< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Last Time Out: South Carolina Recap Rob Dillingham came off the bench to score 16 points, but No. 6 Kentucky fell at South Carolina 79-62. Antonio Reeves scored 15 for the Cats, despite hitting just 6 of 18 from the floor. Tre Mitchell had 13 points and five rebounds for UK. Kentucky’s 62 points are the fewest for the Cats in a game all season. Kentucky scored the first four points of the game, but South Carolina answered with the next seven to take a 7-4 lead. The Gamecocks would lead 10-6 before Kentucky went on an 11-2 run, sparked by Dillingham, to lead 17-12. After South Caro- lina got a three from Jacobi Wright, Dilling- ham hit a three to give UK a 20-15 advantage with 9:04 left in the half. A Zvonimir Ivisic free throw gave the Cats a 21-16 lead, but the Gamecocks went on an 11-2 run to take a 27-23 lead with 3:21 remaining in the first half. Kentucky would get a Dillingham jumper to get within two, 27-25, but the Cats did not score for the re- mainder of the half and South Carolina took a 33-25 lead into the break. The 25 points marked Kentucky’s lowest scoring half of the season. Dillingham led all scorers with 11 points in the first half. Reeves scored the first four points of the second half to get the Cats within four, 33- 29.But B.J. Mack answered with a three and South Carolina led 36-29. The Gamecocks would lead 38-31 before the Cats got a three from Reeves to cut the deficit to four. After a South Carolina bas- ket, Mitchell scored four in a row to get UK within two, 40-38. However, the Gamecocks scored the next five points to re-establish a seven-point lead, 45-38. That was part of a 13-2 run that gave South Carolina a 53-40 advantage with 11:32 to play. The South Carolina run continued. After a D.J. Wagner basket, the Gamecocks went on a 9-2 run to take a 62-44 lead with 7:49 remaining. South Carolina would lead by as many as 20 in the second half. Final Notes from the South Carolina game: • Kentucky scored a season-low 62 points tonight. The Wildcats entered the game lead- ing the nation at 91.6 points per game. •UK ended streaks of scoring at least 87 points in eight straight games and scoring at least 90 in four straight SEC games. •UK continued its recent stretch of good free-throw shooting, making 8 of 9 for 88.9%. • Rob Dillingham led UK with 16 points, his 15th double-figure game of the season. •Antonio Reeves had 15 points. He has landed in double figures in every game but one this season. • Tre Mitchell tallied 13 points, making 5 of 8 from the field and both free throws. It is his 12th double-figure scoring game of the season. He also led the Wildcats in rebound- ing with five and had two blocked shots. Associated Press Poll All-Time Leader Not only is Kentucky the nation's all-time wins leader and the team with the best all- time winning percentage, it has been ranked in the Associated Press more than any other program. Kentucky has been ranked in the AP poll during 961 weeks in the poll's 75-year histo- ry. North Carolina (948), Duke (884), Kansas (851)and UCLA (737) round out the top five. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 for the first time in the second month of the poll in Feb. 1 949. UK has played a total of 252 games as the nation’s top-ranked team, including 77 under current coach John Calipari. The Winner is ... D.J Wagner! The Wildcats garnered their sixth South- eastern Conference weekly award on Jan. 22 when D.J. Wagner was tabbed the league's top-performing freshman for the third time this season. Wagner averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 assists per game as UK earned vic- tories over both Mississippi State and Geor- gia to improve to 14-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC. The Camden, New Jersey, native posted his first-career double-double in the win over Georgia, tallying 18 points and a career-high 10 assists while going 8 of 12 from the field. Kentucky has dominated the weekly SEC awards with John Calipari at the helm. UK has won more weekly SEC honors (131) than any other school during the Calipari era.Thank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 18 @KentuckyMBB Around the SEC Around the Country 2023-24 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 5-1 16-3 10-0 2-2 Alabama 5-1 13-6 9-1 2-2 Tennessee 4-1 14-4 10-0 2-2 South Carolina 4-2 16-3 10-1 3-2 Kentucky 4-2 14-4 10-1 2-2 Georgia 4-2 14-5 11-1 3-1 Ole Miss 3-3 16-3 12-0 2-3 Florida 3-3 13-6 8-1 1-3 Texas A&M 3-3 12-7 7-2 3-3 LSU 3-3 11-8 8-3 1-3 Mississippi State 2-4 13-6 7-2 0-4 Arkansas 1-5 10-9 8-3 0-3 Missouri 0-6 8-11 6-5 2-4 Vanderbilt 0-5 5-13 5-6 0-4 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Mark Sears, ALA ............................................................19.9 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU ...................................................19.5 Antonio Reeves, UK ......................................................19.2 Dalton Knecht, UT ........................................................18.8 Tramon Mark, ARK ........................................................17.8 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Andersson Garcia, TAMU ................................................8.8 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................8.7 Tyrese Samuel, UF ...........................................................8.3 Tre Mitchell, UK ..............................................................7.5 Micah Handlogten, UF ....................................................7.4 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................5.1 Zyon Pullin, UF ...............................................................4.6 Ta'Lon Cooper, SC ...........................................................4.3 Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................4.0 Mark Sears, ALA ..............................................................3.8 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................2.4 Cameron Matthews, MISS ST ...........................................2.2 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................2.2 Jordan Wright, LSU ..........................................................2.1 Matthew Murrell, MISS ....................................................2.1 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Jamarion Sharp, MISS ......................................................2.8 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................2.1 Jonas Aidoo, UT ..............................................................1.8 Dylan Cardwell, AUB ......................................................1.5 Grant Nelson, ALA ..........................................................1.4 2023-24 Associated Press Rankings As of January 22, 2024 (week 12) Team Record Points 1 UConn (44) 17-2 1508 2 Purdue (17) 17-2 1472 3 North Carolina 15-3 1391 4 Houston 16-2 1309 5 Tennessee 14-4 1237 6 Kentucky 14-3 1205 7 Kansas 15-3 1157 8 Auburn 16-2 1094 9 Arizona 14-4 1060 10 Illinois 14-4 862 11 Oklahoma 15-3 849 12 Duke 13-4 832 13 Wisconsin 14-4 801 14 Marquette 13-5 747 15 Baylor 14-4 645 16 Dayton 15-2 546 17 Creighton 14-5 505 18 Utah State 17-2 381 19 Memphis 15-4 329 20 Texas Tech 15-3 304 21 BYU 14-4 294 22 Florida Atlantic 15-4 290 23 Iowa State 14-4 253 24 Colorado State 15-3 214 25 New Mexico 16-3 177We’re your Shield. 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