Kentucky - 96 (Head Coach: Rick Pitino) - [Final Rank 2nd by AP]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Reb	PF	Ast	Pts
Jamal Mashburn	26	7	15	0	3	3	5	5	1	3	17
Jared Prickett	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Rodney Dent	15	4	7	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	8
Travis Ford	24	2	3	2	3	2	2	0	2	2	8
Dale Brown	28	4	8	0	4	1	5	3	0	2	9
Andre Riddick	15	6	6	0	0	4	6	5	1	0	16
Jeff Brassow	16	3	3	1	1	0	0	6	1	6	7
Gimel Martinez	16	5	7	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	12
Rodrick Rhodes	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	2
Tony Delk	17	2	5	1	3	3	4	7	0	2	8
Nehemiah Braddy	12	3	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	7
Aminu Timberlake	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Todd Svoboda	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Team								1
Totals	204	38	64	6	17	14	23	38	13	23	96

Rider - 52 (Head Coach: Kevin Bannon) - [Unranked]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Reb	PF	Ast	Pts
Tim Pennix	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2
Chris Mikola	26	3	6	1	3	1	2	5	5	1	8
Jabbar Jones	22	4	6	0	0	1	2	7	5	1	9
Darrick Suber	36	4	15	3	8	0	0	2	0	2	11
Deon Hames	33	2	9	0	1	3	4	2	1	4	7
Al Flowers	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Peter Wasko	13	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
Mark Wilcox	22	4	11	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	9
Eric Lopez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P.J. Watkins	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
Dan Collins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Team								5
Totals	200	21	54	5	16	5	8	26	18	11	52

Game Writeup - Courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Neil Burch; Dr. J's UK Newsletter, Vol. 2 No. 34. (All Rights Reserved)

(Easy) Rider:

The Wildcats crushed an outmanned Broncs team by a 96-52 score in the NCAA 1st round game at Memorial Coliseum in Nashville. The game was so one-sided that Pitino had to ask his players at the half not to try to reach 100 points, and not to press. After reaching a 39 point edge at the half, UK only gained another 5 points in the second half. Rider coach Kevin Bannon afterwards admitted "To be brutally honest, they were very kind."

Kentucky only had 3 players in double figures in scoring nearly 100 points, but there was very balanced scoring. UK didn't launch or complete a large number of 3 point shots, but then, these weren't really needed in such a one-sided game. Only one Rider player scored in double figures, and he got only 11.

The 44 point margin of victory surpassed Kentucky's previous NCAA record of 33 points (over Notre Dame in 1958). UK's 19-2 spurt in the game's first 3 minutes decided the contest. Rider did manage to obtain a lead, at 3-2 with 19:03 minutes left in the first half. UK's first 13 baskets came on basic shots: layups, put-backs, dunks, or one-sided postups. The Bronc center Jabbar Jones picked up 3 fouls less than 4 minutes into the game, trying to stop Jamal Mashburn.

Andre Riddick scored a career high 16 points. Rider star Darrick Suber had his initial shot blocked by Riddick, and his third shot was a rushed 3 pointer airball. Suber didn't score until 7:34 remained in the first half, and ended with 11 points, well below his 22.6 ppg average.

Rider reserve Mark Wilcox received a technical foul after Ford hit his first 3 pointer. On the ensuing possession, Mashburn hit 2 free throws, resulting in a 7 point possession.

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