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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-11-2011, 11:04 PM:

Jones played a heck of a game and now has become the all-time freshman one game scoring leader.

Terrence Jones set a Kentucky freshman single-game scoring record with 35 points as the 13th-ranked Wildcats rolled by Auburn 78-54 on Tuesday night.

Jones broke the previous record of 32 points - set by teammate Doron Lamb against Winthrop last month - behind a series of jumpers and layups as Kentucky (13-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) easily avoided its first losing streak under coach John Calipari.

Calipari challenged the Wildcats to be tougher after getting pushed around in a loss to Georgia on Saturday. Kentucky didn't have to do much to flex its muscle against the overmatched Tigers, but wasted little time putting them away. The Wildcats built a 19-point lead before the game was 10 minutes old and cruised from there.

Allen Payne led the Tigers (7-9, 0-2) with 15 points and Kenny Gabriel added 10 but the basketball team couldn't muster the magic the football team used to win the national championship on Monday night.

Jones began the game on the bench for the first time this season. He's been battling cold and flu symptoms for the better part of two months but Calipari has also been critical of his players for feeling a little too content at times and hinted lineup changes might be made after the Wildcats lost to the Bulldogs.

If the coach was trying to send a message to Jones, it worked. Jones made 11 of 17 shots, including four 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds in 30 mostly energetic minutes.

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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 01-12-2011, 06:00 AM:

I listened to the pre game show and Coach said he would probably not be starting one regular starter because he had been sick at practice on Monday. I assume that would have been Jones since he was the one that did not start and had a tremendous game coming off the bench.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-12-2011, 06:49 AM:

It's really surprising that with all the freshman that have come through the program that in one year 2 different players set the freshman record for points in a game. It's even more ironic that both Jones and Lamb did not start the game.

We have coach Calipari to thank for this great feat as he has to be the best recruiter of all time. He has set the bar for bringing in players that are so talented. We are so fortunate to have him and only hope we can keep him for a long time.