Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes
Kentucky 74, Puerto Rico National Team Reserves 49
August 10, 2014
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium
Team Records, Notes
*This is Kentucky’s second international trip under John Calipari. UK previously visited Canada in the summer of 2010.
*UK was 3-0 under Calipari during the 2010 summer exhibition tour.
*The Wildcats return to action on Monday, Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. ET. UK will take on Champagne Chalons-Reims from France in its second game in the six-game week in the Bahamas.
*Kentucky finished the game with 20 assists and 11 steals.
*Ten players logged at least 15 minutes and scored at least two points.
*UK won the battle of the boards with a 38-31 advantage. Kentucky benefited from 28 defensive rebounds.
*Puerto Rico shot just 33 percent from the floor, while UK shot an impressive 48 percent.
First Half Facts
*Kentucky used the starting lineup of Devin Booker, Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Dakari Johnson and Alex Poythress.
*Poythress won the opening tip.
*Puerto Rico scored the game’s first basket.
*UK’s first subs of the contest were the second unit of Dominique Hawkins, Marcus Lee, Karl-Anthony Towns, Tyler Ulis and Derek Willis.
*UK alternated between the lineups with each unit playing around five minutes of game time before turning to the next squad of five.
*Poythress started strong with three quick offensive rebounds.
*Kentucky utilized a 10-2 run to close the half.
*The Wildcats owned a 38-31 lead at the break.
*Aaron Harrison had eight first half points to lead all scorers. Poythress led the squad with four rebounds.
Second Half Facts
*UK began the second half with Hawkins, Lee, Towns, Ulis and Willis in the lineup. That unit opened the half on a 6-0 run.
*The first three baskets of the stanza were aided by assists.
*Kentucky did not let up with the original starting five stretching the opening run to 16-2.
*UK grabbed its largest lead with 42.1 seconds remaining at 74-49.
*Aaron Harrison again led the scoring with seven second-half points. Lee and Towns both had six and Willis contributed five.
Individual Notes
*Devin Booker scored nine points in his first collegiate action.
*Hit the team’s first 3-pointer.
*Aaron Harrison had a game-high 15 points.
*Scored in every way possible with at least one 3-pointer, dunk, jump shot, lay-up and free throw.
*Marcus Lee poured in nine points and added six rebounds.
*Tied several teammates for a team-high two steals.
*Connected on 67 percent of his shots from the field.
*Alex Poythress logged 10 points and added six rebounds.
*Was active on the boards with a squad-high three offensive snags.
*Karl-Anthony Towns scored 10 points and added a team-best seven rebounds.
*Hit both of his free throws.
*Derek Willis had five second half points and added two steals and a pair of assists.
*Ignited the second half rally with an opening backdoor alley-oop dunk from Towns.
*Tyler Ulis dished out a team-high five assists.
*Scored two points.
*Added a pair of steals.
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