National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 73, North Carolina 72
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Tony Greene, # Ron Groover, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 24398

Doron Lamb made a pair of momentum-shifting 3-pointers down the stretch and freshman Anthony Davis came up with the game saving block as No. 1 Kentucky hung on to beat No. 5 North Carolina 73-72 at Rupp Arena.

Lamb scored 14 points and his 3-pointers, one at 5:39 remaining and the other at 3:47, helped keep the comeback-minded Tar Heels at bay. Kentucky played from behind most of the game and took the lead for good when Davis made a jumper to give the Wildcats a 61-60 lead they never relinquished.

But Davis made his biggest contribution in the waning seconds when he blocked the potential game-winning jump shot of John Henson.

Kentucky (8-0) also got 17 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 14 points and seven rebounds from Terrence Jones and 12 points from Darius Miller.

North Carolina (6-2) got 14 points and eight rebounds from Tyler Zeller, 14 points from Harrison Barnes, 11 points from PJ. Hairston, who wasn’t expected to play because of a wrist injury, and 10 points and eight rebounds from Henson.
Top Game Performances
 
North Carolina   Kentucky
Harrison Barnes 14 Scoring Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 17
Kendall Marshall 8 Assists Marquis Teague 4
John Henson 8 Rebounds Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 11
Tyler Zeller 6 Free Throws Made Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 5
Kendall Marshall 1 Steals Anthony Davis 2
John Henson 3 Blocks Terrence Jones 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Carolina 72 41.7 11-18 11-14 17 33 6 2 13
Kentucky 73 44.4 4-17 13-18 9 36 7 7 9