John Clay's Sidelines

(H-L photo/Mark Cornelison)

Some notes from UK’s convincing win over Arkansas:

• John Calipari broke Adolph Rupp’s record of 64 consecutive conference wins, including tournaments.
• UK has now won 10 straight over the Razorbacks.
• C.M. Newton is the only UK grad to beat his alma mater as coach. The other eight ex-Cats are 0-17 against Kentucky. John Pelphrey is now 0-3.
• The attendance of 24,356 is the third-best of the season. and the third-best in Rupp Arena history.
• Darius Miller scored a team-high and career-high 18 points.
• Miller’s previous high was 17 versus Tennessee on Feb. 21, 2009.
• Miller made 4-of-6 threes, most since Dec. 29 vs Hartford, also 4-of-6.
• Kentucky had 22 offensive rebounds to Arkansas 23 defensive rebounds.
• This is only the third time in school history that UK has started a season with 19 straight wins.
• DeMarcus Cousins scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in just 17 minutes.
• Cousins had 10 point and nine rebounds in just nine first-half minutes.
• This was all despite Cousins chipping two teeth in the opening minutes.

• Patrick Patterson was 2-of-9 from floor, first time under 50 since 6-15 against UConn on Dec. 9.
• Patterson came into the game second nationally in field goal percentage at 63 percent.
• Perry Stevenson played 11 minutes, most since 14 vs. Hartford on Dec. 29.
• Stevenson scored a season-high six points.
• Eric Bledsoe scored 10 points for his seventh straight game in double figures.
• Bledsoe committed six turnovers, most since at Indiana on Dec. 12
• Darnell Dodson has made 5 of 10 threes over the last three games.
• Josh Harrellson saw his first playing time and scored his first points (4) since Hartford on Dec. 29
• Ramon Harris played 14 minutes, most since 22 vs. Hartford on Dec. 29.
• Harris made his first three-pointer since Louisville on Jan. 2.
• Harris had five rebounds, most since 6 vs. Austin Peay on Dec. 19.
• Jon Hood saw his first action since Hartford on Dec. 29; first points since Drexel on Dec. 21.
• Mark Krebs first action since Hartford on Dec. 29.
• In his last two games, four of DeAndre Liggins’ seven shots have been threes.
• Daniel Orton has blocked nine shots in 37 minutes over last 3 games.
• John Wall contributed seven assists and two turnovers.
• Kentucky shot 33 three-pointers, making 10.
• The Cats have now made at least one three-pointer in 730 straight games.
• Kentucky’s most points in SEC game since beating Vandy 101-44 in 2003.
• Kentucky outrebounded Arkansas 59-39.
• Kentucky averaged 1.369 points per possession in first half, 1.234 for the game.
• Kentucky held Arkansas to 0.836 points per possession.