< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Kentucky Falls in First SEC Road Test Lamont Butler scored 20 points, but No. 6 Kentucky lost at Georgia 82-69 on Tues- day night inside Stegeman Coliseum. Brandon Garrison had a season-high 13 points for the Cats, and Otega Oweh scored 12, meaning that Oweh has scored in dou- ble figures in every UK game this season. The Cats made just 24 of 64 (37.5 per- cent) from the field in the game, including 6 of 25 (24.0 percent) from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs did a ton of damage at the line in Tuesday’s game. Georgia made 29 of 38 from the line, while Kentucky made just 15 of 19. Some additional notes from the game: • Kentucky made 15 of 19 free throws (78.9 percent), the fourth straight game the Wildcats have made at least 75 percent at the foul line • Butler led the Wildcats with 20 points, his eighth double-figure game of the season and second game with at least 20. He also had a season-high four steals, his third straight game with at least three thefts • Otega Oweh had 12 points and has scored in double figures in every game this season. He also led UK in rebounds with seven, the first time this season he has paced the Wildcats in the boardwork Know Your Opponent Mississippi State extended its season's long winning streak to eight games as the Bulldogs earned a road win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. The Bulldogs improved to 14-1 overall and 2-0 in SEC action. The 14-1 mark is the program's best start through 15 games since 2003-04, the last time State won the SEC regular-season championship. The Ma- roon and White have also won its first two SEC outings for the first time since 2012-13. All-SEC sophomore guard Josh Hubbard paces the scoring at 17.1 points per game. He's made 47 3-pointers on the season and is shooting 83.3% from the line. KeShawn Murphy leads the interior with a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game. Mississippi State averages 83.5 points per game, and is giving up just 66.5 to its opponents. The Bulldogs rate inside of the top 25 in both offensive (17) and defensive (25) efficiency per Ken-Pom. The Butler is In: Don't Forget to Say Thank You Lamont Butler came to Kentucky after enjoying a prolific career at San Diego State where he helped the Aztecs to the 2023 Na- tional Championship game. Butler finished his career ranking fifth in all-time in steals (183), sixth in conference victories (52), ninth in total victories (100) and 10th in assists (338). He was a two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and sank one of the most memorable shots in Final Four history, and easily the most important shot of San Diego State's allure. To say he is an accomplished collegiate player would be an understatement. But what he is doing in year five in the best league in the country, might be even more impressive. • Butler is logging 14.2 points, 4.3 as- sists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game, while tallying a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season • He has scored in double figures in nine games, including pouring in a career-high 33 points highlighted by a career-best six 3-pointers in the win over Louisville • Prior to this season, Butler's best per game averages for his career were (9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 as- sist-to-turnover ratio) • He is also shooting career bests from the field (.570) and from 3-point range (.405) • In UK's five games against teams either ranked or receiving votes, Butler is posting a team-high 16.0 points per game. He's connecting on 57.5% from the floor and 38.5% from distance. He is also pitching in 5.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.8 re- bounds per game • In two SEC games thus far, Butler is tal- lying a team-high 19.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game. He's connecting on 60.9% of his at- tempts from the field, 33.3% from distance and 81.8% from the line It Really Just Means More in 2024-25 • SEC teams won 88.8% (183-23) of their games this season prior to the start of con- ference play. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 which had an 88.2% winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year's Day • SEC teams are 21-7 against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, in- cluding a 6-2 mark against teams ranked inside of the top 10. The SEC's 21 noncon- ference wins against the AP 25 are eight more than any other league has ever had in a single season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson) • The Jan. 6, 2025 AP Top 25, has a na- tion-leading nine SEC teams ranked, with four additional teams receiving votesThank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 2-0 14-1 7-0 1-1 Mississippi State 2-0 14-1 7-0 3-0 Alabama 2-0 13-2 7-0 3-1 Ole Miss 2-0 13-2 8-0 2-1 Texas A&M 2-0 13-2 8-0 1-1 Florida 1-1 14-1 8-0 1-1 Tennessee 1-1 14-1 9-0 2-1 Georgia 1-1 13-2 10-0 1-1 Vanderbilt 1-1 13-2 8-1 2-0 Kentucky 1-1 12-3 8-0 0-2 Missouri 1-1 12-3 12-0 0-2 Oklahoma 0-2 13-2 7-1 0-1 Arkansas 0-2 11-4 8-1 1-1 LSU 0-2 11-4 9-1 1-1 Texas 0-2 11-4 8-2 1-1 South Carolina 0-2 10-5 8-2 1-2 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Lanier, Chaz - UT .......................................................19.60 Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................18.67 Johnson, Tre - Texas .....................................................18.38 Sears, Mark - UA .........................................................18.29 Fears, Jeremiah - OK ................................................... 17.93 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................11.20 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ............................................9.36 Milicic Jr., Igor - UT .......................................................8.80 Nelson, Grant - UA .......................................................8.79 Kaluma, Arthur - Texas ...................................................8.33 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................7.53 Fland, Boogie - ARK ......................................................5.93 Taylor IV, Wade - TA&M ...............................................4.85 Sears, Mark - UA ...........................................................4.43 Fears, Jeremiah - OK ..................................................... 4.36 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Matthews, Cameron - MISS ST .......................................2.53 Phelps, Zhuric - TA&M .................................................2.46 Pedulla, Sean - UM ...................................................... 2.43 Tanner, Tyler - VU ..........................................................2.33 Mashack, Jahmai - UT ..................................................2.27 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB .....................................................2.73 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ....................................................2.08 Shedrick, Kadin - Texas ..................................................1.87 Cyril, Somto - UGA .......................................................1.87 Collins, Daimion - LSU ..................................................1.77 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of January 6, 2025 (week 10) Team Record Points 1 Tennessee (45) 14-0 1484 2 Auburn (15) 13-1 1453 3 Iowa State 12-1 1369 4 Duke 12-2 1309 5 Alabama 12-2 1260 6 Kentucky 12-2 1154 7 Marquette 13-2 1134 8 Florida 13-1 1045 9 UConn 12-3 964 10 Texas A&M 12-2 924 11 Kansas 10-3 809 12 Houston 10-3 768 13 Illinois 11-3 693 14 Mississippi State 13-1 690 15 Oregon 13-2 624 16 Michigan State 12-2 616 17 Oklahoma 13-1 553 18 Gonzaga 12-4 469 19 Memphis 12-3 384 20 Purdue 11-4 374 21 West Virginia 11-2 277 22 UCLA 11-3 234 23 Ole Miss 12-2 219 24 Michigan 11-3 160 25 Utah State 14-1 119 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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