National Basketball Association
Kentucky 87, Loyola-Maryland 63
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Bob Adams, # Chuck Jones
Attendance:
22774
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Freshman Kyle Wiltjer came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points and pace No. 3 Kentucky to an 87-63 win over Loyola-Maryland in Lexington.
Wiltjer was 7-for-11 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and added four rebounds for the Wildcats (11-1), who extended their home winning streak to 42 games. Fellow freshmen Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Loyola (8-3) was led by junior Erik Etherly, who made 7 of 8 field goals attempts for 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Loyola stayed close for a half. The Greyhounds had four 3-pointers in the first half and trailed only 45-39 at the break. Kentucky pulled away midway in the second half, even though it was playing its second straight game without all-conference forward Terrence Jones, who is out with a dislocated pinky finger.
Top Game Performances
| Loyola-Maryland |
|
Kentucky |
|
Erik Etherly 14 |
Scoring |
Kyle Wiltjer 24 |
|
Erik Etherly 3 |
Assists |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 |
|
Erik Etherly 11 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 11 |
|
R.J. Williams 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 |
|
Erik Etherly 2 |
Steals |
Darius Miller 1 |
|
Erik Etherly 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Loyola-Maryland
|
63 |
41.0 |
5-15 |
8-16 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
| Kentucky
|
87 |
53.8 |
3-12 |
28-37 |
14 |
35 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
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