Florida - 58 (Head Coach: Billy Donovan) - [Unranked]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
Brent Wright	25	7	7	2	2	4	5	0	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	20
Mike Miller	23	3	9	1	2	3	4	3	0	3	2	1	2	0	2	10
Udonis Haslem	18	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	3	8
Eddie Shannon	23	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	3	3
LaDarius Halton	17	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0
Kenyan Weaks	23	0	9	0	4	0	0	2	2	4	2	4	0	0	4	0
Major Parker	15	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	0
Greg Stolt	18	1	7	1	6	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	3
Obiora Nnaji	18	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	0	0	1	1	6
Teddy Dupay	20	2	4	2	3	2	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	8
Team										2
Totals	200	21	55	7	22	9	11	9	17	28	24	8	3	2	22	58

Kentucky - 93 (Head Coach: Orlando Smith) - [Ranked 7th by AP]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
Michael Bradley	23	7	8	0	0	4	7	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	18
Scott Padgett	28	5	8	4	7	5	6	1	4	5	3	5	1	0	0	19
Jamaal Magloire	15	2	3	0	0	4	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	8
Wayne Turner	24	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	2	0	2	5
Heshimu Evans	19	2	4	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	4	3	0	1	0	8
Ryan Hogan	12	4	5	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	11
Tayshaun Prince	23	3	6	1	2	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	4	0	2	7
Souleymane Camara	18	4	8	0	1	2	4	1	2	3	0	1	1	0	2	10
Saul Smith	15	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	3
Desmond Allison	11	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
J. P. Blevins	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Masiello	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Todd Tackett	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										4
Totals	200	32	57	11	22	18	26	7	20	31	16	20	10	3	11	93

Game Writeup - Courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Neil Burch; Dr. J's UK Newsletter, Vol. 8 No. 24. (All Rights Reserved)

The Best Team in the Country? Ask Billy Donovan!:

7th ranked Kentucky annihilated the Florida Gators 93-58 in Rupp Arena, in a game televised by Jefferson-Pilot. It was the worst defeat for Florida since the Cats pulverized them 102-48 in Rupp on Jan 21, 1981. In doing so, UK avenged a rare Rupp Arena loss to the Gators last season.

Evans hit a 3 after the Cats got the opening tip, and UK blew out to a 14-4 lead on shots by Bradley and a Padgett 3. It was Kentucky's day - at 1 pt, Bradley was wide open for a layup underneath. The ball slipped out of his hands as he went up for the shot, and it went straight up about 6 feet in the air, and came down squarely through the hoop. The Cats were up 16-7 by the 1st TV timeout. The Wildcats had hit on 6 of their 1st 7 FGs. Florida tried to stay close, with 3s by Wright and Dupay, but answering 3s by Evans and Padgett, and a Prince steal and dunk, made it 25-15, and from there the lead grew and grew. Magloire and Camara combined to make it 29-15, then Hogan hit a driving shot (with his play looking better and better offensively). Nnaji managed an 8 ft roll-in, but Hogan double-clutched and still hit a 3. Camara added a FT which was countered by a Wright FT, and then Hogan nailed another 3 for a 38-18 margin. The lead grew to 26 minutes later after a long Prince 3 and a Camara dunk off a terrific Turner assist, to make the score 50-24. An Allison steal and dunk made it 52-24. By halftime it was 55-27.

The 2nd half was more of the same. Kentucky led 58-32 at the next TV timeout. After a Padgett jump hook it was 62-34, and following a Camara steal and dunk the score was 67-37 UK. Minutes later Magloire dunked the ball for a 75-43 edge. The Cats' largest lead of the night occurred at 86-47. With its bench cleared, Kentucky cruised to an 89-54 edge after a Turner 3, and a final Allison basket off a Masiello assist provided the final score of 93-58.

Kentucky's 11 3 pt shots and 56.1% FG shooting were both season highs for the team. Florida had led the SEC in FG %age shooting, with 50.7% before the game, but they hit on only 38.2% against the Wildcats. Padgett's 4 3 pt shots equaled his career high. Florida's 58 pts scored, 8 assists, and 11 FTs were all season lows for the Gators. Wright's 18 pts were his career high in scoring.

Mike Miller and Heshimu Evans (#14) chase a loose ball...

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