National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 85, Grand Canyon 45
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 14, 2014
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Rob Groover, # Brian Shey, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 22533

No. 1 Kentucky 85, Grand Canyon 45: Andrew Harrison scored the game's first seven points and finished with 16 as the Wildcats led wire-to-wire in a lopsided season-opening victory.

Freshman Trey Lyles scored 14 points and Willie Cauley-Stein added 12 as the Wildcats improved to 92-19 all-time in season openers, including 6-0 under coach John Calipari. Dakari Johnson contributed a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds as Kentucky held the visitors to 16 points in the first half.

Royce Woolridge, a transfer from Washington State, knocked down all four 3-point attempts en route to a team-high 15 points for the Antelopes (0-1), who kicked off their second season playing Division I. Forward Daniel Alexander chipped in 10 points.

Woolridge scored six points in a row to counter Harrison's early burst and bring Grand Canyon within 10-6, but it was all Kentucky from there. Lyles scored five straight points to push the lead to 19-6 and the Wildcats steadily pulled away, opening a 29-point lead before heading to the locker room ahead 43-16.

Seven players scored at least seven points for Kentucky, which forced 21 turnovers and blocked 10 shots. The Antelopes hit 7-of-15 3-pointers but shot just 31.3 percent overall.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats extended their streak with at least one 3-pointer to 900 games, the second-longest active string in the nation. ... G Jerome Garrison, Grand Canyon's leading scorer last season at 16.6 points per game, missed all five shots from the floor and finished with two points. ... Wildcats freshman C Karl-Anthony Towns, one of the nation's top recruits, had eight points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
Top Game Performances
 
Grand Canyon   Kentucky
Royce Woolridge 15 Scoring Andrew Harrison 16
Daniel Alexander 2 Assists Andrew Harrison 3
Tobe Okafor 4 Rebounds Dakari Johnson 13
Daniel Alexander 5 Free Throws Made Andrew Harrison 5
De'Andre Davis 2 Steals Devin Booker 2
Tobe Okafor 2 Blocks Willie Cauley-Stein 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Grand Canyon 45 31.2 7-15 8-16 8 20 3 5 21
Kentucky 85 48.6 3-14 14-19 13 47 10 8 13