eight rebounds, tying Wenyen Gabriel’s output from the last game (vs. Georgia) for the best rebounding first half of any Wildcat this season
o Knox scored 10 first-half points
· It was the fourth time he’s scored 10 or more in the first half, but the first time he’s done so since Dec. 2 vs. Harvard
· UK did not attempt a free throw in the first half
o That was the first time UK failed to shoot a free throw in a half since an 88-79 win at Florida on March 1, 2016. Remarkably, Kentucky shot 32 free throws in the second half of that game
o UK had shot a combined 33 free throws (16 per half) in each of its previous two first halves
· UK improved to 4-2 this season when trailing at halftime.
In the Second Half
· Kentucky used a 7-0 run over 1:30 to regain the lead, 43-42 at the 15:11 mark
o Stretched over 1:48 it was a 9-0 run, which finished with UK leading 45-42
· Washington had three dunks over 2:44 of play finishing at the 11:16 mark helping UK take a 56-52 lead into the under-12 media timeout
· UK made seven straight field goals between the 15:53 and 11:16 marks
· LSU used a 9-2 run over 2:57 to take a 65-64 lead at the 3:22 mark, which was the under-4 media timeout
· Washington and Gilgeous-Alexander combined to score 15 of UK’s last 18 points over the final 11:15 of the game
· After LSU went 5 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half, UK limited the Tigers to 1 of 13 from 3 in the second half
Team Notes
· UK outrebounded LSU 35-34. The Wildcats have tied or outrebounded the opponent in 12 of 14 games this season.
o UK’s 35 rebounds were its second fewest in a game this year (33 vs. Virginia Tech)
· UK attempted a season-low 13 free throws
o UK’s seven made free throws were its second fewest in a game this season
· LSU’s 71 points were the fifth most by a UK opponent this season
· LSU made 29 field goals. Only Virginia Tech (32) has made more vs. UK this year
Player Notes
· Kevin Knox notched his team-leading second double-double of the season
· He scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds
· The 11 rebounds were a career high
· He has scored in double figures in all but three games this year, but had not reached 10 points in the previous two games
· PJ Washington finished with 18 points, two off his career high
· He had two key traditional 3-point plays down the stretch, although he missed the free throw on the second one
· Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played the super-sub role again, coming off the bench to tie Washington for the team high in points with 18
· He finished two points shy of a third-consecutive performance of 20 or more points
· He finished with four assists, and has assisted at least four in three straight games
· Wenyen Gabriel tied his career-high with three steals
· He also pulled down four rebounds, including grabbing a Washington missed free throw late in the game
Coach John Calipari
· Calipari has a 706-195 all-time on-court record.
· Calipari is now 261-55 at Kentucky.
· Calipari is 11-2 vs. LSU in his career.
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score Kentucky vs LSU 1/3/18 7:35 PM at Maravich Center (Baton Rouge, La.) ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- VISITORS: Kentucky 12-2 (2-0) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 Richards, Nick...... f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 05 Knox, Kevin......... f 7-12 2-3 0-0 2 9 11 1 16 1 2 0 0 35 25 Washington, PJ...... f 8-11 0-1 2-4 3 3 6 3 18 2 1 2 0 36 00 Green, Quade........ g 3-6 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 0 7 2 3 0 0 31 03 Diallo, Hamidou..... g 3-8 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 7 0 4 0 1 22 01 Killeya-Jones, Sacha 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 12 22 Gilgeous-Alexander.. 7-16 1-2 3-3 0 2 2 1 18 4 3 1 2 32 32 Gabriel, Wenyen..... 1-3 1-3 1-2 1 3 4 3 4 1 0 0 3 22 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 31-61 5-12 7-13 10 25 35 10 74 13 14 3 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd Half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 50.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 41.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 53.8% 2,2 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- HOME TEAM: LSU 9-4 (0-1) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 Duop Reath.......... f 11-17 2-3 0-0 4 7 11 3 24 2 2 2 1 35 21 Aaron Epps.......... f 6-11 1-5 0-0 2 1 3 2 13 1 2 2 0 26 03 Tremont Waters...... g 6-13 2-9 4-4 1 10 11 0 18 3 2 1 2 37 04 Skylar Mays......... g 2-11 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 30 05 Daryl Edwards....... g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 00 Brandon Sampson..... 1-7 0-5 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 29 14 Randy Onwuasor...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 13 35 Mayan Kiir.......... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 44 Wayde Sims.......... 3-5 0-1 2-3 1 0 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 18 TEAM................ 1 1 2 1 Totals.............. 29-65 6-24 7-9 10 24 34 14 71 14 11 5 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd Half: 14-33 42.4% Game: 44.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd Half: 1-13 7.7% Game: 25.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 77.8% 1 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- Officials: Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett, Kipp Kissinger Technical fouls: Kentucky-None. LSU-None. Attendance: 11952 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Kentucky...................... 31 43 - 74 LSU........................... 36 35 - 71 Points in the paint-UK 46,LSU 44. Points off turnovers-UK 12,LSU 9. 2nd chance points-UK 8,LSU 12. Fast break points-UK 2,LSU 2. Bench points-UK 24,LSU 11. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-12 times. Last FG-UK 2nd-01:16, LSU 2nd-00:23. Largest lead-UK by 7 1st-17:47, LSU by 7 2nd-19:39. UK led for 25:18. LSU led for 12:04. Game was tied for 02:32.