Postgame interviews, notes and milestones from UK vs Ohio State

The Kentucky Wildcats are now 9-2 this season after falling to Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic.

A sluggish first half proved too much for UK to overcome as the Cats nearly rallied back fro ma 16-point deficit, but ultimately fell 74-67.

Here is what head coach John Calipari and junior forward Marcus Lee had to say after the tough loss, via Kentucky Wildcats TV:

And here are the postgame notes and milestones, courtesy of UK Athletics:

Game Facts

• Ohio State scored 37 first-half points, tying UCLA for the most points in the first 20 minutes by a UK opponent this year

• The 12-point halftime deficit UK faced was its largest since trailing at Florida, 49-28, on March 8, 2014

• Ohio State's largest lead of the game was 16 at the 14:17 mark of the second half. The deficit was the largest UK has faced this season

• Kentucky outscored Ohio State 29-16 over the next 9:14. UK pulled within three (63-60) on an Alex Poythress 3-pointer with 4:10 to play

• Three points was as close as the Wildcats got. From the Poythress 3, Ohio State made four consecutive free throws to extend the lead to 67-60

• Ohio State's 74 points were the second most UK has allowed this year (87 vs. UCLA)

• Ohio State made nine 3s, the most by a UK opponent this year.

  • The Buckeyes' 50-percent 3-point field-goal percentage (9 of 18) was the most by a UK opponent this year

• Ohio State grabbed 42 rebounds, the most by a UK opponent this year

• Ohio State had nine steals, the most by a UK opponent this year

• Ohio State blocked seven shots, the most by a UK opponent this year

Team Notes

• Coach John Calipari has a 644-180 (.782) all-time record, including a 199-40 (.833) mark at Kentucky.

• Kentucky's nine made 3s was a season high. The 47-percent output (9 of 19) was also a season high

• UK scored a season-low 67 points
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  • UK failed to score at least 72 points for the first time this season

• UK's eight made free throws and 14 free-throw attempts were season lows

Player Notes

• Freshman Jamal Murray notched a career-high 33 points, his ninth consecutive double-figure game

  • His 33 points were the most by a UK player since Brandon Knight scored 30 vs. West Virginia on March 19, 2011

  • Murray's point-total was the second most by a UK player in the Calipari era (35 by Terrence Jones vs. Auburn on Jan. 11, 2011)

    • The point total was the second most by a freshman in school history. Jones' 35 in 2011 is the record

  • Murray made a career-high seven 3-pointers. All of them came in the second half. He missed just one 3-point attempt in the second half

  • 27 of his points came in the second half. He was 10 of 13 from the field in the second stanza

  • He tied for the second best 3-point field goal percentage in a single game in school history (minimum of nine attempts) at 77.8 percent, and the best since Kyle Wiltjer vs. Lipscomb on 12/15/2012 (77.8 percent)

  • He has made at least one 3-pointer in all 11 games this year

    • He's the only player in school history to hit a 3-pointer in his first 11 collegiate games

• Junior Marcus Lee came off the bench to score 12 points and lead UK in rebounding for the second straight game with nine

  • He had a career-high two steals

  • He tied his career high in minutes, playing 30, but fouled out with 1:03 to play

• Sophomore Tyler Ulis scored 11 points and dished out four assists

• Senior Alex Poythress scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds

  • He made his first 3-pointer of the year

• Freshman Isaiah Briscoe dished a career-high-tying seven assists. He had seven assists vs. South Florida.