re: Unofficial Auburn vs. Kentucky Thread

• UK improved to 7-4 vs. Associated Press Top 25 competition this season

• Kentucky's defense made the difference. Shooting better than 44 percent from the field for the season, Houston shot 39.6 percent

• UK is now 182-15 (.924) under Calipari when keeping the opponents to 40 percent or less, including 18-0 this season.

• Kentucky is now 173-7 (.961) under Calipari when limiting the opponent to 63 points or less, including 21-0 this season.

• In three NCAA Tournament wins, UK is limiting opponents to 52.7 points per game, a 36.4 field-goal percentage and 28.6 percent from behind the arc

• Kentucky won the rebounding 36-23. UK is 25-4 this season when outrebounding the opponent

• UK improved to 260-5 (.981) when leading by 10 points at any point in the game

• Kentucky has an all-time record of 129-51 in the NCAA Tournament, more wins than any team in NCAA history

• The Wildcats are now 25-7 as the No. 2 seed in the tournament and 7-3 vs. No. 3 seeds.

• UK improved to 22-5 all-time in Sweet 16 games since 1975 (the first year that all teams in the tournament had to win at least one game to advance to the Sweet 16) and 37-11 in regional semifinals (1988 game was vacated and does not count towards either number)

• The Wildcats advanced to their 34th all-time Elite Eight appearance since 1951 (the first year that all teams in the tournament had to win at least one game to advance to the Elite Eight)

• UK is making its seventh Elite Eight appearance in 10 seasons under John Calipari, more than any other school during that time frame

• Kentucky improved to 7-1 in Sweet 16 games under Calipari

• UK notched its fifth 30-win season under Calipari, who now has 11 career 30-win seasons, third most among all active coaches

• According to STATS, Calipari has won 37 straight NCAA Tournament games when leading at halftime, tied with John Wooden for the most ever by a coach