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Kentucky Hoop Statistics
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Date: 02-02-1987
18-GAME STATISTICS
(12-6 Overall; 5-5 SF.C) (8-2 Home;    4-3 Away;    0-1 Neutr
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILDCATS C      C.S     Mln     Avg       FC-   EGA     Pet     3PT 3PTA   Pet     FT   FTA     Pet ^ Reb   Avg  ^ PF   D   Ast-TO   BIk Stl
CHAPMAN, REX
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18* 18 591 32.8 106 230 46.1 47 107 43.9 22 34 64.7 DAVF.NDER, ED
18       18     598   33.2       91    212   42.9        6     35    17.1   67     92 72.8
BLACKM0N, JAMES
18       18     511    28.4       57    121 47.1
MADISON, RICHARD
18       14     569   31.6       53     97 54.6
20     54   37.0   23     43 53.5
35     49 71.4
LOCK, ROBERT
18       15     395   21.9       59    101 58.4
1ILLER, DERRICK
18        -     302 16.8
THOMAS, IRVING
18 7     347    19.3       30     60 50.0
ANDREWS, PAUL
13
JENKINS, CEDRIC
12
SHIGG, TERRY
4 -
SCOTT, MIKE
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BRUCE. STEVE 3
160 12.3
94 7.
8 2.0
18 4.5
7 2.3
- - - 17 41 41.5 2    102   41.2       25 57 43.9 6 14 42.9
- - - 18 41 43.9 8 15 53.3 1 1 100.0 - 3 5 60.0 2 7 28.6 - - 7 8 87.5 1       4   25.0        - - - -
1       3   33.3 -    - -
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OPPONENTS
3600   200.     450   954   47.2       99   256   38.7 198   328 60.4
3600   200.     438   972   45.1       51    154    33.1 214   306 69.9
35 1.9
59 3.3
54 3.0
132 7 .3
101 5.6
50 2.8
74 4.1
15 1.2
13 1.1
3 .8
2 .5
2 .7
30 1.7
570 31.7
591 32.8
25 1 59 40 6 20 33 I 60 51 1 27 45 1     41     23       4 29
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27     38       5 5 57  1       9     35     15 13
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255 14.2
157 8.7
141 7.8
135 7.5
115 6.4
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILDCATS G       GS     Mln     Ayr       FG   FGA     Pet     3PT 3PTA   Pet     FT   FTA Pet
CHAPMAN, REX
10       10   .321    32.1       51    121    42.1       24     58   41.4     9     14 64.3
DAVENDER, ED
10       10     335   33.5       45    116 38.8
3     21    14.3   32     43 74.4
BLACKMON, JAMES
10       10     288   28.8       32     72   44.4       15     42   35.7    13     22 59.1
MADISON, RICHARD
10       10     315   31.5       36     60 60.0
LOCK, ROBERT
10       10     223   22.3       27     48 56.3
14     21 66.7
8     22 36.4
MILLER, DERRICK
10        -     156    15.6       19     59   32.2       12     33   36.4     2       5 40.0
THOMAS, IRVING
10        -     155 15.5
ANDREWS, PAUL
9 -      105 11.7
9     22 40.9
4     15 26.7
6     11   54.5 1       1 100.0     2       3 66.7
JENKINS, CEDRIC
SCOTT, MIKE 3
BRUCE, STEVE
SHIGG, TERRY 1
94 9.3
7 28.6
37.5
17     5.7 1       3 33.3
1 1.0
10
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OPPONENTS 10
- 2000   200.     228   519   43.9       55   155   35.5   91    153 59.5
- 2000   200.     252   534   47.2       27     86   31.4 106    161 65.8
Reb   Avg     PF        Ast     TO   Blk Stl
Pts Avg
20 2.0
26 2.6
29 2.9
69 6.9
61 6.1
32 3.2
12 1.3
13 1.4
23 2.3
311 31.1
15 33     24       2 9
17        28     38       1 9
20        21       9       3 14
27
27
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6     23       6 7
4     15       1 3
3       7       4 2
167       116    153      19 48
329   32.9    173       129    155     21 61
135 13.5
125 12.5
86 8.6
62 6.2
52 5.2
22 2.2
15 1.7
11 1.2
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Kentucky Still Lacking A Floor Leader
For the past few weeks, it seems, we've been saying the next two or three games "will be the most vital games of the season for the Kentucky Wildcats."
They were, perhaps, but no more so than the next two, and the following two, etc.
In the past, Kentucky's success almost always had a direct bearing on the outcome of the Southeastern Conference race, usually with the 'Cats right in the thick of the action.
Not so this time around.
Oh, Kentucky hasn't been officially eliminated from the race to defend its crown of a year ago. But anything less than a holy miracle will have the Wildcats clawing, just to finish in the top four of the SEC.
With a current 5-5 league mark, Kentucky could go undefeated (which it won't) the rest of the way and still not win the league. There's no way Alabama is going to lose four more games and Florida probably won't either.
What Kentucky desperately needs to accomplish is some consistent team play with an eye toward the new season at the Omni in Atlanta in March.
In the process, coach Eddie Sutton's team needs to play its games one at a time with a theme of giving a total effort toward improving each time out.
Obviously, Kentucky needs at least 17 or 18 victories to have a good shot at an NCAA at-large invitation. Anything less and the 'Cats will have to depend on a strong SEC Tournament showing.
And the way pairings have worked out in recent years, you never know which team you'll be playing. And as close as the league
Holy Cross' Phil Logan
race has been, sometimes the No. 4 seeded team really hasn't been as good as the No. 7 seeded team because the No. 7 seeded team was playing on an emotional high at the season's end.
It could happen again this season.
With the current standings in mind, the top candidates for the qualifying round of games on March 5 are Mississippi State, Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi.
Two of those clubs aren't surprising, but when you mention the names of LSU and Tennessee as two of the bottom four teams in the SEC, you know something is wrong.
Taking the standings as of this past Sunday, the seeding order would be Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee and Mississippi State. You can rest assured the order will change, but for the sake of discussion, let's use this one.
Such a finish would have in the top bracket third-place Auburn going against sixth-place Vanderbilt. Second-place Florida would play the winner of a qualifying round involving LSU and Mississippi State.
In the bottom bracket, fourth-place Georgia would take on fifth-place Kentucky. SEC winner Alabama would take on the winner of the Mississippi-Tennessee contest.
One semifinal game would pit the Aubum-Vandy winner against the winner of the Florida-(victor of LSU-Miss. State) game. In the other semifinal, the winner of the Georgia-Kentucky contest would meet the winner of the Florida-(victor of the Mississippi-Tennessee) contest.
What you would then see would be league runner-up Florida probably having to face LSU in the Gators' first game. You can't make me believe that's a reward for being the league's second best team.
Of course there's no better method of seeding the teams, but it just goes \show how the system can be a bit unfair when the league is so balanced. By the first week of March, you might see a situation where a team might actually benefit itself by losing a game so it can avoid a tough first-round game.
Despite such possibilities, each club has to go after every game as though the outcome could affect the team's NCAA chances. First, one loss could mean the difference when the NCAA selection committee chooses between two teams.
Every SEC team has to avoid the bottom four qualifying round if it wants to have any chance of winning the SEC Tournament. Since the tourney was revived back in 1979, only one team (Auburn in 1985) has ever won the title by emerging from the qualifying round.
The SEC race is barely past the halfway mark, but because of the enormous success enjoyed by Alabama and Florida, eight other schools are already thinking of another seasonone which begins in Atlanta early next month.
Last week's performances against Ole Miss and Mississippi State did nothing to excite UK fans, yet it may have been the most im-
portant lessons the Wildcats will learn all season.
To say the Big Blue faithful are disillusioned would be putting it mildly. Ole Miss has proven itelf to be a worthy opponent (the Rebels had a great week by mowing down Tennessee in Knoxville two days later) but neither the Rebels or the Bulldogs of Mississippi State will have a say in the NCAA next month.
Those who should have learned the valuable lessons reside at Wildcat Lodge on Lexington Avenue. Perhaps now, these Wildcats understand that last year was last year and this year is this year.
All-American Kenny Walker is no longer around. Neither is All-SEC Roger Harden. For that matter, neither is sparkplug Leroy Byrd and rugged Winston Bennett who is out for the season with an injury.
This current bunch of 'Cats played on raw talent and emotion early, but as soon as opponents had a couple scouting films to tear down, the weaknesses have been exposed fairly regularly.
Missing are several ingredients which made last year's team so successful. The obvious, of course, were the players mentioned above.
And Sutton has repeatedly pointed that out.
Sutton probably was also making another point which, perhaps, has not been so obvious to the public.
This team has no leader. Period.
Last season, the club had a bundle of leadersWalker, Harden and Bennett.
With them gone, no one has stepped forward. It's as simple as that. Coaches have often said they like a team which has at least two or three seniors who are counted on heavily, both on and off the court.
When you count so heavily on young peoplelike Rex Chapman, Derrick Miller and Irv Thomasyou can expect to face this problem. What this team needs and needs quickly, is for someone to surface with a take-charge attitude.
Oh, how nice it would be if Winston Bennett could just put on his uniform for just five minutes.
The football wars are really heating up around the country and UK boss Jerry Claiborne is in the midst of his most important recruiting season since he arrived on campus five years ago. ' For a change, the state is blessed with an abundance of blue-chip grid stars who could have both an immediate and long-lasting effect on the Big Blue program.
Verbal committments are beginning to surface and the 'Cats need to collect a lion's share of the crop to beef up the Wildcat roster.
Word also has it that Kentucky could finally score a couple of big out-of-state prospects for the first time when the signing date arrives on Feb. 11.
The 'Cats had their third big recruiting weekend of the winter last weekend as the recruits watched the hoop 'Cats hold off Mississippi State 50-36.
One of the prized recruits spotted on a front row seat at Rupp Arena was Phil Logan, the
highly talented 6-2, 180-pound wide receiver out of Louisville Holy Cross.
Logan reportedly has narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Tennessee or Michigan. He's one of the state's top candidates for Mr. Football and one of those "musts" on UK's recruiting list.
Being the great year that it is for Kentucky prep football products this year, the situation hasn't gone unnoticed by the ratings services.
Max Emfinger, director of the National High School Football Recruiting Service, has three Kentuckians listed among the nation's top prospects.
Newport Catholic defensive end Frank Jacobs is listed as the nation's No. 1 defensive end. Emfinger believes the race will boil down to Kentucky, UCLA, Boston College, Notre Dame and Perm State.
Both Eddie Thomas and Phil Logan are listed among the top 20 wide receivers.
Kentucky also is in the hunt for some great out-of-state prospects like the nation's No. 2 offensive tackle in Scott Ball, a 6-6, 285-pounder of Brandon, Fla., and No. 5 running back Carlos Snow of Cincinnati, Ohio.
FOOTBALL RECRUITING NOTES. .
.Early reports out of the recruiting circles have Notre Dame enjoying a great recruiting year along with Eastern powers Penn
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Alabama......              9    1   900 16 3 .842
Florida ........                 8    2   800 16  5 762
Auburn .......                5    4   556 12  6 667
Kentucky .......              5    5   .500 12  6 667
Georgia ......               5    5   500 12 7 632
VanderbM ......             5    5   .500 13  8 .619
MiSSiSS***......             4    5   .444 11   7 611
Louisiana SI  ..      4    7   364 13 10 .565
Tennessee......           3    6   333     9 9 500
Mississippi S.....         1     9  .100     S 14 263
MCmO ATHLETIC
Memphis State ...   4    1   800 18 5 .783
South Carolina   .4    2   667 11   7 611
Louisville .......             3    2   600 10 10 .500
Southern NHss ...   3    3   500 14  6 700
Virginia Tech  ...  3    3   500     8 12 400
Cincinnati ......             2    4   .333 10  9 .526'
Florida State ....   1    5   167 11   7 611
OHIO VALLEY
Middle Term         6    1   857 15 3 .833
Morehead St     .   6    1   .857 12 6 667
Akron........                  5    3   625 14  5 .737
E. Kentucky.....          4    3  .571 11   7 611
Murray St.......             4    3   571 11   8 .579
Austin Peay  .2    5   286 10 10 500
Youngstwn St. ...   2    6   250     9 10 474
Tennessee Ten      0    7   000     5 14 263
SUN BELT
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14 8 636 14 10 583
500 278 5 15 250
11 11 5 13
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
N Carolina ..... 7    0 1.000    18 2 .900
Ciemson ....... 5
Duke .......... 5
Virginia......... 4
N. Carolina St.... 4
Georgia Tech ... 3
Maryland ....... 0
Wake Forest .... 0
.714 625 .571 .571 429 .000 .000
19 2 905
16 4 .800
14 5 737
12 7 632
11 7 .611
6 8 .429
9 9 .500
ATLANTIC 10
Temple......... 9
West Virginia---- 9
Si Joseph's .... 5
Rhode Island  ... 6
Penn St......... 5
Geo Washngtn .. 5
Massachusetts .. 4
Duquesne ...... 4
St Bonaventur... 3
Bulgers ........ 2
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8 .273
9 182
20 2 14 5
10 6 13 7
11 7 8 11 8 11 8 12 5 15 4 14
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Syracuse   ..
Providence ..... 6
Pittsburgh ...... 6
Georgetown..... 5
St John's ...... 5
Viltanova ....... 5
Seton Hall ...... 3
Connecticut ..... 2
Boston College.. 1
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BIG EIGHT
Oklahoma	5	1	833	17	3	.850
Kansas .......	5	1	833	15	5	.750
Missouri ......	. 5	1	.833	15	7	682
Kansas St.....	4	2	.667	14	5	.737
Nebraska	2	4	.333	12	7	.632
Iowa St .....	. 2	4	.333	10	9	526
Oklahoma St. .	. 1	5	.167	5	14	.263
Colorado .....	0	6	.000	6	13	.316
BIG SKY
Montana SI.	. 7	0	1.000	16	4	800
Montana......	5	2	.714	15	6	.714
Boise St......	4	3	.571	14	5	.737
Idaho ........	4	3	571	14	7	.667
Nevada-Reno .	. 3	4	429	9	11	.450
Idaho St	2	5	286	 9	11	450
Weber St	2	5	.286	4	16	200
N Arizona ....	1	6	.143	7	12	368
Baptist. SC. .7 Radford ........ 6
BIG SOUTH
Campbell N C-Asheville . Coast Carolina
Augusta ......
Armstrong St
5 2
1
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Winthrop..... 0
0 1 000 2 .750 .714 500 333 286 200 .000
13 7 .650
14 8 636 9 9 500 9 7 .563 9 10 .474 6 12 333
4 15 211
5 15 250
BIG TEN
Indiana......... 8    1   889    17  2 .895
Iowa......... 7
Purdue......... 7
Michigan ...... 6
Illinois.......... 5
Ohio SL ........ 4
Michigan Si..... 3
Minnesota...... 2
Wisconsin ...... 1
Northwestern   ... 1
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9 10 474
11 11 .500 6 13 316
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Navy......
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American.....
George Mason N.C.-Wiimngin Richmond East Carolina Witlim & Mry
875 625 500 500 .500 500 375 125
14 5
15 5
10 7
11 9 9 9 9 11
11 9 4 14
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Juco Quarterback Transfers To Kentucky
Fohr Hopes To Take Over For Ransdell
Glenn Fohr will confess he's not the immediate savior to Kentucky's quarterback situation for next season. However, the junior college transfer signal caller out of New York was signed by the UK coaching staff in January to compete with holdovers Kevin Dooley, Chuck Broughton and Bill Allen, for a wide open quarterback position left depleted by the graduation of Bill Ransdell.
Fohr, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound QB. caught the eye of UK football assistant Rod Sharpless. earning All-Coastal Conference honors hile at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y Though heavily recruited by the bigger schools in the country, Fohr
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umped at the chance to play for the Wildcats, a team whose backup quarterbacks saw little action in 1986.
"They (coaches) told me the quarterback spot was wide open." said Fohr. "That's one of the reasons why I came here because I wanted to play. They also said I would have a pretty good chance at starting but I would have to work hard for it."
Since arriving to the UK scene along with two other juco transfers (Jim Wetta and Jim Graves), all three have been enrolled in school and enduring the annual winter workouts with the rest of the UK football team.
Wetta is a 6-2, 180-pound wide receiver out of Hutchinson (Kan.) Junior College and Graves is a 6-6, 240-pound end from Tennessee Military Academy.
With a juco transfer coming aboard you might anticipate some animosity developing between Fohr and the rest of the Wildcat quarterbacks. However, that has yet to materialize since he set foot into the UK camp.
'The quarterbacks here have been very nice to me and accepted me," said Fohr. "They have all helped me out during winter workouts."
But once spring practice begins Fohr realizes each candidate will get the right to start on the field when the fall season arrives.
"I really hope I can play but I am going to have to work real hard for it," said Fohr. "The competition is going to be real close. They (quarterbacks) want to play just as much as I do. Hopefully, 1 might have an edge because of my junior college experience."
Fohr Had Excellent Junior College Career
During his final year at Hudson Valley the New Jersey native completed 100 of 205 pass attempts for 1,512 yards and seven touchdowns last season. Those stats were compiled while directing the run-and-shoot offense made famous by former Houston Gambler quarterback Jim Kelly of the now defunct USFL.
"I like to drop back but with the run-and-shoot it's more exciting because you get to run the ball more," said Fohr, whose facial features resemble Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testeverde. "Plus you have the luxury of four receivers that can get open down field."
However, don't get the idea the run-and-shoot offense is easy to master especially after experiencing only one year of it while at Hudson Valley.
"The run-and-shoot was tough to get used to, but after the third game I started to get the grasp of it," explained Fohr. "I called all my plays and had to think of one play ahead of time."
The run-and-shoot also will help Fohr when he feels pressure in the pocket of called upon to roll out on a pass play.
"It helps me move around more," said Fohr, whose Hudson Valley team improved from 2-7 to 5-4 during his two-year junior college career. "I'm used to throwing on the run. That's probably my biggest strength is positioning myself to find receivers while throwing on the run."
Wasn't Heavily Recruiting Out Of High School
At Belvidere (N.J.) High School, Fohr, who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds, was a quarterback/defensive back on a team which had an impressive 21-6 record during his career. In fact, as a defensive back he earned second-team honors in one New Jersey newspaper. Nevertheless, college recruiters were not impressed. Instead, they told Fohr he needed more experience in order to play at the major college level especially if he wanted to be a quarterback.
"I did talk to some recruiters after high school but the majority
of them said I needed to brush up on my skills and improve my speed ."
Thus, it was off to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. N.Y, to improve his quarterback techniques. He improved enough to earn a spot in a junior college all-star game held in Murfreesboro. N.C.
For Fohr it was a chance to show what he could do. As the signal caller for the North squad, which hadn't defeated a South team in four years. Fohr threw a long touchdown pass with less than two minutes remaining to lift his team to a come-from-behind 18-14 victory. His heroics also caught the attention of UK coach Jerry Claiborne who invited Fohr to visit the UK campus.
"I had heard a lot about coach Claiborne," Fohr recalled, who also was recruited by Richmond, Hofstra and Delaware. "I got a chance to visit. He (Claiborne) is a very nice man and sincere. I was also impressed with the nice people and facilities."
After the visit, Fohr's mind was made up. He was so enamored with the UK program that he soon signed with the Wildcats. The decision also received the blessing of his parents.
"The were all excited," said Fohr, a psychology major. "My parents were overwhelmed. They are all excited for me."
Now. the question remains is can Fohr take over for departed Bill Ransdell and get the 'Cats back on track. After working out with his new teammates at Shively Sports Center for the past few weeks, he believes the team is hungry for a good season.
"I feel right now everybody is working real hard." said Fohr. "They want a bowl game. As I see it we have a pretty good nucleus on offense with some good backs and big linemen.
"I just hope I can live up to everybody's expectations. 1 feel I can be successful. But I'm just going to try' my best and see what happens."
UK Notebook
Sean Sutton certainly has felt the wrath of opposing fans as he continues his senior year at Lexington Henry Clay High School. The son of Kentucky head coach Eddie Sutton. Sean was presented chants of "LCC" and "Redshirt" by city rival Lafayette students at a recent game at Henry Clay. The "LCC" chant, of
Sutton Scores 22 Points Against Lafayette
course, was in reference to where newest Wildcat Mike Scott at tended before joining the UK basketball team as a transfer. Despite the verbal abuse Sutton scored 22 points during a hard-fought 87-77 victory over Lafayette before a standing-room-only crowd of 3,500. Sutton has already signed with Kentucky. Both Lexington schools were ranked in the Top 10 by the Associated Press. . .Although UK already has lost three home games this season, the Wildcats have never lost two consecutive contests in Rupp Arena. . The UK football team has already started winter workout sessions held at Shively Sports Center. Said one UK player, "I think we have started one week earlier and they are much tougher this year.". . .In attendance at the Navy-UK basketball game was one of the top high school running backs in the country. Carlos Snow, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back from Cincinnati (Ohio) Academy of Physical Education was making an official visit to the UK campus Snow has 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash, and has narrowed his list of potential schools to Kentucky, Penn State, Ohio State Nebraska, Purdue, Georgia, and possibly Cincinnati. Also making official vist at UK were two junior college prospects from Northeast Oklahoma Junior College: Tom Bolyard, a 6-2 195-pound quarterback and Charles Darrington, a 6-3. 220 pound tight end. Bolyard used to be a backup signal caller at Ohio State before transferring to Northeast Oklahoma. lFt)u're
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Rebel Romp
Kentucky's Missed Opportunites Inside Open The Doors For 11-point Mississippi Victory; Lose For Fifth Time In Southeastern Conference
By Nick Nicholas
From a psychological standpoint it was time for Ole Miss to turn off its cruise control and accelerate to the big time. In fact. Rebel guard Ronnie Miller, quoted in a Mississippi newspaperThe Clarion-Ledger on game dayfelt his ballclub would do just that last Thursday night as Kentucky invaded Tad Smith Coliseum.
"There hasn't been much talk, but you can feel the intensity growing." said Miller, whose team entered the game with an overall record of 9-7. "We played hard all year, but we'll try to turn it up a little more this game."
Kentucky should have taken a hint because the Johnny Rebs blitzed past Eddie Sutton's Big Blue machine. 76-65, handing the 'Cats their fifth SEC setback in nine outings.
Asked if he thought UK might have overlooked the Rebels, senior guard Paul Andrews said. "I don't think so because we were well-prepared for them. They're a different team than in the past. They have a good coach and they're very aggressive. They play sort of like we do as far as defenses go.
"I don't think it was a fact that we overlooked them. They just came out and played a great game and executed better than we did.
"I guess they just wanted it more."
Once on the short end of a 42-37 score, Ole Miss began to click while the visiting Wildcats started to fizzle. Following a media timeout. Roderick Barnes handed out four consecutive assists to help UM pass the 'Cats. 45-42 with 13:55. The Rebels by now were in overdrive while their opponents were stuck in neutral.
Tied at 45-all. during the next seven minutes Mississippi proceeded to outscore Kentucky 17-5. It was a case of Ole Miss hitting in the second half and the Wildcats failing to put in the easy shots underneath. UK missed numerous opportunites within a few feet of the basket in the final stanza.
Eddie Sutton said afterwards, "I've never had a team that missed so many easy shots and you can't do that against a good team like Mississippi.
"It was a very poor performance on our part." the UK coach continued. "But at the same time I would like to compliment Ole Miss on a fine game. They play their man-to-man defense very well. It's something similar to what we teach."
"To say that we played well is an understatement," said first-year Rebel coach Ed Murphy. "We played just as well as we could.
"I'm not naive to think that we're that much better than they are. But tonight we were better."
Mississippi, led by four of its five starters in double figures, shot a sizzling 53.8 percent from the field (14-26). Joe Ayers accounted for 19 points followed by Eric Smith (14), Ronnie Sims (13) and Barnes (10).
OFFICIAL NCAA BASKETBALL BOX SCORE VISITORS (UM Nama. First) 0,1						. Jan.  28/87         Oxford, His!						
												
No.				n		FT					pf	TP
	Xentucky			c			FTA	c*				
42	Richard Hadison 1	?	10	0	0	1	1	5		13		15
H	Rob Lock c	?	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	i	.	i
3	Rex Chapman g	8	16	s	8	;	3	2	:	:	;	23
':	James Blackmon g	1	7		5	:	0	:	2	2	I	2
	Ed Davender 9	5	11		2	;	7	:	;	i	j	
	Derrick Hi 1ler	0	3	0	1	0	0		:		j	0
1*	Paul Andrews	l	1	0	0	0	0	0	:	1	:	:
30	1rv Thoma s	c	0	0	0	1	2	0	J		5	l
55	Cedric Jenkins	c	0	0	0	c	0	0	0	0	0	0
												
												
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31	Joe Ayers t	7	11	g	1	5	9		-	-	:	19
	Frie Smith 1	5	11	0	0	-	4	'	E	;	2	14
	Ronnie Sims c	5	11	:	0	J	6	5	\	5	:	13
;	Roderick Barnes 0	5	10	:	0	g	0	:	1	'	i	10
'i	rhxrf** Prater B	3	11	'	3		2	:	:	--	3	8
::	Keith Dessinger	1	2	1	1	:	2	:	:	:	i	5
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	TOTALS                        | 27 | 58 13   | 6   | 19 | 28							::		?-	.7 | 76	
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