Post-Game Kentucky-Providence Notes

UK MEN’S BASKETBALL AFTER-GAME NOTES
KENTUCKY v. PROVIDENCE
NCAA TOURNAMENT, EAST REGION ROUND ONE
GREENSBORO COLISEUM | GREENSBORO, NC
MARCH 17, 2023
ASSISTANCE: TBA

Final score: Kentucky 61, Providence 53

Team records and series notes

• Kentucky is 22-11 overall. Providence is 21-12.
• UK leads the series 4-0 and this was the teams’ first meeting in the NCAA Tournament.
• Next up for the Wildcats: On Sunday, Kentucky takes on the winner of Kansas State and Montana State. Time and television allowance are TBA.

Kentucky and coach John Calipari in the NCAA Tournament

• Kentucky is now 130-53 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• Kentucky holds NCAA records for most tournament appearances (60) and most games played (183). UK rank second in most wins (130) and fourth in winning percentage (.710, 130-53).
• The UK are 49-11 in their first game at the tournament (regardless of seeding/group position).
• The UK is 1-1 as the No. 6 seed in the tournament since seeding began in 1980.
• UK is 32-9 in the NCAA Tournament with Calipari. Since he took office in the 2009-10 season, facing this year’s tournament, no team has more:
  • NCAA Tournaments won – 31
  • Final Four appearances – four
  • Elite Eight appearances – seven
  • Sweet 16 appearances: eight

team notes

• Kentucky held Providence to 53 points, the fewest the UK had allowed in an NCAA Tournament game since a 78-39 win over West Virginia in 2015.
  • Providence had entered the game averaging 78.1 points per game.
  • In the decisive second half, UK held Providence to 22 points on just 29.6% shooting (8 of 27).
  • UK are now 89-0 under Calipari when holding opponents to 55 points or less, including 6-0 this season and three times in the last seven games.
• UK held Providence to 36.2% of the field (21 of 58). UK are 233-24 (90.7%) under Calipari, including 11-0 this season when the enemy shoots at 40 per cent or less.
• UK won the rebounds 48-31, leading to an 18-2 advantage in second chance points.
  • UK are 22-6 this season by winning the rebounds.
• Kentucky led by as many as 11 points. UK are 329-14 (95.9%) under John Calipari when he leads by at least 10 points at any point during the game.
• Kentucky has a 2-2 record at the Greensboro Coliseum. The previous three games were regular season games against North Carolina in December 1960, 1967 and 1973.

player notes

• anthony reeves led all players with 22 points, his 10^he 20 point game of the season.
  • He made 5 of 9 3-pointers, the most by a Wildcat since Doron Lamb made five against Iowa State in 2012.
  • He has averaged 22 points per game in the last six games.
• jacob toppin He scored 18 points and six rebounds.
  • They have scored double figures in 15 of the last 16 games.
• Oscar Tshiebwe he scored eight points and the nation’s rebounding leader grabbed 25 tonight. He also led the Wildcats with three steals and two blocked shots.
  • The 25 rebounds set a Kentucky record for an NCAA Tournament game. The previous mark was 24 Jerry Bird vs. Iowa in 1956.
  • 25 rebounds is the most by any player in an NCAA Tournament game since Michigan’s Phil Hubbard had 26 in 1977.
  • He has 934 rebounds in two UK seasons, passing Chuck Hayes (910) for seventh on the UK career list.
  • He has 419 rebounds on the season, becoming the first player in Kentucky history to grab at least 400 caroms in two seasons.
  • Has 1,092 points at Kentucky, needs eight to become 48^he player in UK history to reach 1,100.

Coach Juan Calipari

• Calipari has an 832-252 all-time on-court record and is 387-112 in 14 seasons in the UK.
• UK are 318-64 (83.2%) against unranked competition under Calipari.
• Calipari is 169-57 (74.8%) as a collegiate head coach in games played in March and April.
• Calipari is 4-1 against Providence, including 3-0 at Kentucky.

in the first half

• The Kentucky starters were Cason Wallace, anthony reeves, Chris Livingston, jacob toppin and Oscar Tshiebwe for the seventh time. This lineup has a 5-2 record.
• C.J. Fredrick he was the first substitute at 13:41.
• The teams played even until the end of the half, when a 10-0 run, sparked by eight points from Reeves, gave Kentucky its biggest lead of the game at 36-25.
• Providence hit two 3-pointers in the final minute and cut the lead to 38-31 at halftime.
• Reeves and Toppin led all players with 14 and 12 points, respectively, while Tshiebwe led all rebounders with 13.
• UK are now 19-0 this season when they lead at half time.

In the second half

• Kentucky began the second half with the starting lineup.
• Providence got the first four points of the half (38-35), prompting a UK timeout at 17:06.
• Coming out of timeout, Wallace stifled the drive with a pair of driving layups and the Wildcats finally stretched the lead to 46-37 at the 12:22 mark.
• At that point, both teams went cold, not scoring any baskets for more than five minutes, until Providence hit a 3-pointer at the 7:16 mark to make it 46-41.
• UK finally got back on the board at 6:30 when Reeves followed up his own miss (48-41).
• Providence didn’t get closer than four points the rest of the way; in the final 1:14, Toppin made 6 of 6 free throws and Reeves was 1 of 2.