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UK stakes claim, destroys No. 1 Florida Florida waltzed into Rupp Arena the newly anointed top team in all of college basketball. The Gators left a humiliated group after Kentucky turned them into pretenders with a 70-55 blitzing at Rupp Arena. "For us to play as well as we did and handle Florida in the fashion we did, as a coach, you just don't expect that," UK Coach Tubby Smith said. "I hope it wasn't a fluke." Smith should rest easy because the Cats shredded Florida with suffocating first half defense and a barrage of three-point shooting and dunks to turn a 15-14 lead into a 45-22 halftime advantage. The lead grew to as much as 60-31 with 12:49 remaining as the Rupp record crowd of 24,459 stayed in a frenzy. "They were a deserving number one," Smith said of Florida. "Our crowd and players were really into it. You could just feel the energy in the building. For us, it was a great college basketball game. We came focused and ready to play." The win gave UK (17-3, 7-0 SEC) a leg up in the Southeastern Conference's East Division race, while increasing the Cats' winning streak to 11 games. Florida (18-3, 7-1), which hadn't lost since December 3 to West Virginia, had its 14-game winning streak snapped just one day after ascending to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in school history. Still, Florida Coach Billy Donovan didn't exactly give UK all the credit for the rout after the game. "Their pressure wasn't as good as Kansas' pressure the way I looked at it," Donovan said. "Our guys just hung their head when our shots didn't go. When that happened, we stopped defending and tried to go one-on-one. That played into Kentucky's hands." For all intents and purposes, UK won the game with a 22-2 flurry late in the first half, which was capped by a series which saw a Cliff Hawkins' uncontested lay-in after Brett Nelson inexplicably saved the ball under UK's goal, then a Keith Bogans steal and dunk and then a Bogans alley-oop to Chuck Hayes. Gerald Fitch, who had 11 first half points, said Florida, which bragged about not getting rattled in Rupp, sure looked the part at the break. "I don't know, but a 20-point lead at the half, I'd get rattled," Fitch said. "It's tough to come into Rupp. The crowd was big time, which made it even worse (for Florida)." Bogans led UK with 15 points, all in the first half, while Fitch added 14 and Hawkins dished out eight assists. Florida was led by its two precocious freshman, Anthony Roberson (18 points) and Matt Walsh (15 points). UK has said it doesn't care about making statements, but on a night when the Cats looked every bit the part of a Final Four team, Bogans may have made a lasting impression as the final minute ticked off. The senior yelled at Roberson from the bench, no doubt letting the freshman who had made some bold remarks about Rupp know that UK has a claim to No. 1 as well. #bbn #markpope #ukbasketball #kentuckywildcats #rupparena #basketball #gibigblue #lexingtonky #tubbysmith #rickpitino #collegebadketball #kentucky
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UK stakes claim, destroys No. 1 Florida Florida waltzed into Rupp Arena the newly anointed top team in all of college basketball. The Gators left a humiliated group after Kentucky turned them into pretenders with a 70-55 blitzing at Rupp Arena. "For us to play as well as we did and handle Florida in the fashion we did, as a coach, you just don't expect that," UK Coach Tubby Smith said. "I hope it wasn't a fluke." Smith should rest easy because the Cats shredded Florida with suffocating first half defense and a barrage of three-point shooting and dunks to turn a 15-14 lead into a 45-22 halftime advantage. The lead grew to as much as 60-31 with 12:49 remaining as the Rupp record crowd of 24,459 stayed in a frenzy. "They were a deserving number one," Smith said of Florida. "Our crowd and players were really into it. You could just feel the energy in the building. For us, it was a great college basketball game. We came focused and ready to play." The win gave UK (17-3, 7-0 SEC) a leg up in the Southeastern Conference's East Division race, while increasing the Cats' winning streak to 11 games. Florida (18-3, 7-1), which hadn't lost since December 3 to West Virginia, had its 14-game winning streak snapped just one day after ascending to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in school history. Still, Florida Coach Billy Donovan didn't exactly give UK all the credit for the rout after the game. "Their pressure wasn't as good as Kansas' pressure the way I looked at it," Donovan said. "Our guys just hung their head when our shots didn't go. When that happened, we stopped defending and tried to go one-on-one. That played into Kentucky's hands." For all intents and purposes, UK won the game with a 22-2 flurry late in the first half, which was capped by a series which saw a Cliff Hawkins' uncontested lay-in after Brett Nelson inexplicably saved the ball under UK's goal, then a Keith Bogans steal and dunk and then a Bogans alley-oop to Chuck Hayes. Gerald Fitch, who had 11 first half points, said Florida, which bragged about not getting rattled in Rupp, sure looked the part at the break. "I don't know, but a 20-point lead at the half, I'd get rattled," Fitch said. "It's tough to come into Rupp. The crowd was big time, which made it even worse (for Florida)." Bogans led UK with 15 points, all in the first half, while Fitch added 14 and Hawkins dished out eight assists. Florida was led by its two precocious freshman, Anthony Roberson (18 points) and Matt Walsh (15 points). UK has said it doesn't care about making statements, but on a night when the Cats looked every bit the part of a Final Four team, Bogans may have made a lasting impression as the final minute ticked off. The senior yelled at Roberson from the bench, no doubt letting the freshman who had made some bold remarks about Rupp know that UK has a claim to No. 1 as well. #bbn #markpope #ukbasketball #kentuckywildcats #rupparena #basketball #gibigblue #lexingtonky #tubbysmith #rickpitino #collegebadketball #kentucky
Game Writeup - Written by and courtesy of Jeff Drummond; Big Blue Den Cats come off the mat, topple Tennessee LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Jules Camara's breakout game could not have come at a better time for No. 12 Kentucky. Camara, a junior center averaging only five points and three rebounds in limited action this season, delivered a career-high 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots Tuesday in leading the Wildcats to a 64-61 win over Tennessee. Thirteen of Camara's points came in the second half as Kentucky (18-7, 8-5 SEC) erased a 16-point deficit. His free throw pulled the Cats even at 57-57 with 2:23 left after trailing for all but 14 seconds to that point. He also assisted on two Chuck Hayes baskets in the final five minutes to cap a memorable performance at Rupp Arena. "Jules Camara made some big plays. I'm really proud of the way he played tonight," said Kentucky coach Tubby Smith. "... He stepped up with some clutch plays down the stretch." #rupparena #kentuckybasketball #gobigblue #basketball #kentuckywildcats #basketballcoach #tubbysmith #bbn #bigbluenation #lexingtonky
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Game Writeup - Written by and courtesy of Jeff Drummond; Big Blue Den Cats come off the mat, topple Tennessee LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Jules Camara's breakout game could not have come at a better time for No. 12 Kentucky. Camara, a junior center averaging only five points and three rebounds in limited action this season, delivered a career-high 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots Tuesday in leading the Wildcats to a 64-61 win over Tennessee. Thirteen of Camara's points came in the second half as Kentucky (18-7, 8-5 SEC) erased a 16-point deficit. His free throw pulled the Cats even at 57-57 with 2:23 left after trailing for all but 14 seconds to that point. He also assisted on two Chuck Hayes baskets in the final five minutes to cap a memorable performance at Rupp Arena. "Jules Camara made some big plays. I'm really proud of the way he played tonight," said Kentucky coach Tubby Smith. "... He stepped up with some clutch plays down the stretch." #rupparena #kentuckybasketball #gobigblue #basketball #kentuckywildcats #basketballcoach #tubbysmith #bbn #bigbluenation #lexingtonky
We came here for a win, and came away with a win," said Kentucky coach Tubby Smith. The Kentucky Wildcats were blistering the nets all night long in Knoxville, building a 19-point lead over their arch-rivals, the Tennessee Volunteers. But coach Jerry Green's Vols did not go down without a fight. Behind tough pressure defense, UT would come back and a Vince Yarbrough basket with 1:35 remaining would pull the Volunteers to within just two points of Kentucky at 95-93. But the Wildcats, who had shot just 9-18 from the free throw line to that point, would nail eight straight free throws to hold off the Volunteers. Kentucky won the game 103-95, completing a series sweep of the Vols for the first time since Kentucky's 1998 Championship year. Tayshaun Prince scored a career high 30 points. For the Cats, it was their 12th victory in their last 14 games, placing the Wildcats firmly in the driver's seat in the SEC East race, a full two games ahead of Florida. Tennessee, who was playing without injured, all-SEC guard Tony Harris, was handed its first home loss in its last 19 games at Bowling Arena. The last UT home loss was a 76-73 decision against Vanderbilt on January 12, 2000. #tayshaunprince #tubbysmith #ukbasketball #bbn #kentucky #kentuckybasketball #kentuckywildcats #lexingtonky #
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We came here for a win, and came away with a win," said Kentucky coach Tubby Smith. The Kentucky Wildcats were blistering the nets all night long in Knoxville, building a 19-point lead over their arch-rivals, the Tennessee Volunteers. But coach Jerry Green's Vols did not go down without a fight. Behind tough pressure defense, UT would come back and a Vince Yarbrough basket with 1:35 remaining would pull the Volunteers to within just two points of Kentucky at 95-93. But the Wildcats, who had shot just 9-18 from the free throw line to that point, would nail eight straight free throws to hold off the Volunteers. Kentucky won the game 103-95, completing a series sweep of the Vols for the first time since Kentucky's 1998 Championship year. Tayshaun Prince scored a career high 30 points. For the Cats, it was their 12th victory in their last 14 games, placing the Wildcats firmly in the driver's seat in the SEC East race, a full two games ahead of Florida. Tennessee, who was playing without injured, all-SEC guard Tony Harris, was handed its first home loss in its last 19 games at Bowling Arena. The last UT home loss was a 76-73 decision against Vanderbilt on January 12, 2000. #tayshaunprince #tubbysmith #ukbasketball #bbn #kentucky #kentuckybasketball #kentuckywildcats #lexingtonky #
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