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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Crawford * | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| R. Bradley * | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| P. Stevenson * | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Jasper * | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| R. Harris * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Porter | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Meeks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Coury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 66 |
| Field Goals | 23-48, 47% |
| Free Throws | 12-17, 70% |
| 3-pointers | 8-20, 40% |
| Off. Rebounds | 7 |
| Def. Rebounds | 16 |
| Total Rebounds | 23 |
| Assists | 13 |
| Blocks | 5 |
| Fouls | 21 |
| Steals | 4 |
| Turnovers | 11 |
| Complete Box Score | |
| 0.0 End of game. |
| KY 0.0 Ramel Bradley missed 3-pt. Running Jump Shot |
| MARQET 3.0 Wesley Matthews made 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| MARQET 3.0 Wesley Matthews made 1st of 2 Free Throws |
| KY 3.0 Personal foul on Perry Stevenson |
| MARQET 1.0 Defensive Rebound by Jerel McNeal |
| KY 5.0 Ramel Bradley missed 3-pt. Jump Shot |
| MARQET 10.0 Wesley Matthews made 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| MARQET 10.0 Wesley Matthews made 1st of 2 Free Throws |
| KY 10.0 Personal foul on Joe Crawford |
| Postgame - |
| Great start to this always exciting tournament. Kentucky should hold their heads high in the loss, especially Joe Crawford and his career high 35 points in defeat. Both squads were lights out from downtown, with Marquette holding the edge at 50% to 40. Hayward and McNeal combined for 38 and 15, but it was Dominic James with some timely shooting down the stretch that iced it for the Golden Eagles. Kentucky will say goodbye to Bradley and Crawford and look for the future of the program to be a bright one. Marquette will celebrate and patiently wait for the winner of the Stanford vs. Cornell match-up later on today. Thanks for joining me for some great tournament action. See you tonight when Michael Beasley and Kansas State take on O.J. Mayo and the Trojans of USC. I'm out. |
| 2nd Half - :00 |
| Bradley tosses in his three cents from outside the line, but it's too little too late for the Cats. Marquette is already 20-27 from the line today and that is going to be the difference today. The Wilcats are left crying on the bench as Marquette celebrates the opening round victory. 73-66. |
| 2nd Half - :38 |
| Time is running out and the pace slows to a free throw contest. Kentucky will be chucking up threes and they need them to start falling. And fast. Crawford ties his carreer high and with a three in traffic to trim it down to a three-point game. Kentucky needs a defensive hold and not the foul. No timeouts for Kentucky. |
| 2nd Half - 1:35 |
| Marquette has been masterful at running down the shot clock and then converting the score. McNeal sinks it as the red light blares to give him 20 to pace the Golden Eagles. Crawford misses an easy one, but this time it's Kentucky crashing the offensive glass. Bradley sets up outside and connects for the much-needed three points to cut it to a two-possession game. 63-58 |
| 2nd Half - 2:22 |
| James has certainly waited until the right time to let loose on the floor. A nifty reverse falls for him and he quietly has 13 points to join his three assists. Kentucky down, but still not out. |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. McNeal * | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Hayward * | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| D. James * | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| W. Matthews * | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Burke | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| O. Barro * | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Fitzgerald | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Acker | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Cubillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Blackledge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Hazel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Christopherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Mbakwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Frozena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 74 |
| Field Goals | 23-52, 44% |
| Free Throws | 23-29, 79% |
| 3-pointers | 5-13, 38% |
| Off. Rebounds | 11 |
| Def. Rebounds | 19 |
| Total Rebounds | 30 |
| Assists | 10 |
| Blocks | 3 |
| Fouls | 16 |
| Steals | 5 |
| Turnovers | 7 |
| Complete Box Score | |