Notes From Kentucky's 106-63 Win Over Centre College

Kentucky Men’s Basketball: Centre at Kentucky

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Nov. 3, 2017
Attendance: 20,378

FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 106, Centre 63

• This was the third of Kentucky’s three exhibition games this season.
• Kentucky leads the countable series vs. Centre 18-10. UK won the last 11 meetings, the final of which occurred on Feb. 13, 1929.
• Kentucky returns to the court Friday, Nov. 10 as the Wildcats play host to Utah Valley. The game is at 7 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.

First-Half Facts

• Kentucky’s starting lineup featured Quade Green, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PJ Washington, Wenyen Gabriel and Kevin Knox. UK used three different starting lineups in the three exhibitions.
• Green opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and the Wildcats never trailed.
• Leading 10-6, UK went on a 10-0 run for a 20-6 lead.   
• Kentucky closed the half with a 24-2 run and took a 52-24 lead into intermission.

Second-Half Story

• Centre opened the second half with a 10-4 spurt, narrowing the score to 56-34. That was as close the Colonels got in the second stanza.
• Kentucky hit the century mark with a Nick Richards foul shot with 2:19 remaining.
• Kentucky coasted to the final score of 106-63.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used its size to good advantage, outrebounding Centre 52-17 and winning points in the paint, 56-22.
• Five Wildcats scored in double figures tonight.
• Kentucky shot the ball well, 61.5 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from 3-point land.
• In UK’s three exhibition games, the Cats shot 57.1 percent from the field, 41.3 percent from 3-point land and 72.5 percent at the foul line. 

Player Notes  

• Kevin Knox notched a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
• Knox led UK in scoring during the exhibitions with a 19.3 average.
• Wenyen Gabriel led all scorers tonight with 20 points.  
• He was the team’s leading rebounding during the exhibitions, averaging 8.3 per game.
• Quade Green totaled 18 points and a game-high five assists.
• During the exhibitions, Green shot 69.6 percent from the field (16 of 23), 63.6 percent on 3-pointers (7 of 11) and 88.9 percent at the foul line (8 of 9). 
• Nick Richards enjoyed a perfect shooting night, making all six field goals and all five free throws for 17 points. 
• Richards shot a sizzling 85.7 percent in the exhibition games (12 of 14) while making all seven free throws.
• PJ Washington completed tonight’s double-figure scoring with 10 points while also blocking three shots.