Thursday, February 22, 2001
Kentucky 84, LSU 61
Bogans, Prince lead Wildcats to 8th straight win
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky's Keith Bogans couldn't believe he didn't score a point in the first half of Wednesday night's game against LSU.
Neither could coach Tubby Smith, who confronted his star at halftime and challenged him to play harder.
Bogans got the message, scoring all 23 of his points in the second half as the 13th-ranked Wildcats (18-7, 11-2 Southeastern Conference) roared past the Tigers 84-61.
“Coach Smith came in at halftime and scolded me, and I had no choice but to respond,” Bogans said. “In the second half, it just seemed like every time I shot the ball it went in. I just took my time and let the offense come to me.”
Bogans made 8-of-12 shots, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to break out of a two-week shooting slump. His 23 points were the most since a 26-point effort at Georgia on Jan.31.
“I told him he wasn't playing with the intensity and aggressiveness he needed to be playing with,” Tubby Smith said. “He really picked it up in the second half and played with the eye of the tiger.”
Tayshaun Prince added 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats, who have won eight straight and 15 of their last 17.
Saul Smith hit all three of his 3-point attempts and finished with nine points as Kentucky made 13-of-26 3-pointers and shot 55 percent overall.
The victory kept the Wildcats two games ahead of Florida and Mississippi in the race for the SEC championship. The seventh-ranked Gators beat Mississippi, the Western Division leader, 75-55 on Wednesday night in Gainesville.
“We think we're exactly where we need to be at this point,” said Kentucky guard J.P. Blevins, who finished with seven points. “It's late in the season, and this is when you want to peak.”
Jermaine Williams scored 14 points to lead LSU (11-13, 1-12).
LSU (61)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Dupree 34 2-10 6-6 5-12 2 0 10
Je Williams 32 6-11 1-2 2-3 2 2 14
Beshara 29 5-11 0-0 2-3 1 3 13
T Bright 28 2-11 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
Temple Iii 32 5-12 0-1 1-8 3 3 12
Thompson 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
Ja Wilson 30 3-6 0-0 4-6 0 1 6
Warner 1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0 0 2
Landry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 23-62 9-11 16-37 10 12 61
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Percentages: FG-.371, FT-.818. 3-Point Goals:
6-19, .316 (Dupree 0-1, Je Williams 1-1, Beshara
3-6, T Bright 0-3, Temple Iii 2-7, Warner 0-1).
Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 2 (Beshara 2).
Turnovers: 15 (Dupree 5, Beshara 4, Je Williams
2, T Bright 2, Temple Iii 2). Steals: 3 (Beshara,
Dupree, Ja Wilson).
KENTUCKY (84)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Prince 33 7-11 0-0 1-4 5 1 16
Bogans 30 8-12 2-2 0-2 3 1 23
Parker 20 4-7 1-5 1-3 2 3 9
Fitch 20 2-5 0-0 0-3 3 0 5
Smith 22 3-3 0-0 0-1 2 3 9
Hawkins 18 1-6 0-0 0-2 7 0 3
Blevins 14 2-5 2-3 0-3 0 0 7
Daniels 14 3-6 0-1 0-2 1 2 6
Heissenbuttel 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Stone 16 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 2
Sears 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Estill 8 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 4
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TOTALS 200 33-60 5-11 3-24 23 12 84
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Percentages: FG-.550, FT-.455. 3-Point Goals:
13-26, .500 (Prince 2-5, Bogans 5-7, Fitch 1-3,
Smith 3-3, Hawkins 1-2, Blevins 1-3, Daniels 0-1,
Heissenbuttel 0-1, Sears 0-1). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: 4 (Parker 2, Prince, Estill).
Turnovers: 12 (Bogans 3, Hawkins 3, Fitch 2,
Stone 2, Parker, Smith). Steals: 5 (Bogans 2,
Daniels, Hawkins, Prince).
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Lsu 34 27 - 61
Kentucky 38 46 - 84
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Technical fouls: None. A: 21,902. Officials:
Robert Donato, Doug Shows, Andre Patillo.
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