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Published Dec 2, 2020
BY THE NUMBERS: Kansas 65, Kentucky 62
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Jeff Drummond  •  CatsIllustrated
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Breaking down some of the intriguing numbers from the Wildcats' 65-62 loss to the Jayhawks on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis...

3 - Assists by the Wildcats in the last 40 minutes of second-half play.

3 for 21 - Kentucky 3-point shooting, bringing its two-game total to 3-for-31 and season total to 9-of-47.

4th - Time in the AP Poll era (since 1948-1949) that Kentucky has started a season 1-2 while being ranked in the AP Poll in each of the first 3 games (1973-1974, 1975-1976, 2000-2001)

5-5 - UK's record in the Champions Classic, including a 2-2 mark against Kansas.

7-5 - Bill Self's career record against UK, including wins in four of the last five meetings.

8 - Turnovers by the Cats' two point guards, Devin Askew and Davion Mintz.

8 - Blocked shots by UK freshman forward Isaiah Jackson. The eight blocks are the most since Willie Cauley-Stein had nine against Boise State on Dec. 10, 2013. Jackson also scored seven points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.

9th - Time in 291 games in which UK held a lead of 10 points or more under John Calipari that the Wildcats ultimately lost.

13 - Point lead for the Cats in the first half (28-15 with 5:36 to go.)

14th - Loss for UK under Calipari coming off another loss.

18 - Points for the Jayhawks off 16 UK turnovers.

23-10 - Kentucky's lead in the all-time series against Kansas. The Jayhawks once trailed in the rivalry 17-3.

29.9% - The lowest percentage an opponent has ever shot in a victory against Kentucky since the statistic started being officially recorded during the 1958-59 season.

47-43 - Rebounding advantage for Kansas.

86 - Shots missed from the field between the two teams.

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