Belt game 2,117 · November 17, 2015
Kentucky take the belt
Kentucky beat Duke 74–63 on a neutral floor to start reign 623 of the College Basketball belt, the 22nd for the program.
Duke had held it since April 6, 2015, with 2 defenses over 225 days.
Kentucky held it for 16 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to UCLA on December 3, 2015.
623Reign number
22Team's reign
4Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Kentucky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ulis | 40 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 6-6 |
| Jamal Murray | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Isaiah Briscoe | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Marcus Lee | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alex Poythress | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Skal Labissiere | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Isaac Humphries | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Willis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charles Matthews | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amile Jefferson | 35 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Matt Jones | 35 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 |
| Marshall Plumlee | 36 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Derryck Thornton | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Grayson Allen | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Luke Kennard | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Chase Jeter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.