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ESTABLISHED 1894

UNIVERSITY 0i KENTUCKY. LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY

(”‘8 green IOI‘ plaza planned

By James Ritchie

Senior Staff ll 'nter

The fountain area next to Pat—
terson Office 'l‘ower may receive a
makeover this summer.

The University has hired a
consultant to look at options for
renovating the area, which has
been in disrepair for years and
poses safety and liability concerns.
said L‘niversity architect \Varren
Denny.

“The condition of the surface
thert is pretty bad." Denny said.
Stonework around the fountain is
also falling away.

.\'o actual plans have been pro—
posed so far, Denny said. But the
consulting company, CMVV Inc.
of Lexington, is supposed to pre—
sent its ideas to President Charles
T. \Vcthingtori next week.

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Any changes to the plaza
should reduce the amount of
“hardscape” created by concrete,
Denny said. He said preserving
mature trees is an important con—
sideration. The new plaza design
will feature more greenspace and
plants, said Ken Clevidence,
director of the Capital Construc-
tion Division.

“W'e want to make it as attrac—
tive an area as possible," Clevi-
dence said.

Originally the area was meant
to accommodate another building,
Denny said, and now it has an
empty look. He also said the sub-
urban look of the fountain area
competes with the older style of
Miller Hall.

Repairing the plaza is not only
expensive but also limited by the
lack of availability of the reddish
material used for the tiles. Any

PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CORDLE melmf

"AWE YOUR "AlENIINE Above, Art education sophomore Amy Harmon
looks through Vulentine'r Day care packagesyerterday at the Student Center.
Right, Condom-ﬁlled hearts were part of free holiday giﬁr given out by Peer

Health Advocates for Sex Education.

patches are highly visible because
the original material can no
Ion er be found, Denny said.

he project has a budget of
$395,000 to cover all aspects,
including consulting, design, con-
struction and advertising, Clevi-
dence said. Any construction plans
for Central Campus must take
into consideration the possibility
that a new mechanical engineer-
ing building will be built nearby.
A mechanical engineering facility
is a high priority for the Universi—
ty, Clevidence said, and it should
be an issue in the January 1998
General Assembly.

He said while nothing is final—
ized, most of the work should be
complete before school starts next
fall, creating as little inconve—
nience for students as possible.

The Capital Construction
Division began seeking a consult-

By Jenniier Smith
Staﬂ PVriter

Knowing the facts about sexu—
ally transmitted diseases and being
aware of your own body could
save your life.

Millions of people have STDs
in the United States, yet thou-
sands of them don’t even know it.

A plethora of new diseases are

oppin up all over the country,

ut ST 5 are far from new. They
have been around for hundreds of
years, with little decline in the
number of cases.

“We don’t see that many
(more) people practicing safer sex
than (we) used to,” said Pam
Woodrum, health educator at the
Kentucky Clinic University
Health Service.

Woodrum said an “awful lot of
people still aren’t using condoms.”

STDs in this day and age have

become much more than an

anno ance.

T ey can cause infertility in
women, increase cancer risk and
cause several other complications.

ing firm in July I996. It hired
(IMH' last November. The Uni-
versity's contract with (I.\l\\',
obtained by the Kentucky Kernel
through an open records request,
sets payment to the consulting
company at $32,000. Bidding on
construction of the project is
scheduled to begin on March I.

Not everyone thinks
greenspace is what Central (Zam-
pus needs.

'l‘oxicology graduate student
Michael 'l‘omblyn, who is Student
Government Association's Gradu—
ate School senator, said he finds
the timing ofthe project curious,

After last year's silent protests
in the plaza following the attack of
a girl on cam )US, the change
seems like a deliberate attempt to
prevent students from gatheringr
in the area, which is near the
Administration Building,

Many can be fatal.

Common stereotypes about
STDs still exist and could be dad
gerous to the student population,
\Voodrum said.

STDs can affect anyone,
regardless of race, sex or origin. if
a student is sexually active, he or
she is at risk for contracting a dis—
ease.

The most common STD in the
country is chlamydia. ()ften
infected people show no symp—
toms of the disease, but they are
still carrying it and are capable of
spreading it.

Because ofthis iack ofobvious
symptoms, 75 percent of women
who have chlamydia or gonorrhea
don't know they have it.

'l‘wenty—ftve percent of men
can carry the disease without
symptoms as well.

The most common sexually
transmitted virus is the human
papillovirus infection, also known
as the wart virus. III’V, said
\Voodrum, is “common among
college (students).”

According to Woodrum, the

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fails, then marriage licenses will be granted to
same—sex couples.

In Lexington some churches and groups
will marry same-sex couples, Jones said. But
those marriages are not legally recognized.

By Brian Dunn
Staff IVriter

About 35 people gathered last night to cel-

ebrate a Hawaii judge‘s deci-

a ﬁrst-year law student, said, “It’s an old story
with new names in it. We have to change the

attitudes of people.”

sion that the state may not for-
bid same‘sex marriages.
Members of UK Lambda,
UK NOW (National Organi-
zgtion for \k’omen) and the UK
-ACLU (American Civil Liber-
lties Union) as well as members
of the community discussed
issues concerning same-sex
marriage.

' Christina Caudill-McDow-
ell, an English senior and presi-
dent of UK NOW, said she
hoped the meeting helped raise
awareness on campus.

5; Matt Soiberg, a political sci-
,ence senior and president of
~UK Lambda, said the meeting
.‘was an “informal celebration

~ ' ut a civil rights issue, not a

WE are good
people who
deserve the
same right: a:
any other
person.”

he said.

Tammy
Gilliam-Strong
gay right activist
who speak: or met-
hig: about More:
tunings.

guy issue.

- “ “It’s not a new battle,” Solberg said. “It’s
. not an old battle; it’s 'ust a different one.”
. E UK ACLU Presi ent Elizabeth Donnelly,

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joint tax return.

Currently, no state or country allows
same-sex couples to be united in a
legally recognized marriage, said Jeff
Jones, a geography graduate student.

The Netherlands is about to pass
the ﬁrst law to allow same-sex cou-
ples to be married.

Recognized married couples in

The decision in Hawaii is being appealed
to the state Supreme Court. If the appeal

said.

ria es.

that 2 mar-

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A lesbian couple, Elizabeth and Tammy
Gilliam-Strong, married in holy union by the
But Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Unitarian Universalist Church in May I995,
Denmark give same-sex partnerships
the same beneﬁts as married couples,

attended the meeting.

“We are very good people who deserve the

same ri hts as any other person,” Tammy
What we do with each other doesn’t
affect anyone else.”

The couple said they speak at meetings
and in classrooms to knock away some of the
the United States receive nearly 100 myths of gays and lesbians and same-sex mar-
more beneﬁts than same-sex cou—
V ples, Jones said. “A heterosexual
couple married ﬁve minutes has
more beneﬁts than a same-sex cou-
pie (ever has),” he added.

Kathy Ison, a Lexington accoun-
tant who helps non-traditional cou-
ples, said a non-traditional couple
cannot do many thin
ricd couple can, suc

K NOW decided to have the meeting
with UK Lambda and the UK ACLU to cele-
brate NOWs National Day of Action today.
Others attendin the meetin were Gretchen
Grossart of B uc
Glenn of Rainbow

Gwen Mayo, a member of Rainbow Wind,
a group for Lesbiga
as ﬁle for a ‘friends, said, “There wi I always be civil rights
ﬁghts. It takes a lot of effort to ﬁght some-
thing that doesn’t directly affect you. We’ve
got to keep ﬁghting.”

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'l‘omblyn said. A grassy area
would be an especially difficult
place for disabled students to
gather, he said.

And while 'l'oniblyn said he

s Peuuces I‘iSk Spectrum oiRis

most important thing for college
students to do is to think about
what is acceptable wlicn it comes
to sex, lie/inc forced to make a
decision.

Aside from abstinence. protect‘
mg yourself and limitingr your sex—
ual partners are the most Vital
aspects of practicing safe sex.
\Voodrum said.

Julie lsaacs, a registered nurse
at Planned Parenthood, said IZ
million STDs are diagnosed each

year in people under N years of

age.

Three million are diagnosed
per year in teenagers.

Tltc largest age group seeking
Planned Parcnthood‘s scrxit es are
between 20—24 years of age,
according toJan llarmaii, director
of Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood offers
some STD screening but focuses
more on “women's annual exam,
Pap smears, birth control and

pregnancy counseling," lsaacs

said.
The University Health Service
See STD on 8

understands the plaza is deierio~
rating, he said “I'm not sure this is
the way to go about it. Architec
[tire is secondary to haying .i safe
and effcctive place to gather.”

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UK group working
to PHASE out S TD:

By James Ritchie
Senior Staff I'Vt’itrr

A campus organization took
steps yesterday to help students
have a safer Valentine's Day.

At a table in the Student Cen-
ter, Peer Health Advocates for Sex
liducation (PHASE) handed out
bags containing Valentine‘s coin-
modities: chocolate candies, )izza
coupons, a condom, a tube ofpcr—
sonal lubricant and pamphlets
containing information on safer
sex.

The group's goal with the
“Value Your Valentine" table was
to promote abstinence, said biolo-
gy junior Dara Jurich, a PHASI’.
member who worked at the table.
But for students who choose to
have sex, the group wants to make
sure information is available on
preventing pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases.

“We want to make sure people
are aware of their choices,” Jurich
said.

Jurich is currently earning
experiential education credit for
her work with the group, but she
participated last semester without
receiving credit and will continue
to be involved next semester with—
out earning credit. She said it is a
good way to educate other stu—
dents.

“You’rc coming to them as a
peer, on the same level,” she said.

The twa-and-a—half year old
organization, which is a part of
University Health Service, is
designed to address an array of
sexual health issues, including pap
smears and breast exams for
women and testicular exams for
men, said health educator Pam
Condrum. PHASE holds pro-
grams for residence halls, fraterni-
ties and sororities, and any student

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group with an interest.

The only real requu‘ement for
joining PllASl“. is a 2.5 grade
point average. said \Voodrum,
who is also an obstetrics and , w—
cology nurse. Students are . ..-n
interviewed to determine their
interests, goals and motivation.
Some students who join arc ‘iI‘--
suing careers in health ﬁelds id
seeking health education experi-
ence. ()thers just want to be
involved.

“They feel like this is sonic-
thing they can do to spread the
word about safer sex." Condruni
said.

The pamphlets the group
passed out Thursday had titles like
“Making Sex Safer," “Condom
Sense” and “10] \Nays to Make
Love Without Doin' It."

“101 Ways to Make Love
Without Doin' It" includes sug—
gestions from Iowa high school
Students on ways to show some-
one they love them other than
sexual intercourse. They include
giving or getting a hug, writing a
poem, oing for a moonlight walk
and ta king openly about your

feelin s.

“leaking Sex Safer" includes
several precautions for making sex
safer:

VLearn to communicate effec-
tiveI with your partner.

Don't mix alcohol or drugs
with sexual activity.

VChoose lower—risk
activities.

VUse condoms, diaphragms or
cervical caps to protect against
STDs.

VRemember that man con-
traceptives (including birth con-
trol pills, sustained release injec-
tions or implants, and intrtautrine
devices) do not protect against
STDs.

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By Rob Herbst
ll 'i'el'mi/ .b/nu‘li [ulnar

l‘wo chances and counting down.

'l‘hat's the number of chances the UK
worrren's basketball team has of getting a
conference victory after last ni ht's 77—
“ debacle against No. 10 Florida.

[I the (Iats ((1-17, ()—l() in the South-
eastern Conference) can somehow pull
off a wiiiless conference record, they
would have the honor of bein the ﬁrst
UK women‘s hoops team in Eistory to
earn that distinction.

At the outset of Thursday’s game
there was actually some reason to believe
that UK rriight pull off the upset.

UK opened up the game with four
straight points. That's when the real
Florida and the real Wildcats showed up.

W'ith the help of three treys by little-
known Gator Chanda Stebbins, Florida

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(18-5, 8-1) dominated the trrst half en
route to a 46-23 lead at intermission.

Stebbins came into the game averag—
ing only nine minutes and l. ‘) points per
game. She finished the game by shooting
a blistering 6- of 7 from long dist ince tor
20 points.

“You always try to go to \our
strengths and ( hand-a s our best shooter
no question, said I‘lorida head coich
( arol Ross. “C handa s been Working on
this for a couple weeks and I don t think
anybody on our end IS too surprised by
what she did because she's been doing it
in practice for about a week or so."

While Stebbins’ shooting clinic
speared the Cats, UK helped the Gators
find a good spot for the dagger. They
committed 17 first half turnovers and
shot a none-too—impressive 30 percent
frorn the ﬁeld.

UK head coach Bernadette Mattox

also was not a fan of the ofﬁciating.

“I‘m not going to belea er the point
on officiating but early on Ilieally felt we
got hammered on the inside," Mattox
said. “That made us tentative got back
in there because (they were) oflgnsive
fouls (the officials) were calling, the
pushing and shoving while they were
going over our back."

The second half resembled a funeral-
like attnosphere in Memorial Coliseum.
The official attendance was listed at 225,
although that probably included the
band, university officials, ' media and
other non—ticket buyers.

The only semblance of life catne frorti
forward Vonda jackson who scored 11
straight points for UK. She lead the (lots
with a career—high 15 points.

“What was the score at the half? I had
no other choice to play hard or just get

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Underdog Gym Kats prepare tor SE1:
battle with No. 1 "GA; Marinik back

By 0. Jason Stapleton

Airman! Spam Editor

The No. 18 UK Gym Kats are
looking to make history while tak-
ing on the top- ranked L'niwrsity
of Georgia Bulldogs tonight at

‘0 in Memorial ( oliseum.

‘ The largest crowd we ever had
at Kentucky was when Georgia
was ranked No. 1 two years ago."
UK (Io-ach Leah Little said. “So
we're hoping that we will have the
largest crowd ever here at the
University of Kentucky."

Besides having the highest

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ranking team in the countri corti—
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reason to come oirt in

beat Georgia l‘reetn in said
"H e re going to do all we can as :l

team (to win)."

support ot'the team. , LVK‘s conﬁdence
The Kats will need GMEIﬂfb stems from a good
all the support they V perlormance against
C‘Jn {JCI tonight [0” The Kati 'the Dawgs in L'(};\'s
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against L'GA. Geo a tonight at “The last time they
“\Ve always com- Z35gttnMeman'al came up here they
pth 10 their level." COMM kind of watered down
Little said. because thev thought
“Some of the best that we weren't~ a

meets we've had have
been against the top teams in the
country."

Last week

the Kats
played a tough
meet against

Alabama, los-
ing 196.535 to
193.535.

“It was our

second best
tneet oi the
season,“ Little

said. “\Ve per—
formed well,
and I was espe—
cially pleased
with our three
freshmen: Mila
(Chitwood)
Kristen (Hoe—
ferlin) and
Lori (Free-
man)."

Despite
Georgia being
heavily
favored, UK's
gymnasts said
they think an
upset is in the
works.

“\\'e are
going to go
there and
we're going to

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threat and we almost
beat them." Little said. “\Ve‘rc
just hoping that we will be up and
they‘ll haxe a couple of falls, and
we can upset the No. l team in the
nttlon

One good thin1r lor the( (hm
Kats is th it for the first time this
season. .\list_\ .\larinik. one ot
their top talents. rejoins the line—
up.

.\larinik sult‘crcd a shoulder
injury in practice before the sea-
son bcgan and has since been
unable to compete in a single
event this season.

“It‘s been very miserable irrt sit—
tingr on the sidelines watching."
.\larinik said. “I don't mind yelling.I
for my team, but I'd rather be lll
there doing it with them."

’l‘oday marks one month slﬁCt‘
.\larinik had her surgery. so it is
quite a feat that she will compete
tonight.

“She has overcome a lot this
year." Hoeferlin said.

“She's been coming back strong
and we need her on beam especial—
ly. \Vhen she gets back in there
she’s going to help us a lot."

Marinik will compete only on
the balance beam. but she hopes to
be back to full strength and com-
peting in the all-around for the
meet against LSU.

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“Billy the
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Lexington this
weekend for the
first time since
joining the
Southeastern
Conference.

Florida's ﬁrst-
year head man

Billy Donovan,
the youngest
head coach in

Division I bas-
ketball, will face
mentor and for—
mer Coach Rick
Pitino in Rupp
Arena as an SEC
foe.

The Gators
bring their up-
tempo, fun-and-
gun style of has—
ketball to Rupp
tomorrow after-
noon, where the
closest an SEC
team has come to
defeating the
(Pats this season
is 34 points.

The fourth-
ranked “'ildcats
(I 3 . 3 overall, ‘)—2
in SEC) have not

lost a conference. game in Rupp
since Mississippi State‘s upset in
the l‘W—i-QS season.

The game will be the second
meeting between the two teams
this year. UK handled the Gators

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Tomorrow, 4 p.771.
Rupp Arena

Kentucky (23-3)

Notional roiling: No. 4
Probable mm: Pts: Rob:
F Ron Merwr 17 4 5 3
F Scott Padmtl 9.4 5 4
C Jamaal Maglolre 5 5 4.7
G Allen Edwards 9.9 4.0
G Anthony Epps 8.1 '4]

Rm: C Nazr Monamrned. 8.7 gm. F
Jared Pricken. 8.2; G w Turner, .0;
G Cameron Mills 3.4; G eve Masieilo, 1.1

Florida (17-5)
Notional roiling: None

Probable Starters: Pts: Rob:
F Greg Stolt 13.8 6.4
C Dameo Maddux 7.0 4 6
G Dan Williams 5.6 2.8
G Greg Williams 11.4 32%

G Eddie Shannon 12.6 '

Reserves: G Kory/an Weaks. 9.3 p F Jason
Anderson, 7.1;F .eridrick Spruel, 6. ;FJoel
Reinhart. 3 7, C Greg Grrstell, 3.4. G Mike
McFarland. 2 9. F Erron Kinn , 2.8: G Eddie
Nunez. 0.3. 6 Mark Timinskr, 0

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with relative
ease on Jan. 28,
defeating them
92-65 in
Gainesville.

Florida will
have to over—
come UK's
pressure defense
tomorrow in
order to have
any chance of
pulling off an
upset. The (iats
defense suftocat—
ed hoth Villano-
va and LSU,
leading them to
30—point wins in
both games.

In the last
meeting, the
UK defense
forced 23 Gator
turnovers,
something
Donovan said
hurt his team at
both ends of the
court.

“Certainly
their defensive
pressure really
caused us prob—
lems," Donovan
said. “Even

when we didn‘t turn it over. they
took us out of a lot of things that

we were trying to do."

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Team statistics
llll Opponents
.477 Field Goal Percentage .396
.695 Free-Throw Percentage .651
.363 Three-Point Percentage .315
84.2 Points Per Game 61.1
40.5 Rebounds Per Game 32.7
15.4 Off. Rebounds Per Game 12.3
20.2 Assists Per Game 12.6
15.5 Turnovers Per Game 23.2
5.0 Blocks Per Game 2.7
12.2 Steals Per Game 6.8

Donovan, a former player and
assistant to Pitino. has Florida
playing bombs-away haskethall,
similar to the way UK played in
Pitino's first few years.

Florida leads the SEC in every
three-point category. In confer
ence games. the (iators average
nine treys per game while shoot—
ing 41.3 percent from behind the
arc.

Overall they are fourth in score
ing with 70.8 points a game while
UK leads the SFC with 7‘) a
game.

The Gators are led by sopho-
more center (ireg Stolt who is
averaging ”.7 points a game but
in conference games rust 13.6 a
game.

Coming off \Vednesdav's "2-
69 win at Mississippi State,l.)om»
van says he is pleased with his
team's execution at the offensive
end ofthe hall.

“From on offensive standpoint
we're really pushing the hall as
hard as we possihly can to try and
get sortie easy haskets." Donovan
S'Jltl.

On Saturday, Pitino will he
looking for another liig game
from sophomore center Xa/r
;\Iohammed. who had l8 points
and eight hoards against \'illano-
va. He also will ask post player‘s
jared l’riekett and _larn.ial
.\'Iagloire to keep up fllCIl‘ gritty
play against the rehuilding (iators.

“Florida is like we were seven
years ago, starting out with
perimeter people trying to sllriril
well in order to win and trying to
cause sortie confusion." l’itino
said.

.-\ L'K win Saturday would giie
the (Tats a liltll"f_f.llllt‘ winning

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Eastern Division

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South Carolina 11-1 17-6

Kentucky 9-2 23-3
Georgia 7-4 18-5
Vanderbilt 6-5 15-8
Florida 4-7 12-12
Tennessee 3-8 10-11

Western Division

overall

Ole Miss 7-5 15-7
Arkansas 6-5 13-8
Mississippi St. 5-6 11-13
Auburn 5-7 14-11
Alabama 3—8 13-11
Louisiana St. 2-10 9-16

" continue-apart '*

streak hefoi‘e hitting the road for
three straight games.

Although Florida, 4-7 in the
Sl“.(i Eastern Division, is no Vile
latiova, l’itino wants to see anoth-
er performance like last Sunday.

"\Ve have to try to get hack to
the leiel that we played against
\irllaiiova." he said.

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Eddie Shannon and Greg Williams lorm a solid tandem in the backcourt tor the
Gators. Both guards are averaging in double figures According to recrurting guru
Bob Gibbons. Shannon was one of the nation's top prospects coming out of high
school. The Cats are led by the solid Anthony Epps who has had an unspectacular
yet solid season; however. he lit up LSU tor 18 points on Wednesday.

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Florida has enjoyed a solid season from sophomore Greg Stolt. The Gator forward Donovan

leads the squad in both points and rebounds. For UK. nothing more needs to be
said about Ron Mercer. Though the loss of Derek Anderson hurts dearly, Mercer
has done everything possrble to keep UK in the upper-echelon of college hoops.

Because of transfers and injury problems. the Cats‘ bench is less potent than in

recent years. But what is on the bench is solid. Jared Prickett and Nazt Mohammad

come oft the bench to give the Cats 3 lormidable lrontcourt duo. Unlike UK, the
Gator bench is deep. UF has seven “bench warmers” who see significant minutes.

Florida head coach Billy Donovan makes his second trip back to Rupp Arena since
leaving the program in 1994 for a head coaching position at Marshall. Donovan
brought his Thundering Herd into Rupp in Dec. ‘94, walking out with a 116-75 loss.
The last Florida victory in Lexington was a 59-53 win during the 198889 season.

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Field Goal Percentage .429
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Three-Point Percentage 313
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