Senior Guards Led Kentucky over Arkanasas

The Box Score breakdown is back. For the readers it is a in depth look at the Stat Sheet.

For 3 Plus Years I have cursed Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley. I am a complete idiot. Yes, Bradley will make plays that make me want to scream, but he and Joe have led this team numberous times with toughness and confidence.

Here is it is:

Team Notes:

• Attendance 24371, 5th most ever
  
• Cats win 6 in a row at Rupp (6-0 SEC at Home)
• UK 37 Rebounds (13 offensive) / Arkansas 24 (3 offensive)
  
• UK only committed 10 fouls (tied lowest number of the season)
• UK has held 16 of its last 17 opponents under 50 percent shooting.
• UK has won 7 conference games by 6 points or less

Player Notes

• Meeks has not played in the last 2 games
  
• He has only played in a 11 games.
  
• Crawford had 18 points
  
• 13th game in a row with double figures
• Only twice has he gone for less than 10
  
• Bradley was 4-12 from the field, but 10-12 from the line.
• Assist to Turnover 5/2
• 3rd game in a row where he had more assist than turnovers
  
• Coury logged an impressive 5 minutes, he has only hit double digits in minutes 2 times in the last 9 games.
• 1.1 ppg in that time.
  
• Patterson had 14 points, 11 rebounds (6th double-double), his first since January 12th
  
• He played all 40 minutes
• Leads SEC averaging 39 minutes a game in conference play

Official Basketball Box Score
Arkansas vs Kentucky
02/23/08 2:00 pm at Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY

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VISITORS: Arkansas 18-8, 7-5
                         TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 Ervin, Gary......... *  3-6    2-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   8  2  1  0  1  28
13 Weems, Sonny........ * 10-20   3-6    3-4    0  3  3   3  26  2  1  1  2  32
15 Washington, Michael. *  1-2    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   2   3  0  1  2  0  16
21 Beverley, Patrick... *  1-8    1-5    1-2    0  6  6   4   4  4  4  0  0  37
51 Hill, Steven........ *  0-0    0-0    1-2    1  2  3   3   1  0  0  1  1  18
03 Thomas, Charles.....    2-4    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   3   4  1  4  0  0  24
05 Townes, Darian......    1-4    0-0    4-4    0  5  5   1   6  1  0  1  0  22
14 Welsh, Stefan.......    2-3    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   4   5  0  0  0  0  17
33 Hunter, Vincent.....    0-1    0-1    1-2    0  0  0   1   1  0  0  1  0   6
  TEAM................                         1     1
  Totals..............   20-48   8-18  10-14   3 20 23  21  58 10 11  6  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  6-18 33.3%   2nd Half: 14-30 46.7%   Game: 41.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  5-11 45.5%   Game: 44.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-8  87.5%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 71.4%   4,1


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HOME TEAM: Kentucky 15-10, 9-3
                         TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  4-12   0-3   10-12   1  3  4   2  18  5  2  0  1  39
32 Crawford, Joe....... *  6-13   2-5    4-6    1  2  3   2  18  0  3  0  0  35
34 Harris, Ramon....... *  0-0    0-0    0-0    3  1  4   0   0  1  2  0  0  17
42 Coury, Mark......... *  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  5-11   0-0    4-6    2  9 11   1  14  0  2  0  1  40-
05 Jasper, Derrick.....    2-6    1-1    0-1    1  4  5   0   5  1  1  0  2  29
13 Porter, Michael.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   1
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   2
21 Stevenson, Perry....    3-6    0-0    2-2    4  3  7   4   8  0  2  0  1  32
  TEAM................                         1  3  4
  Totals..............   20-50   3-9   20-27  13 25 38  10  63  7 12  0  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0%   2nd Half: 10-23 43.5%   Game: 40.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  2-4  50.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-8  75.0%   2nd Half: 14-19 73.7%   Game: 74.1%    3


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Officials: Tony Greene, Pat Adams, Mike Nance
Technical fouls: Arkansas-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 24371
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Arkansas......................   22   36  -   58
Kentucky......................   27   36  -   63
5th Largest Attendance Ever

Points in the paint-ARK 16,UK 22. Points off turnovers-ARK 12,UK 10.
2nd chance points-ARK 1,UK 12. Fast break points-ARK 6,UK 2.
Bench points-ARK 16,UK 13. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-7 times.
Last FG-ARK 2nd-00:08, UK 2nd-01:17.
Largest lead-ARK by 7 2nd-13:25, UK by 5 1st-03:41.

Mississippi St. Holds off Kentucky, 69-64

Well Kentucky just didn't have the weapons last night. It was evident and Mr. Obvious, Jimmy D, pointed it out on a number of occasions. Jodie Meeks and Derrick Jasper were both out with sickness or injury.

Case in Point: After Kentucky had cut the gap, Jarvis Varnardo kept getting removed from the game because of his offensive liability. Coach Billy Gillispie used the same concept: Mark Curry was coming off the bench for defense. He was repeatably taken out on the offensive side of the ball by............Perry Stevenson. Thats how bad it was.

Just a quick thought about the game. It is hard to tell if Ramel Bradley is more a liability or lifesaver. He missed a number of open shots and had costly turnovers down the stretch. But without him, the Cats might have lost by 20.

Last note before the breakdown. My worst fears came true. I was afraid that the Bulldogs would erase every shot, and they did. I was also afraid the Bulldogs would contain Patrick Patterson, and they did. Kentucky got intimidated early, fell behind and never caught up. Props to the Cats for playing hard............................IN THE SECOND HALF.

Notes:

• Ramel Bradley has played every minute in the last 3 games.
• Kentucky only had 10 turnovers, there lowest of the season
• They had 12 in the loss to G-Webb
• MSU had 15 blocks, UK 5

To hell with it, you saw the game, plus it is two days later.

VISITORS: Kentucky (7-8, 1-1 SEC)
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
34 Harris, Ramon....... f  1-3    0-1    0-0    2  2  4   3   2  1  3  2  2  38
42 Coury, Mark......... f  1-6    0-0    1-2    0  3  3   2   3  1  0  0  0  20
54 Patterson, Patrick.. f  4-11   0-0    2-2    1  2  3   3  10  0  0  1  0  36
03 Bradley, Ramel...... g  6-17   2-10   8-8    0  4  4   2  22  4  5  0  4  40
32 Crawford, Joe....... g  8-19   4-8    0-0    3  2  5   4  20  5  1  0  1  39
12 Krebs, Mark.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
13 Porter, Michael.....    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   3  0  1  0  0   2
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
21 Stevenson, Perry....    2-3    0-0    0-0    3  4  7   5   4  1  0  2  0  23
 TEAM................                         2  3  5
 Totals..............   23-60   7-20  11-12  11 22 33  20  64 12 10  5  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%   2nd Half: 11-32 34.4%   Game: 38.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-11 36.4%   Game: 35.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half: 11-12 91.7%   Game: 91.7%    1


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HOME TEAM: Mississippi State (12-5, 3-0 SEC)
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
23 Rhodes, Charles..... f  5-8    0-0    2-4    1  2  3   0  12  2  3  1  1  30
32 Varnado, Jarvis..... c  3-5    0-0    4-10   2 10 12   2  10  1  1 10  0  36
22 Stewart, Barry...... g  2-11   0-5    5-8    3  1  4   3   9  4  5  0  1  35
25 Turner, Phil........ g  4-10   3-8    0-0    1  3  4   1  11  1  0  0  0  33
44 Gordon, Jamont...... g  7-11   5-7    5-9    2  7  9   3  24  5  2  1  0  36
02 Johnson, Ravern.....    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  1  0   6
03 Begley, Billy.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
15 Benock, Riley.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  1  1  0  11
21 Johnson, Brian......    1-2    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   1   2  0  1  1  0   9
45 Bailey, Elgin.......    0-1    0-0    1-2    1  0  1   2   1  0  0  0  0   3
 TEAM................                         2  1  3
 Totals..............   22-51   8-22  17-33  14 26 40  13  69 13 13 15  2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3%   2nd Half:  9-21 42.9%   Game: 43.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-15 33.3%   2nd Half:  3-7  42.9%   Game: 36.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-4  25.0%   2nd Half: 16-29 55.2%   Game: 51.5%    9


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Officials: Doug Shows, Anthony Jordan, Rick Crawford.
Technical fouls: Kentucky-TEAM. Mississippi State-None.
Attendance: 9862
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Kentucky......................   27   37  -   64
Mississippi State.............   32   37  -   69
Actual attendance: 8,787. MSU owns 7-game win streak (6 straight SEC home wins
dating back to last February). MSU has first 3-0 SEC start since 1993-94. MSU
wins back-to-back games over UK for second time in school history (1962 & 63).
Varnado records third triple-double in school history (J. Gordon & L. Roberts)

Points in the paint-UK 26,MS 24. Points off turnovers-UK 13,MS 9.
2nd chance points-UK 6,MS 13. Fast break points-UK 2,MS 2.
Bench points-UK 7,MS 3. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-UK 2nd-00:09, MS 2nd-06:26.
Largest lead-UK by 5 1st-18:34, MS by 12 2nd-14:58.

Kentucky Upsets Vandy in 2 OT, 79-73

Billy Gillispie, welcome to the SEC. The Cats played great the first half and parts of the second. There was about a 7 minute stretch in the second half when the Commodores trimmed port of the the 16 point lead. Ramel Bradley played horrible during that period . He took bad shots and had costly turnovers. It's no secret that I do not like Ramel (as a player), but at least he tried to step up and win the game, he just doesn't have the skill or basketball IQ to do it. I am not sure if Ramal's play allowed Vandy to come back or keep the Cats in the Game, but he didn't quit and neither did the team.

Also would like to point out that Joe Crawford played a great game, especially on defense. Mark Coury and Perry Stevenson also played very good. Lets get to the Box Score Breakdown:

Team Notes

• Attendance was 23965
• This was the 12th different starting lineup.
• The wins stops a 12 game (two year) losing streak to ranked opponents.
  
• Kentucky dominated on the glass, they had a 45 (17 offensive) to 23 (4 offensive) rebounding margin.
• Vandy had only 2 second chance point. It sent the game into 2 OT. Kentucky had 18.
  
• Both shot well below their season average from the line. Kentucky was 24of 36 (66%).
• There was a lot of sloppy play from both teams, Kentucky had 23 turnovers, Vandy had 22.
• Kentucky only had 11 assist.
• Kentucky only shot 31% (4-13) in the overtimes, fortunately Vandy shot 2 of 10 (20%). from the floor including 0 for 5 from three point range.
• Kentucky had 12 steals.

Player Notes

• Ramel Bradley played the entire 50 minutes.
• His numbers look pretty good, He had 20 points (6-15 FG, 1-7 from behind the arc) 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 assist. He also had 6 turnovers.
• It was his fourth straight 20 point game.
  

• Joe Crawford added 17 points, 2 boards, 3 assist and 5 turnovers.
• He also made his second start.
• He held the SEC leading Scorer (20.8), Shan Foster, to 17 points.
  
• Mark Coury played well yesterday. This is the role I envisioned him in, well maybe not starting.
  
• He scored 9 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 17 minutes.
• Patrick Patterson had his his third 20/10 game of the season, a UK record.
  
• He had 23 points and 12 rebounds, 6 were offensive.
• He owned Ogilvy.
  
• Derrick Jasper took 3 shots in 26 mintutes. He had 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 turnovers.
• Jasper left the game with a sprained ligament in his left knee.
  
• Perry Stevenson still has the worse hands in the world. His stat line does not jump out at you but he had 5 big steals (career high) in 33 minutes of play.
• Michael Porter only played 1 minute.
• Jodie Meeks sat out again with his hip flexors injury. This is the 8th game he missed.
  

Conclusion
Could this be the game that turns the season around. Bradley believes the team can go 16-0 in the SEC. Don't know about that, but lets try.

VISITORS: Vanderbilt 16-1, 1-1
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 Beal, Jermaine...... *  2-5    1-4    1-2    1  1  2   3   6  5  1  0  1  37
03 Gordon, Alex........ *  4-10   4-9    3-4    0  3  3   3  15  3  4  0  0  46
04 Ogilvy, A.J......... *  6-11   0-0    4-7    1  4  5   4  16  2  2  5  1  34
32 Foster, Shan........ *  5-11   3-7    4-7    0  3  3   3  17  4  5  0  1  47
41 Neltner, Ross....... *  1-2    0-1    0-0    1  2  3   5   2  0  7  0  2  24
11 Metcalfe, Alan......    2-5    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   3   4  0  0  0  1  19
13 Bell, Keegan........    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  1  1  0  0  16
21 Mcclellan, Darshawn.    3-5    0-0    4-5    1  2  3   2  10  3  2  0  0  22
24 Walker, Andre.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
34 Drake, George.......    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  1  0   2
 TEAM................                            2  2
 Totals..............   24-54   9-24  16-25   4 19 23  25  73 18 22  6  6 250


TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-19 42.1%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   OT:  2-10 20.0%   Game: 44.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half:  6-11 54.5%   OT:  0-5   0.0%   Game: 37.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  9-12 75.0%   OT:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 64.0%    6



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HOME TEAM: Kentucky 7-7, 1-0
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  6-15   1-7    7-10   0  6  6   4  20  5  6  0  3  50
32 Crawford, Joe....... *  5-13   2-4    5-6    1  3  4   2  17  3  5  0  1  48
34 Harris, Ramon....... *  1-3    0-1    2-4    2  3  5   2   4  0  1  1  0  25
42 Coury, Mark......... *  4-8    0-0    1-2    3  2  5   3   9  1  1  0  2  17
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  7-12   0-0    9-13   6  6 12   4  23  1  3  2  1  50
05 Jasper, Derrick.....    2-3    2-3    0-1    2  5  7   2   6  1  4  0  0  26
13 Porter, Michael.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
21 Stevenson, Perry....    0-3    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   4   0  0  3  0  5  33
 TEAM................                         2  1  3
 Totals..............   25-57   5-15  24-36  17 28 45  21  79 11 23  3 12 250


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2%   2nd Half:  9-18 50.0%   OT:  4-13 30.8%   Game: 43.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   OT:  0-3   0.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half: 13-19 68.4%   OT:  6-9  66.7%   Game: 66.7%   8,1



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Officials: Tony Greene, Bert Smith, Mike Nance
Technical fouls: Vanderbilt-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 23965
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   OT  OT2   Total
Vanderbilt....................   22   43    7    1  -   73
Kentucky......................   32   33    7    7  -   79

Points in the paint-VU 22,UK 30. Points off turnovers-VU 24,UK 27.
2nd chance points-VU 2,UK 18. Fast break points-VU 2,UK 6.
Bench points-VU 17,UK 6. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-6 times.
Last FG-VU OT-00:00, UK OT2-00:33.
Largest lead-VU by 2 OT-01:55, UK by 16 2nd-14:20.

Dream Game: U of L Rips UK, 89-75

This game was pretty bad, not horrible. The first 7 minutes were bad, and the last 20 minutes were horrible. For 13 glorious minutes in the first half, Kentucky played very well. They had Jasper, Bradley, Meeks, Crawford and Patterson on the floor for most of that time.........Then comes the Classic Billy Gillispie halftime adjustment. Kentucky came back after halftime and played some of the worst basketball this year. Screw it, lets get to the Box Score Breakdown:

Team Notes

• Attendance 24386, 4th largest ever at Rupp
  
• Kentucky will enter SEC Play below 500% for time since the Eddie Sutton era (1988-89)
• Kentucky has lost 4 non-conference games at home, they have never lost more than 2.
  
• Kentucky gave up 59 points in the second half. Most this year (49 to UNC 2nd)
• 89 points is the most given up by Kentucky all year (86 to UNC 2nd)
• 89 Points is the second highest total for U of L all year (104 against Havard)
• The 14 point loss is the largest ever at Rupp to the Cards
  
• Kentucky has turned the ball over more than the opponent in 8 of the last 9 games.
• Kentucky had only 11 assist to 22 turnovers (2nd highest number, 23 TO against Texas Southern).
  
• The Cards shot 46 free throws, that is the most by any team this year against Kentucky
  
• In Kentucky 7 losses the opponent has shot 236 free throws, the Cats shot 133
• Still no Zone Defense
  

Players Notes

• Ramel Bradly had a career high 27 points.
• He played all 40 minutes, added 5 assist w/4 turnovers.
• 19 of those points came with 5 minutes to go and the game was out of hand
  
• Jodie Meeks shot 1 of 8 from the floor
  
• Ramon Harris was 3 of 3 from the floor (8 points)
  
• Joe Crawford was 5 of 13 from the floor including 0-5 from 3pt range.
• He had a season tying high in turnovers with 7
  
• He was 9-12 from the free throw line
• He had 19 points and a team high 8 rebounds
• He is 1 of 10 in his last two games from behind the arc
  
• Mark Coury had an impressive Triple-Single, 4 PF, 1 assist, and 6 minutes.
  
• Derrick Jasper had 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 0 assist in 31 minutes.
• His 31 minutes is the most this year
  
• A.J. Stewart lives, he had 3 personal fouls, 2 rebounds in 3 minutes of garbage time.
  
• Michael Porter DNP for the first time this season
  
• Patrick Patterson took his first 3 point field goals of the year, he missed both badly.
• He was double teamed most of the day and it showed.
• He had 6 points, 7 rebounds, 6 turnovers, 5 fouls.
• His point total is his second lowest, he scored 4 against Central Arkansas in the season opener.
  

Conclusion
Who knows.........................................God help us.

                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  8-12   3-6    8-9    1  1  2   4  27  5  4  0  1  40
23 Meeks, Jodie........ *  1-8    1-5    4-4    0  1  1   2   7  2  1  0  3  31
34 Harris, Ramon....... *  3-3    1-1    1-2    1  3  4   3   8  0  0  0  0  14
42 Coury, Mark......... *  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   4   0  1  0  0  0   6
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  3-14   0-2    0-0    2  5  7   5   6  0  6  2  1  32
05 Jasper, Derrick.....    2-4    2-3    0-0    0  7  7   3   6  0  2  0  0  31
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   3   0  0  0  0  0   3
21 Stevenson, Perry....    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   4   2  0  1  0  1   8
32 Crawford, Joe.......    5-13   0-5    9-12   2  6  8   3  19  3  7  0  0  35
TEAM................                         1  1  2             1
Totals..............   23-56   7-22  22-27   9 25 34  31  75 11 22  2  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%   2nd Half: 11-28 39.3%   Game: 41.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-13 30.8%   Game: 31.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half: 18-23 78.3%   Game: 81.5%   1,1


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Officials: Mike Stuart, Jim Burr, Doug Sirmons
Technical fouls: Louisville-Williams, Terrence. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 24386
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Louisville....................   30   59  -   89
Kentucky......................   31   44  -   75
4th largest attendance ever at Rupp Arena.

Points in the paint-LOU 30,UK 30. Points off turnovers-LOU 25,UK 18.
2nd chance points-LOU 5,UK 5. Fast break points-LOU 6,UK 6.
Bench points-LOU 23,UK 27. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-5 times.
Last FG-LOU 2nd-03:19, UK 2nd-00:14.
Largest lead-LOU by 22 2nd-08:53, UK by 3 1st-19:55.

Box Score Breakdown 2007

Mid-Season Grades

Well I am back from vacation and I was hoping Kentucky would have turned things around by now. Since the break Kentucky lost to UAB at Freedom Hall, lost to Houston on the road, beat Tennessee Tech, lost to San Diego State and destroyed FIU at home. Not really the turnaround I was hoping for but the entire team is back. Lets take a second and pass out Mid-Term grades for the team:




Ramel Bradley: D
(13.8 ppg) It is hard to give Bradley a D to this point because he is playing out of position. He is not a point guard and everyone knows that but he has been the primary ball handler. On the season he has 2.9 apg, with 2.4 turnovers per game. With the return of Jasper, Bradley should be able to get free in his more natural position, shooting guard. As a shooting guard he should be more consistent.

Michael Porter: F
I am not sure what Porter's role should be, but I am certain he should not start or handle the ball. I think he plays tough defense but superior athletes have been able to go off on him (see UAB game). Porter has 28 turnovers on the season to 26 assist. Not good for any position. I expect his minutes to decile dramatically with the return of Meeks and Jasper.

Joe Crawford: D
Mr. Inconstant and the second leading scorer (15.8 ppg). One game he looks clueless, the next he looks like an NBA prospect. When needed this year, he has disappeared. Joe also has 28 turnovers, tied for a team high with Porter. Crawford should be in the starting lineup no matter how bad he practices.

Jodie Meeks: I
An incomplete because he only has a small body of work. He is Kentucky's best scoring threat off the dribble or from behind the arc. It appears that he has gotten his game legs back. SEC beware!

Derrick Jasper: I
In just 2 games Jasper has shown Kentucky fans what he can do. Hopefully his knee gets stronger because the Cats will need his ball handling and leadership to make any noise in the SEC or for an NCAA bid.

Patrick Patterson: A
Without him, Kentucky is screwed. He is by far the MVP to this point. He was out with an ankle injury against Houston; the Cougars were able to come away with 16 offensive rebounds. That wouldn't had happened if Pat was in the game. His 17.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg make him one of the most dominant players in the SEC.

Mark C0ury: F
I think he gives great effort and I was hoping that he would be a hard nose defender and rebounder but so far he is neither. Coury is averaging 3.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, while playing 15.1 minutes per game. He has started all but one game. He is so bad and awkward it is hard to find a bright spot for him.

Ramon Harris: C+
Harris does enough things OK to earn a passing grade. He plays tough defense, can rebound, and drive to the basket at times. He plays 20 minutes a game with 4.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg. Like all Cats but 3 (Mills, Jasper, & Bradley), Harris has more turnovers (18) than assist (8). Harris has also shot the ball poorly from the 3 point line; he is 3 of 14 from behind the arc.

A.J. Stewart: C-
Almost an incomplete because he plays eradicate minutes. Stewart has not played in 4 games, but has started 2. He plays 15.9 minutes a game when he is not sleeping but he plays with energy, contributing 4.4 ppg and 3.1 rpg. He should be able to provide a spark off the bench for remainder of the season.

Perry Stevenson: D
Like every player on the team except Patterson, Stevenson has played inconstant. He is playing 16.5 minutes a game averaging 4.3 ppg and 3.8 rpg. It is hard to contribute when you have welding gloves on your hands. He still gets pushed around by bigger players and they are only going to get bigger in the SEC.

Coach Billy Gillispie: F
Coach has used 11 different starting lineups in 12 games. The players have yet to respond to his methods. Gillispie seems more concerned about practice than putting the best team on the court. They do not hang banners in Rupp for the guys who practice the hardest. I could spend hours on Gillispie alone, but the bottom line is I believe he can turn it around now that all the players are back.

Team: I
How can you evaluate a team that has missed 2 of its best players all year? Hopefully the game against FIU is a sign of what is to come. We should know how good they are in the next 10 days. I think we are still looking at about a .500 team, even with the talent we have.

Tubby Smith: NA
For all of you out there in big blue nation who believe that Tubby Smith is to blame, I say this, "Get over it." The talent is better this year:
2006-07
Randolf Morris 16.04PPG 7.76RPG 1.08APG
Lukasz Obrzut 1.97 1.06 0.06
Sheray Thomas 2.52 3.27 1.33
Bobby Perry 8.44 3.50 1.44
28.27 15.53 3.91

2007-08
P. Patterson 17.7 8.2 2.0
*Mark Coury 3.1 3.0 0.8
*Ramon Harris 4.0 3.8 1.0
A.J. Stewart 4.4 3.1 0.8
29.2 18.1 4.6
(* indicates that they were on last years team but only played a combined 52 minutes)

So there you go Tubby haters, the guys from this years team are actually contributing more than the four seniors from last year. Bradley and Crawford are not playing like seniors and Kentucky has been hit by the injury bug........Damn you Tubby Smith.

Indiana Thrashes the Cats, 70-51

Overview
(Sigh)........Hang in there Cats fan, it can only get better.

"Jordans better (Clap, Clap, Clap Clap, Clap)"
That was the understatement of the night by the crowd at Assembly Hall. Jordan Crawford played very well, Joe did what Joe does, disappear when needed. If I were a Hoosier fan, I would be very excited about this young man. Evey aspect of his game looked better than his older brother to the south.

The University of Kentucky Wildcats looked horrible. No one played well. I cannot really put into words how bad they played. I thought the game would go this way:
"I am guessing they come out flat, fall behind and stay behind. IU wins easily 77 to 63."
I was off on the final score, Kentucky never came close to 63 points.

Team Notes

• UK is 2-8 at Assembly Hall, Last loss 1990, Last win 1980.
  
• UK started: Joe Crawford, Michael Porter, Ramel Bradley, Mark Coury and Patrick Patterson. Oh-No.
• IU began game without 2 starters, Eric Gordon and Armon Bassett.
• UK went over 10 minutes in the first and second half without a field goal.
• IU opened the second half with a 9-0 run pushing the the lead to 21.
• This is UK second double digit loss of the season.
• UK was 38.8% from the field, 25% from the 3 point line, and 56.3% from the free throw line.
  
• UK never led in the game, IU's biggest lead was 23.
• UK had 9 assist and 19 turnovers, par for the course. (Season average 12.7 apg, 12.6 TO per game).
  

Player Notes

• Ramel Bradley fouled out midway through the second half, with a grand total of 5 points, 0 assist, and 2 turnovers.
• Jared Carter sighting with 8:10 to go in second half.
• IU's D.J. White won the battle with Patterson, White had his 5th straight double-double, 16 points and 13 boards, Patterson had 15 points and 5 boards.
  
• Jordan vs. Joe (Not even close). Jordan had 20 points, 2 assist and 3 turnovers; Joe had 10 points, 2 assist, and 2 turnovers.
  
• D.J. White became 41st Hoosier to score 1000 points.
  

Player Overview

Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley: One more year. I have logged a number of hours in front of the boob tube watching these two underachievers. I do not dislike either player, nor do I particularly care for either of them. I am trying to think of another Cat who has played as much as Crawford and Bradley that I cared less for. Right now I cannot think of a 4 year player who comes close.

Michael Porter: Dreadful.

Patrick Patterson: Not his best showing, but he was double teamed often and the guards could not get him the ball where he had an opportunity to score.

Mark Curry: He should not start, or play for that matter. He should be right behind Jared Carter and just ahead of Dwight Perry on the depth chart. But Kentucky has few options.

Ramon Harris, Perry Stevenson, A.J. Stewart: They all played............Everyone had on the correct jersey, right color and number. Stevenson did manage 1o points and 6 boards but he was pushed around down low all game by the bigger (bigger=fat load) Hoosiers.

Final Thoughts
Kentucky cannot score. Jodie Meeks is a big part of that. Would they win with him in the lineup? Who knows? Right now they need someone who can constantly put the ball in the basket, Crawford, Bradley and Porter are too inconstant. Also they need someone who can get the ball to Patterson, hopefully Derrick Jasper can be the answer when he gets healthy. I am not completely confident that Jasper has the all around skills to help this team get better. One thing I know for sure, he cannot hurt.

Some of the UK faithful are losing confidence in Billy Gillispie while the rest are blaming Tubby Smith. It is neither man's fault. Billy is working with an under talented team, Tubby is gone, let it be. Funny thing, friend of mine wants to know how to set up the firebillygillispie.com website. I still believe that Kentucky will turn this around, the SEC is down and with 2 starters returning around the new year I think they will right the ship and be competitive in the SEC.

Some of the Funnier Message board postings.
Losing faith in Billy G.
Thank Tubby
Losing Season
Our Seniors are Completely Useless
G A R B A G E
Making the NCAA tournament

Quote of the Night
The chant late in the game by the IU fans, "Tubbys Better."
Funny, very funny.

VISITORS: Kentucky 4-3
                       TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
42 Coury, Mark......... f  1-2    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   3   2  0  1  0  1  12 54 Patterson, Patrick.. f  6-9    0-0    3-5    2  3  5   2  15  2  5  0  0  36 03 Bradley, Ramel...... g  2-5    1-4    0-1    0  1  1   5   5  0  2  1  1  23 13 Porter, Michael..... g  1-4    1-2    0-0    1  0  1   5   3  0  3  0  0  21 32 Crawford, Joe....... g  4-15   1-6    1-3    1  1  2   2  10  2  2  0  1  37
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-2    0-0    1-2    0  0  0   2   1  1  2  0  0  12
21 Stevenson, Perry....    3-5    0-0    4-4    2  4  6   3  10  2  2  0  1  26
30 Perry, Dwight.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
34 Harris, Ramon.......    2-6    1-3    0-1    2  6  8   3   5  2  2  1  0  25
43 Carter, Jared.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
TEAM................                         1  2  3
Totals..............   19-49   4-16   9-16   9 20 29  25  51  9 19  2  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-21 42.9%   2nd Half: 10-28 35.7%   Game: 38.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  3-10 30.0%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-9  66.7%   2nd Half:  3-7  42.9%   Game: 56.3%   2,1

Officials: Ed Hightower, Zelton Steed, Eugene Crawford
Technical fouls: Kentucky-Crawford, Joe. Indiana-None.
Attendance: 17410
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Kentucky......................   25   26  -   51
Indiana.......................   37   33  -   70
D.J. White becomes the 41st player in IU history to score 1,000 points

Points in the paint-UK 26,INDIANA 24. Points off turnovers-UK 9,INDIANA 14.
2nd chance points-UK 6,INDIANA 13. Fast break points-UK 2,INDIANA 4.
Bench points-UK 16,INDIANA 11. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-UK 2nd-01:00, INDIANA 2nd-02:54.
Largest lead-UK None, INDIANA by 23 2nd-12:03.

UNC Controls UK, 86-77

Team Notes

• UK committed 25 fouls, UNC had 19
• It is the 4th straight loss to the Tar Heels by an average of 14.8.
  
• UK has 1,952 wins / UNC is second at 1,921
• UNC leads series 20-10
• UK did not shoot a free throw in first half.\
• UK had 22 free throw attempts, UNC 34
  
• UNC led by as many as 2o points, mid way through second half
• UK had a 11/19 assist to turnover ratio.
• Early in Second half UNC went on 13-0 run to make score, 57-39
• 5th different starting lineup, 9 different players
  

Player Notes

• Perry Stevenson committed his fourth foul with 8 minutes left in first half. 8 minutes, 5 fouls.
  
• Joe Crawford was the leading scorer with 21, over 1000 points for his career.
• Crawford has a season high w/ 5 turnovers.
• It was Crawford's third game over 20 points.
  
• Mark Coury has no assists and five turnovers in his past two games.
• Patrick Patterson had 19 points and 9 boards.
• First time since Ramel Bradley's sophomore season he hasn't started.
• Michael Porter rebounded from his horrible game, he had 4 assists, 2 turnovers and 4 rebounds.
• Alex Legion only logged 6 minutes after starting against SBU.
  

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 4-2
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
13 Porter, Michael..... *  1-3    1-2    0-0    1  3  4   2   3  4  2  0  0  28
32 Crawford, Joe....... *  7-18   3-8    4-5    0  3  3   3  21  2  5  0  0  39
34 Harris, Ramon....... *  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  2  0  3  10
42 Coury, Mark......... *  0-4    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   2   0  0  3  2  1  21
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  6-12   0-0    7-9    4  5  9   5  19  2  3  0  0  33
01 Legion, Alex........    2-3    1-2    2-2    0  0  0   1   7  0  1  0  1   6
03 Bradley, Ramel......    6-13   2-5    5-6    0  3  3   2  19  2  2  0  1  37
15 Stewart, A.J........    3-3    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   3   6  1  1  2  1  18
21 Stevenson, Perry....    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   5   2  0  0  1  0   8
 TEAM................                         1     1
 Totals..............   26-58   7-17  18-22  10 21 31  25  77 11 19  5  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-30 46.7%   2nd Half: 12-28 42.9%   Game: 44.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-8  50.0%   2nd Half:  3-9  33.3%   Game: 41.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half: 18-22 81.8%   Game: 81.8%   0,1


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Officials: Mike Stuart, Tom Eades, Karl Hess
Technical fouls: North Carolina-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 24252
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
North Carolina................   37   49  -   86
Kentucky......................   32   45  -   77

Points in the paint-UNC 24,UK 32. Points off turnovers-UNC 33,UK 16.
2nd chance points-UNC 14,UK 15. Fast break points-UNC 10,UK 4.
Bench points-UNC 33,UK 34. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-UNC 2nd-03:01, UK 2nd-00:22.
Largest lead-UNC by 20 2nd-09:42, UK by 2 1st-15:37.

Kentucky Beats Stoney Brook, 62-52

Ugly. Very Ugly. There are few positives to take away from this victory. I will get to that in a bit. With play like that, they will lose against North Carolina. If UNC is ranked number 1, SBU is ranked number 341; Kentucky can be found somewhere in the middle.

Unforced turnovers. Uninspired play. Kentucky had 23 TOs, that number is horrible considering SBU played zone most of the games and the Cats were never really pressured. Kentucky started slow, continued slow and ended slow. Here is the box score breakdown:

Team Notes

• Kentucky had 23 TO, to 11 Assist. Worst A/T ratio in 2 years.
  
• 1-10 from the 3 point line
• First basket came at 16:13
  
• Only had 4 points at the 9:30 mark
• Kentucky's first led was at 7:09 in the first half
• Boo Birds were out with 4 minutes remaining in the first half
• UK 41% FG / SBU 20% in the first half
• 15:17 in Second half UK hits first 3 pointer
• UK led by only 6 with 5:55 Remaining
• Attendance 19K plus, smallest Rupp crowd since December, 2004

Player Notes

• 4 different starting lineups on the season (8 different players)
  
• Perry Stevenson had career highs with 18 points and 10 boards in 27 minutes
• A.J. Stewart was MIA. He fell asleep during a film season this week. Wait till he gets a look at this game.
• Mark Coury continues to do his best David Copperfield, he started but disappeared early in the first. He returned shortly with about 14:00 minutes to go in second half. Played only 7 minutes.
• Patrick Patterson had 3rd Double/Double of season, 19 points and 12 boards
• Patterson played every minute.
• Ramel Bradley only had 2 points, 0 field goals.
• Bradley had 2 assist and 5 turnovers
• Ramon Harris made season debut, 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 turnovers.
• Michael Porter had 0 points, 4 assist and 5 turnovers

Player Overview
Ramel Bradly: It was obvious that he was in the doghouse. In the first half he played out of control and had some sloppy passes. He started the game but did not start the second half. "Smooth" was anything but.

Joe Crawford: Played mostly uninspired ball. I thought he could exploit the soft zone but he just faded into the background.

Alex Legion: He had the same turnover bug that all the other guards had. He had some bad passes and a couple of bad shots. But he does have a beautiful jumper; it just needs to go in the basket.

Patrick Patterson: He was a man amongst boys tonight. There were not a lot of plays for him, he got most of his points off of rebounds hustle.

Perry Stevenson: Best game yet by far. Look good around the glass. He was able to use his athletic ability to get some easy baskets. His hands are bad and he needs to work on his game from 15 feet to the basket.

Ramon Harris: Played aggressive in first appearance.

Michael Portor: He looked horrible. He is only credited with 5 TOs but his poor passing was responsible for more than that. He was able to get into the lanes but his passes were normally intercepted. All around horrible game.

Coach Overview: Billy Gillispie's mannerism by half crack me up. During the first half he sits in his seat; during the second half he moves from his seat into a crouch on the baseline. You could almost see the rage boiling inside. One thing I do like is that when he yanks someone, he addresses them before they enter the dog house. His substitution patterns are a little odd, meaning that it does not seem like he has one. Also, it seems that he does not like to stop the flow of the game, no matter how bad it is going. He would rather see his guys play through it.

Don't know where I stand with the Stewart and the press conference. I think he embarrassed Stewart; right or wrong, I do not know. It seemed like something I would do, but then again, I am not teaching young men about basketball and life.

Conclusion
Things don't look good. We will know were the Cats stand on Saturday.

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 4-1
                      TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Legion, Alex........ *  3-8    0-2    0-0    0  3  3   1   6  1  2  0  1  20
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  0-3    0-2    4-5    0  1  1   2   4  2  5  1  0  22
32 Crawford, Joe....... *  4-12   1-4    2-3    1  5  6   2  11  0  0  1  0  29
42 Coury, Mark......... *  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   2   0  0  2  1  0   7
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  9-13   0-0    1-1    6  6 12   2  19  1  1  2  3  40
13 Porter, Michael.....    0-4    0-2    0-0    0  3  3   4   0  4  5  1  2  34
21 Stevenson, Perry....    8-11   0-0    2-4    7  3 10   2  18  2  4  1  3  27
34 Harris, Ramon.......    1-1    0-0    2-3    0  3  3   2   4  1  4  0  2  21
TEAM................
Totals..............   25-52   1-10  11-16  14 26 40  17  62 11 23  7 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   Game: 48.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-5   0.0%   2nd Half:  1-5  20.0%   Game: 10.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  7-10 70.0%   Game: 68.8%    2


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Officials: Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, Jeff Nichols
Technical fouls: Stony Brook-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 19269
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Stony Brook...................   14   38  -   52
Kentucky......................   26   36  -   62

Points in the paint-SNBK 16,UK 44. Points off turnovers-SNBK 24,UK 16.
2nd chance points-SNBK 8,UK 18. Fast break points-SNBK 2,UK 10.
Bench points-SNBK 15,UK 22. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-SNBK 2nd-00:06, UK 2nd-00:56.
Largest lead-SNBK by 4 1st-16:34, UK by 18 2nd-10:14.

Kentucky Hammers Texas Southern, 83-35

There was no doubt in this game. Kentucky led from the opening tip. It is starting look like the G-Webb game was more of a fluke than the standard. It is hard to judge the game because the Cats dominated.

• Largest margin of victory since beating Vanderbilt 106-44 on Mar. 5, 2003.
• First time the Cats held an opponent below 40 points since a 96-32 win over Morehead State on Dec. 16, 1995.
• Joe Crawford had a career high 32 points, 3 less than the entire Texas Southern team.
• First time a Cat scored over 30 since Kelenna Azubuike had 30 against Auburn on Feb. 23, 2005.
• 3rd Starting lineup (3 in a row).
• It was Crawford's first start of the season.
  
• Perry Stevenson only played 3 minutes, Jared Carter 3.
• Ramel Bradly had 9 assists to only 3 turnovers.
• Patrick Patterson had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.
• Dusty Mills made his UK debut.
• Led by as many as 53.
• Tigers managed to shoot only 20.8 percent from the field, including 9% from behind the arc.
  
• The Tigers made just five field goals in the second half.

Why I love Billy Gillispie
His thoughts on the 5 field goals surrendered by the Wildcats in the second half,

"We just went over every basket they made in the second half. I thought four out of the five could have been eliminated."

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 3-1
                      TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  6-10   5-8    0-2    1  6  7   1  17  9  3  1  4  38 
15 Stewart, A.J........ *  2-2    0-0    1-3    3  3  6   1   5  1  5  1  0  23
32 Crawford, Joe....... * 12-17   4-8    4-4    2  4  6   2  32  1  1  0  0  36
42 Coury, Mark......... *  1-2    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   3   2  2  0  0  0  20 
54 Patterson, Patrick.. * 10-12   0-0    1-2    1  6  7   2  21  5  0  2  5  35
01 Legion, Alex........    1-5    1-4    1-2    0  1  1   3   4  1  2  0  1  17
02 Scherbenske, Matt...    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
04 Mills, Dusty........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
13 Porter, Michael.....    1-3    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   2   2  2  0  0  0  14
21 Stevenson, Perry....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  3  0  0   3
25 Williams, Morakinyo.    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   4
30 Perry, Dwight.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
43 Carter, Jared.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
TEAM................                            2  2             1
Totals..............   33-54  10-22   7-13   8 25 33  15  83 21 15  4 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-22 77.3%   2nd Half: 16-32 50.0%   Game: 61.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  6-10 60.0%   2nd Half:  4-12 33.3%   Game: 45.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  4-7  57.1%   Game: 53.8%    2


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Officials: Tony Greene, Antinio Petty, Pat Adams
Technical fouls: Texas Southern-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 21445
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Texas Southern................   18   17  -   35
Kentucky......................   43   40  -   83

Points in the paint-TSU 16,UK 40. Points off turnovers-TSU 11,UK 29.
2nd chance points-TSU 6,UK 7. Fast break points-TSU 0,UK 10.
Bench points-TSU 8,UK 6. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-TSU 2nd-00:51, UK 2nd-02:37.
Largest lead-TSU None, UK by 53 2nd-02:37.

Cats Blow Out the Flames 80-54

The Cats rebounded as expected. They looked much better; Still not good enough to compete in the SEC.

• Alex Legion started in place of Jodie Meeks.
• Mark Coury was averaging 29 minutes in the first 2 games. He only logged 4 against the flames.
• A.J. Stewart was averaging 2.5 minutes a game. He played 29 minutes last night.
• Ramel Bradley had 6 assist and only 2 turnovers. For the season he had 3 assist and 6 turnovers before tonight including 0 assist against G-Webb.
• Patrick Patterson had his second straight double-double.
• 7 Players logged more than 12 minutes. 6 players logged between 2-9 minutes.
• Kentucky made 17 of 20 free throws (85%). They are 81.26% on the season.
• Kentucky was 15 of 36 from 3pt range (32.6%). Far two many were not taken in the offensive flow.
• Walk-on Matt Scherbenske made his Kentucky debut.
• Unofficial Player of the game is Jamal Crawford.
• Surprise of the Game: A.J.
  

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 2-1
                         TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Legion, Alex........ *  2-6    0-2    0-1    0  3  3   2   4  3  4  1  1  31
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  2-4    2-3    4-4    0  5  5   3  10  6  2  0  2  29
13 Porter, Michael..... *  1-1    1-1    2-2    1  2  3   1   5  2  0  0  1  14
42 Coury, Mark......... *  1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   4
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  8-13   0-0    7-8    5  5 10   1  23  2  0  0  1  32
02 Scherbenske, Matt...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
15 Stewart, A.J........    5-7    0-0    0-0    0  4  4   3  10  1  1  3  2  29
20 Benson, Kerry.......    0-1    0-1    2-2    1  0  1   3   2  0  0  1  0   9
21 Stevenson, Perry....    1-1    0-0    0-1    2  2  4   1   2  0  2  0  0  12
25 Williams, Morakinyo.    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   2
30 Perry, Dwight.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   2
32 Crawford, Joe.......    9-18   2-9    2-2    2  5  7   2  22  4  3  0  1  32
43 Carter, Jared.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  1  0   2
  TEAM................
  Totals..............   29-53   5-17  17-20  11 27 38  17  80 18 13  6  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-27 55.6%   2nd Half: 14-26 53.8%   Game: 54.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-8  50.0%   2nd Half:  1-9  11.1%   Game: 29.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half: 15-17 88.2%   Game: 85.0%    1


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Officials: Joe Lindsay, Rick Crawford, Brent Barnaky
Technical fouls: Liberty-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 21298
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Liberty.......................   21   33  -   54
Kentucky......................   36   44  -   80

Points in the paint-LIB 22,UK 40. Points off turnovers-LIB 14,UK 22.
2nd chance points-LIB 14,UK 14. Fast break points-LIB 8,UK 6.
Bench points-LIB 7,UK 36. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-LIB 2nd-00:16, UK 2nd-04:10.
Largest lead-LIB None, UK by 32 2nd-04:10.

G-Webb Crushes Kentucky, 84-68

This is an extended Box Score Breakdown.

Before the Breakdown, I would like to interject a couple of quick thoughts. Kentucky was not ready to play. Some might call it "a let down game." Unfortunately for those people you have to play more than one game to have a letdown game. The Kentucky Football team had a letdown game almost two weeks ago against Mississippi State. The football team has played big game after big game and they have many key players out with injury.

The basketball team has played one game against a "Directional School" (Central Arkansas University) and another game against Gardner-Webb which is located in...........North Carolina (Sorry it took me a couple of minutes to Google it). Thank God it is only November and no one is really paying attention. All and All it was a horrible performance. It was like watching a friend discipline their kids....just uncomfortable.

• "Ramel Bradley 2006" traveled into the future to play the game against G-Webb.
• Bradley led the team with 24 points. He still played horrible
• Bradley played the entire game.
• Bradley was 14-14 from the line.
• Kentucky's big three, Bradley, Joe Crawford and Jodie Meeks were a combined 10 of 36 from the field.
• Patrick Patterson recorded his first double-double, with 12 rebounds and 12 points.
• No Trip to NY this Year. I am sure the 2K sponsors are thrilled.
• Alex Legion scored 13 points, all in the second half.
• Kentucky had 8 assist and 12 turnovers.
  
• Happy 48th B-day Billy.
• I turned off the game with 3:41 left, est 15,000 fans have fled Rupp Arena.
• G-Webb went up by 2 touchdowns to start the game and never looked back.
• Kentucky shot 35.5 percent for the game, 32.4 percent the second half.
• G-Webb shot 53.1 percent for the game, including 73.3 the second half.

Billy Gillispie's post game presser.

What the rest of the world is saying

• Matt Jones at KSR might have to be talked off the ledge. He says it is the worst loss he has ever seen. I do not disagree.
• Garry Parrish is loving it over at CBSSports.
  
• John Clay says it is the most downright jaw-dropping in the history of Rupp Arena.
• The "Asshole" Jeff Goldman, speaks.......I kick my dog.
  

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 1-1
                      TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN

03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  4-11   2-5   14-14   0  4  4   4  24  3  3  0  1  40
13 Porter, Michael..... *  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   5   0  0  0  0  2   9 
23 Meeks, Jodie........ *  4-15   1-6    0-0    1  1  2   1   9  1  1  0  0  30 
42 Coury, Mark......... *  1-2    0-0    0-0    3  1  4   2   2  0  2  0  0  22 
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  5-9    0-0    2-2    4  8 12   1  12  1  2  2  1  32
01 Legion, Alex........    4-7    3-4    2-4    1  1  2   4  13  1  0  0  3  17
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-3    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
21 Stevenson, Perry....    2-4    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   2   4  0  2  0  0  20
32 Crawford, Joe.......    2-10   0-3    0-0    1  0  1   3   4  2  2  1  0  25
TEAM................                         1     1
Totals..............   22-62   6-19  18-20  11 18 29  22  68  8 12  3  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3%   2nd Half: 11-34 32.4%   Game: 35.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-4  25.0%   2nd Half:  5-15 33.3%   Game: 31.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half: 14-16 87.5%   Game: 90.0%    0


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Officials: Jamie Luckie, J.D. Collins, Nathan Quick
Technical fouls: Gardner-Webb-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 19845
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Gardner-Webb..................   38   46  -   84
Kentucky......................   27   41  -   68
2007 2K SPORTS COLLEGE HOOPS CLASSIC BENEFITING COACHES VS CANCER
LEXINGTON REGIONAL ROUNDS - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
MVP - #23 Aaron Linn (Gardner-Webb)

Points in the paint-GW 30,UK 22. Points off turnovers-GW 18,UK 14.
2nd chance points-GW 7,UK 8. Fast break points-GW 10,UK 2.
Bench points-GW 10,UK 21. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-GW 2nd-00:26, UK 2nd-01:00.
Largest lead-GW by 18 2nd-15:07, UK None.

Cats Crush Central Arkansas 67-40 Box Score

• Mark Coury had his first Career Double -Double, 13 points and 10 rebounds.
  
• Coury also lead the team in minutes with 36l.
  
• Joe Crawford led the way with 20 points.
• CAU shot 20% from the floor in each half.
• Kentucky out rebounded CAU 44-29.
• Kentucky had 16 turnovers and just 11 assists.q@#ZS4
• It was the first start for Coury, Michael Porter, and Patrick Patterson.
• Mike Williams played his first minutes in any game this season (19 Minutes).
• Jared Carter only played 2 minutes.
  

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 1-0
                         TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  4-8    2-5    0-1    1  5  6   4  10  0  3  0  0  30
13 Porter, Michael..... *  0-3    0-0    0-0    1  3  4   0   0  2  2  0  3  24
23 Meeks, Jodie........ *  0-3    0-0    5-6    2  1  3   2   5  1  0  0  0  18
42 Coury, Mark......... *  6-10   0-0    1-2    4  6 10   4  13  3  1  1  1  36
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  2-4    0-0    0-2    0  3  3   4   4  1  2  0  1  13
01 Legion, Alex........    3-7    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   0   6  2  1  0  2  14
20 Benson, Kerry.......    1-2    1-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  0  1  0  14
21 Stevenson, Perry....    1-3    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   2  0  0  1  1  11
25 Williams, Morakinyo.    2-3    0-0    0-0    2  3  5   1   4  1  2  0  0  19
30 Perry, Dwight.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
32 Crawford, Joe.......    7-11   1-3    5-5    1  1  2   3  20  1  4  0  2  18
43 Carter, Jared.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   2
  TEAM................                         5  2  7
  Totals..............   26-55   4-10  11-16  18 26 44  20  67 11 16  3 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   Game: 47.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half:  1-2  50.0%   Game: 40.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-8  87.5%   2nd Half:  4-8  50.0%   Game: 68.8%    2

Kentucky 82 - Seattle 63

• A slight change is the staring lineup. Patterson started over Stevenson.
• Ramon Harris suffered either a sprain or stress fracture to his left foot.
• Patterson has only missed 2 shots in 2 exhibition games.
• Seattle had 15 offensive rebounds to Kentucky's 11.
• Kentucky turned it over 18 times to Seattle's 12.
• Bradley ended up with more turnovers (6) than shots (5).
• Neither Jared Carter nor Michael Williams played.
• Coury had 11 points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes.

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 0-0
                         TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Bradley, Ramel...... *  3-5    1-2    0-0    0  5  5   4   7  3  6  0  2  23
23 Meeks, Jodie........ *  2-7    2-6    5-7    1  5  6   3  11  2  2  0  1  32
34 Harris, Ramon....... *  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   4
42 Coury, Mark......... *  3-6    0-0    5-6    3  6  9   3  11  2  3  0  0  22
54 Patterson, Patrick.. *  6-6    0-0    5-5    0  7  7   3  17  4  4  3  0  27
01 Legion, Alex........    2-5    1-2    0-2    0  0  0   4   5  0  0  0  0  14
13 Porter, Michael.....    2-3    1-1    4-4    0  0  0   1   9  3  1  0  2  24
15 Stewart, A.J........    1-3    0-0    1-2    2  0  2   1   3  0  0  1  0   5
21 Stevenson, Perry....    0-4    0-0    5-7    2  3  5   2   5  2  0  3  0  26
32 Crawford, Joe.......    5-10   2-3    2-2    3  2  5   5  14  1  0  0  1  23
  TEAM................                            1  1
  Totals..............   24-49   7-14  27-35  11 29 40  26  82 18 16  7  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-25 40.0%   2nd Half: 14-24 58.3%   Game: 49.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half:  5-10 50.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 17-20 85.0%   2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%   Game: 77.1%    3

Pikesville vs. Kentucky Box Score

Way late on this but I want to do this after each game. There are many sites that break down the game; this post is for historical accounts.

HOME TEAM: Kentucky 0-0
                       TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
21 Stevenson, Perry.... f  3-5    0-0    3-4    2  4  6   5   9  1  4  4  0  24
34 Harris, Ramon....... f  0-1    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  4  5  0  2  14 
42 Coury, Mark......... f  1-3    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   3   2  2  1  0  1  19 
03 Bradley, Ramel...... g  3-5    0-2    9-9    0  5  5   3  15  9  5  0  1  33
23 Meeks, Jodie........ g 10-12   7-9    7-8    0  0  0   3  34  2  1  2  1  33
01 Legion, Alex........    0-3    0-2    0-1    0  1  1   2   0  2  1  1  2  10
13 Porter, Michael.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   4
15 Stewart, A.J........    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  0  1  0  1   6
30 Perry, Dwight.......    1-1    1-1    0-2    0  0  0   0   3  0  0  0  0   3
32 Crawford, Joe.......    6-10   3-5    0-0    1  0  1   2  15  4  2  0  2  22
43 Carter, Jared.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
54 Patterson, Patrick..   10-12   0-0    1-2    3  6  9   1  21  1  1  1  0  31
TEAM................                         1  2  3
Totals..............   34-55  11-21  20-26   9 22 31  20  99 25 21  8 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2%   2nd Half: 18-26 69.2%   Game: 61.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  9-16 56.3%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 52.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%   2nd Half: 10-15 66.7%   Game: 76.9%    3