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#5 Kentucky Wildcats (4-0)

Calipari encouraged by quickly maturing freshmen

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) The gesture was a simple one, a nod of respect from one teammate to another.

It meant a whole lot more than that to Kentucky coach John Calipari.

After watching freshman reserve center Daniel Orton shine when starter DeMarcus Cousins ran into early foul trouble during a 92-63 win over Rider last Saturday, Calipari gave Cousins a choice. (MORE)

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Cleveland State
 27 22 49
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Kentucky
 35 38 73
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Leaders Cleveland State Kentucky
Points D. Brown 10 2 tied with 15
Rebounds 2 tied with 5 P. Stevenson 8
Assists 6 tied with 1 J. Wall 7
Southeastern
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
5 Kentucky 0-0 4-0
Florida 0-0 3-0
9 Tennessee 0-0 4-1
South Carolina 0-0 4-1
24 Vanderbilt 0-0 2-1
Georgia 0-0 1-2
West
LSU 0-0 3-0
Mississippi 0-0 4-1
Arkansas 0-0 2-1
Alabama 0-0 2-1
Mississippi State 0-0 2-1
Auburn 0-0 2-3
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Leaders
Points: J. Wall20.3
Rebounds: P. Patterson12.3
Assists: J. Wall7.3
FG%: P. Patterson73.8%
FT%: E. Bledsoe86.7%
3P%: E. Bledsoe50.0%
Steals: J. Wall2.7
Blocks: D. Cousins2.8
Offense (Rank)
Points: 85.3 (25)
Rebounds: 16.3 (27)
Assists: 15.3 (87)
FG%: 52.8% (11)
FT%: 66.1% (222)
3P%: 36.8% (95)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.0 (224)
Rebounds: 26.5 (95)
Assists: 13.5 (221)
FG%: 38.3% (77)
FT%: 71.6% (256)
3P%: 39.0% (289)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/24vs. CleSt3-1 (264)
11/30vs. NC-Ash0-3 (244)
12/5vs. UNC5-1 (130)
12/9@ UConn3-0 (55)
12/12@ Ind2-3 (315)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/21vs. RiderW 92-63
11/19vs. SamHouW 102-92
11/16vs. Mia-OW 72-70
11/13vs. MorW 75-59
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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