Kentucky-Michigan State Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE | INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
NOV. 15, 2022
ATTENDANCE: TBA

Closing Rating: Michigan State 86, #4/4 Kentucky 77 (2OT)

Crew Information and Sequence Notes

• Each groups at the moment are 2-1.
• Kentucky leads the all-time sequence, 14-12, ending a two-game UK win streak. The groups are tied 4-4 in video games performed at impartial websites, with tonight being the primary time the groups have met in Indianapolis.
• The Wildcats have a fast turnaround, enjoying South Carolina State on Thursday in Rupp Enviornment. Recreation time is 7 p.m. and will probably be televised by the SEC Community.

The Champions Traditional

• UK is 5-7 within the Champions Traditional, together with 2-2 towards Michigan State within the occasion.
• That is the fourth time that the occasion has been held in Gainbridge Fieldhouse and UK is 1-3 in these video games.
• The matchups and recreation date have been set for the 2023 Traditional – Nov. 14, 2023, in Chicago with UK enjoying Kansas and Michigan State taking up Duke.

Crew Notes

• The sport featured 14 ties and 10 lead modifications.
• Kentucky is 63-52 all-time in time beyond regulation video games, together with 15-9 beneath Coach John Calipari.

Participant Notes

• Regardless of having a missed a month due to a knee harm, Oscar Tshiebwe performed 34 minutes earlier than fouling out and totaled 22 factors and 18 rebounds.
  • It was his 17^th consecutive double-double, together with the ultimate 16 video games of final season.
  • It was his eighth 20-15 recreation at UK, starting with the 2021-22 season.
• Freshman Cason Wallace had 14 factors, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a school-record-tying eight steals. Extra eight theft video games:
  • Ashton Hagans on Dec. 22, 2018 vs North Carolina.
  • Rajon Rondo on Feb. 19, 2005 vs. Mississippi State.
  • Wayne Turner on Nov. 24, 1997 vs. George Washington.
• Jacob Toppin contributed 10 factors and 4 rebounds.
• Sahvir Wheeler scored 16 factors and led the Wildcats with eight assists.   

Coach John Calipari

• Calipari is 3-2 vs. Michigan State, together with 2-2 at Kentucky.
• Calipari has an 812-242 all-time on-court file and a 367-102 mark at Kentucky.

Within the First Half

• Kentucky has began Cason Wallace, CJ Fredrick, Chris Livingston, Jacob Toppin and Lance Ware for all three video games.
• Oscar Tshiebwe, Antonio Reeves, Daimion Collins and Sahvir Wheeler had been UK’s first substitutes on the 14:55 mark.
• Kentucky constructed what proved to be its largest lead of the sport, 20-13, however an eight-point run by Michigan State put the Spartans again within the lead.
• The groups battled evenly the remainder of the way in which, however MSU scored the ultimate 5 factors for a 36-34 halftime lead.
• Tshiebwe led Kentucky with 11 factors and 7 rebounds.

Within the Second Half

• Kentucky started the second half with Wheeler, Fredrick, Wallace, Toppin and Tshiebwe.
• MSU obtained the primary three factors of the second half, finishing an 8-0 run for a 39-34 lead.
• Trailing 42-39, Wallace scored the final 4 factors of a 7-0 spurt with an offensive rebound and basket, adopted by a steal and fastbreak layup.
• Trailing 52-51, a driving Wheeler discovered Tshiebwe for a dunk with 6:25 to go – Kentucky by no means trailed once more till the second time beyond regulation – and Fredrick picked a pleasant time for his first basket of the evening, a 3-pointer from the left wing to place UK up 56-52 and coax an MSU timeout with 5:21 remaining.
• Tied at 58, Toppin made the primary of two free throws, with Tshiebwe grabbing the ORB and getting a layup for a 61-58 benefit.
• At 61-60 with 15.4 seconds left, Wallace made the second of two free throws.
• MSU tied it at 62 on a dunk with 3.7 seconds remaining.

First Additional time

• Toppin opened the scoring with a pair of free throws with 4:31 remaining and a Wheeler 3-pointer a minute later opened a five-point benefit, 67-62, however MSU responded with 5 straight to tie it.
• Wheeler made a free throw and certainly one of his driving underhand bankers to make it 70-67.
• MSU obtained a basket, then Tshiebwe fouled out on an unlawful display screen with 32 seconds left.
• UK pressured a miss and Wallace was fouled with 7.6 seconds left, making the second free throw for a 71-69 depend.
• MSU tied it on a dunk with 1.4 seconds remaining.

Second Additional time

• A Wheeler 3-pointer with 4:00 remaining put UK forward 76-73 however Michigan State completed the sport on a 13-1 run.
• An MSU dunk put the Spartans forward 78-76 with 1:44 to go, their first lead since 6:25 remaining in regulation.