Boxscore
Kentucky 86, Lamar 64
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:30 PM
Location -
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials -
JB Caldwell, Terry Moore, Brian Shey
Attendance -
24230
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist matched his season high with 18 points as No. 3 Kentucky defeated Lamar 86-64 on Wednesday for its 43rd straight home victory.
Kidd-Gilchrist, one of three freshmen who start for Kentucky, was 5-for-6 from the floor, 8-for-10 from the line and added six rebounds and four assists.
Senior Darius Miller hit four 3-pointers and scored 15, as did freshman point guard Marquis Teague. Freshman Anthony Davis posted his sixth double-double, with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (12-1), who have won four straight since losing to Indiana.
All-SEC forward Terrence Jones returned after missing two games with a dislocated finger and had nine points and six rebounds in 27 minutes.
Lamar was led by guard Mike James, who had a season-high 29 points on 13-of-29 shooting. Anthony Miles scored 11 with four steals for the Cardinals (8-5).
Kentucky, which plays in-state rival Louisville on Saturday, had no trouble remaining focused. The Wildcats took control early and led 44-28 at the half.
Lamar Cardinals
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Osas Ebomwonyi
|
21:00 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
Charlie Harper
|
26:00 |
0-4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mike James
|
39:00 |
13-29 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
29 |
|
Devon Lamb
|
23:00 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
0-3 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
Anthony Miles
|
22:00 |
2-10 |
1-4 |
6-6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
|
Stan Brown
|
15:00 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Brandon Davis
|
5:00 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tre Lynch
|
17:00 |
4-7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
|
Vincenzo Nelson
|
5:00 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Donley Minor
|
20:00 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Nikko Acosta
|
7:00 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
25-65 |
2-12 |
12-15 |
9 |
21 |
30 |
9 |
21 |
12 |
15 |
5 |
64 |
| |
38.5%
|
16.7%
|
80.0%
|
Team Rebs: 6 |
|
Total TO: 15 |
Kentucky Wildcats