- Saturday, January 2 1999 -
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 |
Prior Game | | | Next Game |
Tennessee State 97 - 47 | | | South Carolina 68 - 61 |
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...
..and again