National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 69, Missouri 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 29, 2015
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Darron George, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 13034

No. 1 Kentucky 69, Missouri 53: Andrew Harrison scored 15 points and Aaron Harrison added 11 as the visiting Wildcats completed a regular-season sweep of the Tigers.

Devin Booker had nine points and fellow reserve Dakari Johnson contributed eight points and seven rebounds for Kentucky (20-0, 7-0 SEC), which struggled at times en route to its fourth road victory after handing Missouri its worst loss since 1998 in a 86-37 rout in Lexington on Jan. 13. The Wildcats improved to 8-0 against the Tigers and remained one of the country’s two undefeated teams, along with Virginia.

Wes Clark poured in a career-high 19 points while Johnathan Williams III chipped in with 10 for Missouri (7-13, 1-6), which has dropped six straight for the first time since Jan. 21-Feb. 7, 2006. The Tigers were hindered by a 27-13 disadvantage at the foul line but shot 41.9 percent, becoming only the fourth team this season to shoot that well against the best field-goal percentage defense in the country.

Missouri scored 12 paint points against the nation’s top shot-blocking team and shot 45.5 percent in the first half, but Kentucky used an 8-0 run near the end of the opening stanza on its way to 34-25 halftime advantage. The Wildcats, who held a 26-point lead at intermission in the first meeting, went nearly five minutes without a field goal to begin the second half until Aaron Harrison hit a jumper after the Tigers closed within six twice – each time on a jumper from Clark.

Andrew Harrison answered Clark’s second jumper with 14½ minutes left with one of his own to begin a stretch in which he scored eight straight Kentucky points. The Wildcats began to pull away from there, getting a 3-pointer from Aaron Harrison and a three-point play by Johnson while holding Missouri without a field goal for seven minutes to stretch the margin to 56-36 with 8½ minutes remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The victory allowed Kentucky coach John Calipari to post his 21st consecutive 20-win season. … The 20-0 start is the Wildcats’ best under Calipari and third-best in school history. Kentucky began the 1965-66 campaign with 23 straight wins and 1953-54 with 25 consecutive victories. … The Tigers have dropped seven straight against ranked opponents, including four this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Missouri
Andrew Harrison 15 Scoring Wes Clark 19
Andrew Harrison 3 Assists Wes Clark 4
Dakari Johnson 7 Rebounds Johnathan Williams III 5
Andrew Harrison 9 Free Throws Made Keith Shamburger 3
Aaron Harrison 3 Steals Keith Shamburger 4
Karl-Anthony Towns 1 Blocks Deuce Bello 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 69 45.5 2-7 27-37 8 30 1 7 14
Missouri 53 41.9 4-16 13-20 11 23 3 10 15