UK Men's Basketball

By the numbers: Breaking down Kentucky’s Blue-White box score

The University of Kentucky tipped off its 2016-17 men’s basketball season with its annual Blue-White Game in Rupp Arena on Friday night.

For the record, the Blue defeated the White, 110-94.

Here are some key numbers from the scrimmage:

16,089: Friday night’s attendance, which UK said was a record for a Blue-White Game.

39: Game-high points scored by guard Isaiah Briscoe.

47: Isaiah Briscoe’s shooting percentage from the field Friday. The sophomore was 14-for-30 from the field, 2-for-6 from three-point range and 9-for-12 from the foul line.

2: The number of Wildcats who did not play Friday night. Isaac Humphries is nursing right knee soreness. Tai Wynyard suffered a facial fracture in practice from an inadvertent elbow.

52.4: Kentucky’s collective field goal shooting percentage. The teams put up a combined 147 shots and made 77.

36.7: Kentucky’s collective three-point shooting percentage. The teams put up a combined 30 threes and made 11.

72.2: Kentucky’s collective free throw shooting percentage. The teams put up a combined 54 foul shots and made 39.

13: The number of rebounds by senior Derek Willis, a team high. Bam Adebayo and De’Aaron Fox had 12 each, and Wenyen Gabriel had 10.

10: The number of assists by Isaiah Briscoe, a team high. De’Aaron Fox was next, with six.

7: The number of turnovers by freshman Bam Adebayo, a team high. Briscoe committed five.

9: Blocked shots collectively by the Cats. De’Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo led with two each.

8: Wildcats who scored in double figures. Isaiah Briscoe (39), De’Aaron Fox (31), Malik Monk (26), Dominique Hawkins (22), Bam Adebayo (20), Mychal Mulder (18), Sacha Killeya-Jones (15), Derek Willis (13).

3: Points scored by the son of the head coach. Brad Calipari was 0-for-4 from the field but sank three of his four foul shots.

Click here to view the official box score from the game.

This story was originally published October 21, 2016 at 9:20 PM with the headline "By the numbers: Breaking down Kentucky’s Blue-White box score."

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