Kentucky is 19-0, 4-0 in the Southeastern Conference while Arkansas is
8-11 overall, 1-3 in league action.
Kentucky's 19-0 start is its best since the 1965-66 squad opened with 23
consecutive wins.
This is only the third time in school history that the Wildcats have begun
a season with at least 19 straight wins.
John Calipari's 19-0 start is the best start by a UK coach in his inaugural
season in UK history.
This is the fifth time in John Calipari's collegiate coaching career that
he has had a winning streak of at least 19 games.
Calipari has won 65 consecutive games against league opponents, including
conference tournaments, breaking Adolph Rupp's NCAA record of 64 straight
league wins from 1945-50.
Calipari also has won 54 straight regular-season conference games and already
has eclipsed Rupp's NCAA record in that category.
Kentucky leads the Arkansas series, 24-7, and has won 10 in a row vs. the
Razorbacks.
C.M. Newton remains the only ex-Wildcat player to defeat his alma mater
as an opposing head coach. The other eight ex-Cats have combined for an 0-17
mark vs. UK, including 0-3 by John Pelphrey.
Today's attendance of 24,356 is the third-largest of the season.
Kentucky returns to action on Tuesday at 9 p.m. at South Carolina. The
game will be televised by ESPN.
Kentucky scored on its first four possessions - jumpers by Patterson and
Cousins, a layup/free throw by Wall and a three-pointer by Miller - for a
10-0 lead. Arkansas called time out at the 18:12 mark.
Miller's three marked the 730 th consecutive game that Kentucky has made
a three-point shot.
Kentucky gradually padded its advantage and led by 30 points, 57-27, at
halftime.
UK's 57 points tied the Hartford game for the most points by the Wildcats
this season in the first half.
Second-Half Notes
UK opened the second half with a 12-0 run, extending the lead to 69-27.
Arkansas called time out with 17:06 on the clock.
UK added another basket to make the run 14-0. It is the 21 st time this
season UK made a run of at least 10-0.
Kentucky led by as many as 46 points on three occasions.
UK reached the century mark with 58 seconds left on a Josh Harrelson putback.
Team Notes
Kentucky scored 101 points, the third time this season the Wildcats have
reached the century mark.
It is the first time UK notched 100 against an SEC opponent since defeating
Vanderbilt, 106-44, on March 5, 2003.
It is the first time UK has ever scored 100 vs. Arkansas.
UK dominated the rebounding, 59-39. It is the fifth game this season that
UK has had a margin of +20.
UK blocked nine shots, most since the Rider game on Nov. 21.
Arkansas shot 30.6 percent from the field, marking the 13 th time this
season that the Wildcats have held an opponent to less than 40 percent.
Miller made four three-pointers, tying his career high set earlier this
season against Hartford.
John Wall scored 16 points. He has reached double-figure scoring in every
game but one this season.
Wall's seven assists are his best since his school-record 16 vs. Hartford.
Eric Bledsoe got 10 points, his sixth-consecutive game in double figures.
Bledsoe tied his season high for rebounds with seven.
Bledsoe tied his season high for assists with six.
Daniel Orton had four blocked shots, the third time this season he has
done that. Even more important, three of the four rejections stayed inbounds
and were recovered by the Wildcats.
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