The Wildcats held off in-state rival, the Louisville Cardinals to get a 71-62 victory. Lots of fireworks early on in this one. It started off with Eric Bledsoe picking up a quick fould 8 seconds in the game upset with the fould call and Louisville's Reginald Delk. A little bit later, DeMarcus Cousins threw an elbow at Jared Swopshire of Louisville's face resulting in both receiving technical fouls. A low scoring first half. Both teams struggled to find consistency on the offensive side of the ball. Cousins and Patterson played a solid first half with highlight reel dunks to get the record-break Rupp Arena crowd into the game. It all picked up in the 2nd Half when Louisville shrunk UK's lead down and eventually held a one point lead temporarily. John Wall and Eric Bledsoe turned it on in the 2nd half with key big shots to keep UK in the game when Louisville went on a spurt that was short-lived. Wall continued to have cramps in his legs in this game. They hold on though and head into SEC Conference play undefeated. There next opponent will be the Georgia Bulldogs at Rupp Arena.
1st Half UK 27 UL 19
2nd Half UK 44 UL 43
Final UK 71 UL 62
Starters
Patrick Patterson: 38 mins, 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
DeMarcus Cousins: 26 mins, 8 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal
Darius Miller: 8 mins, 2 rebounds
Eric Bledsoe: 30 mins, 12 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
John Wall: 36 mins, 17 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Bench
Perry Stevenson: 10 mins, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
Ramon Harris: 23 mins 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Darnell Dodson: 13 mins, 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
DeAndre Liggins: 8 mins, 1 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Daniel Orton: 1 steal, 2 blocks
Did Not Play
Mark Krebs
Josh Harrellson
Jon Hood
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