National Basketball Association
Kentucky 101, Lafayette 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 16, 2012
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Anthony Jordan, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
21360
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No. 3 Kentucky 101, Lafayette 49: Kyle Wiltjer knocked down seven 3-pointers en route to 23 points as the host Wildcats bounced back from their first loss by trouncing the Leopards.
Alex Poythress added 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Nerlens Noel collected 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals for Kentucky (2-1), which lost to Duke on Monday.
All four freshmen reached double figures for the Wildcats, with Archie Goodwin scoring 13 and Willie Cauley-Stein chipping in 14 off the bench. Kentucky forced 27 turnovers and shot 64.5 percent from the floor.
The Wildcats built up a 51-31 lead at the half behind 12 points from Poythress. Wiltjer got hot after the break, knocking down four 3-pointers during a 27-0 run that began with 8:50 left in the contest and stretched the lead out to 101-41 before Kentucky emptied the bench.
Tony Johnson was the only Lafayette player to reach double figures with 13 points for the Leopards (1-2), who were without leading scorer Dan Trist.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Leopards went 6-for-23 from beyond the arc and only attempted one free throw in the contest. … Kentucky PG Ryan Harrow (illness) missed his second straight game. … Lafayette dropped to 0-9 all-time against SEC schools.
Top Game Performances
| Lafayette |
|
Kentucky |
|
Tony Johnson 13 |
Scoring |
Kyle Wiltjer 23 |
|
Zach Rufer 3 |
Assists |
Julius Mays 10 |
|
Zach Rufer 6 |
Rebounds |
Nerlens Noel 7 |
|
Tony Johnson 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Poythress 4 |
|
Tony Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Nerlens Noel 4 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Archie Goodwin 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lafayette
|
49 |
40.4 |
6-23 |
1-1 |
10 |
24 |
0 |
6 |
28 |
| Kentucky
|
101 |
64.5 |
11-19 |
10-16 |
23 |
30 |
3 |
15 |
10 |
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