National Basketball Association
Kentucky 92, Texas-Arlington 44
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Sean Casey, # Doug Shows, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
22639
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 1 Kentucky 92, Texas-Arlington 44: Freshman Karl-Anthony Towns collected his first double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Wildcats thrashed the visiting Mavericks.
Freshman Devin Booker added a season-high 19 points and Dakari Johnson scored 12 for Kentucky (6-0), which posted its second straight win by more than 47 points. Aaron and Andrew Harrison each added 11 points and the Wildcats dominated the glass 49-29.
Lonnie McClanahan was the only player to reach double figures with 10 points for UT-Arlington (3-2). Kevin Hervey grabbed nine rebounds but was 1-of-8 from the field as the starting five shot 6-of-31.
The Mavericks took a 3-2 lead on Hervey’s 3-pointer just under three minutes into the game before the Wildcats took over, pushing it out to 23-7 on Aaron Harrison’s jumper in front of the midway point. Kaelon Wilson responded with a 3-pointer for UT-Arlington but the Mavericks made only one field goal the rest of the half as Booker hit a trio of 3-pointers and Aaron Harrison buried two more en route to a 55-12 gap at the break.
UT-Arlington did not quit in the second half and McClanahan bookended a 6-0 burst with a pair of layups to cut it to 68-32 midway through the period. Booker’s fifth 3-pointer stretched it back to 78-36 and Kentucky coasted to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wildcats F Alex Poythress (illness) returned to the lineup after missing the last two games and contributed four points and nine rebounds. … Kentucky has held each of its six opponents under 40 percent from the field after limiting UT-Arlington to 27 percent. … The Mavericks had 16 turnovers and only three assists, giving them 80 turnovers against 59 assists on the season.
Top Game Performances
Texas-Arlington |
|
Kentucky |
Lonnie McClanahan 10 |
Scoring |
Devin Booker 19 |
Johnny Hill 3 |
Assists |
Tyler Ulis 5 |
Kevin Hervey 9 |
Rebounds |
Karl-Anthony Towns 11 |
Jamel Outler 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Dakari Johnson 12 |
Johnny Hill 3 |
Steals |
Devin Booker 2 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Alex Poythress 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas-Arlington
|
44 |
27.0 |
4-21 |
6-11 |
3 |
27 |
0 |
8 |
16 |
Kentucky
|
92 |
56.6 |
8-18 |
24-33 |
19 |
46 |
11 |
6 |
18 |