FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 88, Lipscomb 50

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 7-3 on the season and Lipscomb is 4-5.

• Kentucky leads the series 2-0, with both games in Lexington.

o UK is now 10-3 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

• UK concludes its five-game homestand Saturday against Marshall. The game will be at 4:00 and will be

televised on ESPN2.

First-Half Facts

• Kentucky started with the lineup of Ryan Harrow, Julius Mays, Archie Goodwin, Alex Poythress and

Nerlens Noel for the first time.

• The game was tied at two each, then Kentucky led the rest of the game.

• Kentucky scored the last six points to take a 43-29 lead into the intermission, the Wildcats’ largest

advantage of the half.

Second-Half Story

• Lipscomb cut the lead to 10 points on three occasions early in the second half, but never got it back into

single digits.

• Ahead 53-39, Kentucky closed the game with a 35-11 run.

Team Notes

• Kentucky held Lipscomb to 50 points. UK is 26-0 under Coach John Calipari when limiting opponents to 55

or fewer points.

• Lipscomb shot 35.4 percent from the field, including just 21.7 percent in the second half.

• Kentucky is 5-0 this season when holding the opponent under 40 percent.

Kentucky tied a season-high with 22 3-point attempts, making eight.

•Kentucky won bench points 41-12 and points in the paint 46-22.

Individual Notes

Kyle Wiltjer had his first collegiate double-double with 23 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.

o UK’s first 20-10 game since Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Indiana in the NCAA Tournament.

o It is his second 20-point game of the season and third of his career.

o Tied his season high for points and his career best for 3-pointers, both accomplished vs. Lafayette.

Ryan Harrow scored a season-high 12 points, his first double-figure game as a Wildcat.

o Harrow had his season high in consecutive games, scoring eight vs. Portland and 12 today.

o Also had a season-best two steals.

•Archie Goodwin had 10 points and four assists.

o Goodwin has scored in double figures in every game but one this season.

o Goodwin has at least four assists in seven-straight games.

•Alex Poythress had 11 points and four rebounds.

o His fourth-straight game to score in double digits.

Nerlens Noel totaled seven points, nine rebounds, seven blocked shots and four steals.

o Noel has at least six rebounds in every game this season.

o Tied his season high for blocked shots, accomplished in consecutive games.

o First player with seven blocks in consecutive games since Anthony Davis last season vs.

Tennessee and LSU.

•Julius Mays had seven points and a season-high six rebounds.

•Willie Cauley-Stein had eight points and season highs with four assists and three steals.

•Jarrod Polson scored seven points, his best since the Lafayette game on Nov. 16.

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