National Basketball Association
Kentucky 87, Chattanooga 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
23211
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No. 3 Kentucky got 24 points from Doron Lamb to beat Chattanooga 84-62 Saturday, easily rebounding from its first loss of the season.
The Wildcats (9-1) raced to a quick 18-2 lead and were never threatened as they improved to 8-0 against the Mocs from the Southern Conference. Lamb made 10 of 17 from the floor, four of them 3-pointers, and fell one point short of his season high.
Kentucky also got 14 points and 16 rebounds from Anthony Davis, 14 points and eight rebounds from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 12 points from Darius Miller and 11 points and seven assists from Marquis Teague.
Chattanooga (3-8) was led by Drazen Zlovaric with 13 points and nine rebounds. Ricky Taylor scored 11 and Keegan Bell scored 11, but made only 3-of-15 from the floor.
Top Game Performances
| Chattanooga |
|
Kentucky |
|
Drazen Zlovaric 15 |
Scoring |
Doron Lamb 24 |
|
Ricky Taylor 5 |
Assists |
Marquis Teague 8 |
|
Drazen Zlovaric 9 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 18 |
|
Ricky Taylor 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 |
|
Dontay Hampton 2 |
Steals |
Marquis Teague 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chattanooga
|
62 |
33.3 |
8-27 |
12-17 |
13 |
33 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Kentucky
|
87 |
48.5 |
12-33 |
9-14 |
17 |
40 |
6 |
5 |
13 |