Kentucky-North Carolina Postgame Notes
North Carolina 75, Kentucky 73
Dec. 4, 2010
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Kentucky drops to 5-2 on the season. North Carolina improves to 5-3.
UK is now 11-22 all-time against UNC and 2-5 in Chapel Hill.
The Wildcats are 123-62 against schools comprising the ACC.
This was the smallest margin of victory for either team in Chapel Hill over the last five games. The previous was 13 in 2005 (UNC 91, UK 78).
The last two games between UK and UNC have been decided by four points (Last season: UK 68, UNC 66).
Kentucky will be in action again Wednesday, Dec. 8, against Notre Dame in Freedom Hall as a part of the DirecTV SEC/Big East Invitational. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET with the game being televised on ESPN.
Team game notes
The Wildcats used the starting combination of Darius Miller , Terrence Jones , Brandon Knight , DeAndre Liggins and Josh Harrellson for the fifth straight game. Kentucky is 5-2 with that starting five.
Darius Miller scored the game's first basket on a 3-pointer. Doron Lamb was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was Lamb's sixth time this season to be the first Wildcat off the bench.Kentucky extended its streak of game with a three-pointer to 756 games, the third longest streak in the country.
The Wildcats led 42-40 at the half. Kentucky is 4-1 when leading at halftime.
Kentucky closed the first half on an 8-2 run, holding North Carolina without a field goal over the final 3:20.
The first half saw nine ties and eight lead changes.
UK guards accounted for 60 of Kentucky's 73 points.
The Wildcats had multiple players foul out for the first time since March 27, 2010 against West Virginia.
Last time Kentucky played in a game decided by two points was Feb. 20, 2010 against Vanderbilt, a 58-56 win by the Cats.
UK shot a season-high 76.2 pct from the free-throw line (16-21). The Wildcats are shooting 73.8 pct. from the line over the last three games (48-65).
Individual game notes
Has hit a 3-pointer in every game this year.
Recorded third straight multi-3-point game and his fifth this season.
Tied season high for 3-pointers with three.
Pulled down seven rebounds, the most since recording 11 in the season-opener.
Finished with season low nine points, breaking a streak of six-straight games scoring in double-figures.
Fouled out of the game for the first time this season.
Has connected on a 3-pointer in six of seven games this season.
Has gone for multiple 3-pointers five times this season.
Scored 13 first-half points, the fifth time this season he's done so.
Fouled out for the first time this season.
Finished with a career-high 24 points.
Has connected on a 3-pointer in six of seven games this season.
Has scored in double-digits in back-to-back games.
Scored double-figure points in the first half for the third time this year.
Tied career high for 3-pointers with three.
Tied career high with seven made field goals.
Fouled out for the first time this season.
Pulled down season-high six rebounds.
Fouled out for the first time this season.
