![]() Kentucky started the second half on a 15-5 run, capped by a Sheppard 3-pointer at 15:38 which gave the Wildcats their first lead at 48-46, coaxing a UNCW timeout.Kentucky began the second half with the starting lineup.UK scored the last five points of the half but UNCW took a 41-33 lead into intermission. It is the first time this season that UK trailed at halftime.The Seahawks took their largest lead of 14 points at 38-24.The Wildcats opened cold, making only two of their first seven shots with three turnovers, as UNCW increased its lead to 13-4.UNCW scored on its first two possessions for a 5-0 lead and led the entire half.Rob Dillingham and Jordan Burks were UK’s first substitutions with 16:48 remaining.Kentucky started Reed Sheppard, Antonio Reeves, Justin Edwards, Adou Thiero and Tre Mitchell for the first time.Calipari is 226-22 (91.1%) in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.Calipari is 323-65 (83.2%) at UK against unranked competition.Wagner, who had started the first seven games at point guard, missed today’s game because of injury. ![]() Freshman Aaron Bradshaw played in his first game at UK. He had three points and two rebounds in 12:31 of game action and had a plus/minus of +11.Justin Edwards had 11 points, his sixth double-digit game of the season.He has had at least four boards in every game this season. Tre MItchell had 11 points and six rebounds.Has made a 3-pointer in 19 consecutive games.Antonio Reeves had 14 points and has scored double figures in every game this season.He has had at least two steals in every game this season.It is his third 20-point game of the season, including back-to-back games after tallying 21 vs.Reed Sheppard led UK with 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.Kentucky is 653-82 (88.8%) in the 48 th season in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.UK entered the game leading the nation in turnover percentage (10.9%), ranked second in the nation in turnovers per game (8.1 per game) and first nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.56).Kentucky tied its season high for turnovers with 14.Key stats for UNCW: the Seahawks won second-chance points, 14-5, and bench points, 46-5.9, as the Wildcats travel to Philadelphia to take on Penn at the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is noon and it will be televised on ESPN2. UK will play one game a week for the next five weeks, beginning Saturday, Dec.This was the first meeting between Kentucky and UNCW.Both teams now have a 6-2 record on the season.RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY.
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