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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) After watching Sam Houston State's Corey Allmond put on the best 3-point shooting performance in the history of Rupp Arena, Kentucky coach John Calipari figured it was time to appeal to a higher power.

"I just called the (NCAA) rules committee and asked them to move the (3-point) line back," Calipari said.

Given the way the fourth-ranked Wildcats guarded - or didn't guard - Allmond or the rest of the Bearkats in a harder than expected 102-92 win on Thursday, it might not have mattered. (MORE)

Wildcats Headlines

Final	1	2	T
SamHou	42	50	92
4 Kentucky	53	49	102

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Leaders	SamHou	Kentucky
Points	C. Allmond 37	D. Cousins 27
Rebounds	A. Bootle 7	D. Cousins 18
Assists	A. Mitchell 8	2 tied with 6

Southeastern
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
South Carolina	0-0	3-0
4 Kentucky	0-0	3-0
10 Tennessee	0-0	2-0
Florida	0-0	2-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	1-0
Georgia	0-0	1-1
West
Mississippi	0-0	3-0
LSU	0-0	3-0
Arkansas	0-0	1-1
Mississippi State	0-0	1-1
Alabama	0-0	1-1
Auburn	0-0	1-1
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Leaders
Points:	J. Wall	20.0
Rebounds:	D. Cousins	10.7
Assists:	J. Wall	5.5
FG%:	P. Patterson	79.3%
FT%:	E. Bledsoe	84.6%
3P%:	E. Bledsoe	50.0%
Steals:	J. Wall	2.5
Blocks:	D. Cousins	2.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	83.0 (56)
Rebounds:	15.7 (60)
Assists:	14.7 (125)
FG%:	53.3% (19)
FT%:	64.2% (234)
3P%:	40.4% (74)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.7 (239)
Rebounds:	27.0 (90)
Assists:	15.7 (281)
FG%:	40.5% (125)
FT%:	69.8% (206)
3P%:	42.0% (302)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/21	vs. Rider	2-1 (21)
11/24	vs. CleSt	2-1 (277)
11/30	vs. NC-Ash	0-2 (135)
12/5	vs. UNC	4-0 (119)
12/9	@ UConn	3-0 (69)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/19	vs. SamHou	W 102-92
11/16	vs. Mia-O	W 72-70
11/13	vs. Mor	W 75-59

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	2-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	3-0
5	Villanova	3-0
6	North Carolina	4-0
7	Purdue	1-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	3-0
10	Tennessee	2-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	2-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-0
5	Kentucky	3-0
6	Villanova	3-0
7	Purdue	1-0
8	Duke	3-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	2-0
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