National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 87, Loyola-Maryland 63
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Bob Adams, # Chuck Jones
Attendance: 22774

Freshman Kyle Wiltjer came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points and pace No. 3 Kentucky to an 87-63 win over Loyola-Maryland in Lexington.

Wiltjer was 7-for-11 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and added four rebounds for the Wildcats (11-1), who extended their home winning streak to 42 games. Fellow freshmen Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Loyola (8-3) was led by junior Erik Etherly, who made 7 of 8 field goals attempts for 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Loyola stayed close for a half. The Greyhounds had four 3-pointers in the first half and trailed only 45-39 at the break. Kentucky pulled away midway in the second half, even though it was playing its second straight game without all-conference forward Terrence Jones, who is out with a dislocated pinky finger.
Top Game Performances
 
Loyola-Maryland   Kentucky
Erik Etherly 14 Scoring Kyle Wiltjer 24
Erik Etherly 3 Assists Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4
Erik Etherly 11 Rebounds Anthony Davis 11
R.J. Williams 4 Free Throws Made Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7
Erik Etherly 2 Steals Darius Miller 1
Erik Etherly 1 Blocks Anthony Davis 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Loyola-Maryland 63 41.0 5-15 8-16 12 28 1 4 7
Kentucky 87 53.8 3-12 28-37 14 35 5 2 9