< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Kentucky Falls to Arkansas Amari Williams scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but No. 12 Kentucky lost to Arkansas, 89-79, on Satur- day at Rupp Arena. Jaxson Robinson had 20 points for the Cats while Ansley Almonor had 12. Otega Oweh added 10 points for UK. Kentucky made 10 of 23 from beyond the arc, while Arkansas made 13 of 25 from dis- tance, the Razorbacks' second most made 3s in a game this season. The Wildcats led for the majority of the first half, but a late Arkansas push sent the Razorbacks to the locker room with a one- point edge, 46-45. Arkansas opened the second-half on a 12-2 run and UK could get no closer than six the rest of the way. Some additional notes from the game: • Kentucky had two players with at least 20 points for the second time this season, first time since the Jackson State game • Wildcats played without starting point guard Lamont Butler for the second consec- utive game • Amari Williams posted his sixth dou- ble-double of the season and fourth in the last six games • With 22 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, Williams is the first UK player to lead the team in all three categories in the same game this season. He also shared team lead with one steal • Jaxson Robinson was 4 of 6 from deep, and has now made at least three triples in six straight games • Ansley Almonor scored a season-high 12 points for the third game in a row • Otega Oweh has scored in double fig- ures in every game this season Know Your Opponent Ole Miss comes in with a 16-6 overall re- cord and a 5-4 mark in SEC play. The Rebels lost their most recent game, falling to No. 1 Au- burn, 92-82, at home. They own an impressive road win at No. 4 Alabama back on Jan. 14. Ole Miss features a balanced offensive at- tack led by senior guard Sean Pedulla's 15.2 points per game. Three others average dou- ble-figures in the scoring department, while two others are over 9.0 points per game. Pedula and fellow senior Jaylen Murray are both volume 3-point shooters over 40 percent for the year. Like the Cats, Ole Miss ranks top 10 in the nation in assist to turnover ratio at 1.66. The Rebels lead the conference and rank third in the country with a turnover margin of +6.5. They are committing just 9.3 turnovers per game. "Ans"-wering The Call Injuries to several Kentucky starters have presented the opportunity for others to step in and fill the void. No one has done so better than senior transfer, Ansley Almonor. In Kentucky's eight games from Dec. 3 to Jan. 7, Almonor played no more than 17 minutes in any contest and scored no more than six points. In the six games since, the Spring Valley, New York, native has averaged 21.9 min- utes per game and 10.5 points. He is 17-28 from 3-point range during this span, good for 60.7 percent. Almonor has started the last three games for the Cats and knocked down at least three triples in each of his starts. Injury Bug The Wildcats are off to a 15-6 start and have a 6-1 record against Associated Press Top 15 ranked opponents. The six wins ties the 2002-03 team for the most regular-sea- son victories against top 15 foes in program history. Kentucky is doing this despite only having a full roster for just seven games this season. UK's absences this season due to injury: Lamont Butler - 4 games (Gonzaga, Col- gate, at Tennessee, Arkansas) Andrew Carr - 1 game (at Vanderbilt) Brandon Garrison - 1 game (Georgia State) Kerr Kriisa - Has not been available since Dec. 7 at GonzagaThank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 8-0 20-1 9-0 5-1 Alabama 8-1 19-3 10-1 6-1 Missouri 6-2 17-4 15-0 2-3 Texas A&M 6-3 17-5 10-1 3-3 Florida 5-3 18-3 10-1 3-2 Tennessee 5-4 18-4 12-1 3-3 Ole Miss 5-4 16-6 10-2 3-3 Vanderbilt 4-4 16-5 11-1 2-3 Kentucky 4-4 15-6 9-2 2-3 Mississippi State 4-5 16-6 8-3 4-2 Texas 4-5 15-7 10-3 3-3 Oklahoma 3-5 16-5 9-2 1-3 Georgia 3-6 15-7 12-1 1-5 Arkansas 2-6 13-8 9-3 2-3 LSU 1-7 12-9 10-3 1-4 South Carolina 0-9 10-12 8-6 1-5 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Johnson, Tre - Texas .....................................................18.95 Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................18.32 Moore, Jalon - OK .......................................................18.24 Sears, Mark - UA .........................................................18.09 Lanier, Chaz - UT .......................................................17.86 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................11.21 Williams, Amari - UK ...................................................9.00 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ...........................................8.82 Nelson, Grant - UA ......................................................8.41 Milicic Jr., Igor - UT .......................................................8.10 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................7.43 Fland, Boogie - ARK ......................................................5.72 Sears, Mark - UA ...........................................................5.09 Butler, Lamont - UK ......................................................4.76 Hoggard, A.J. - VU .........................................................4.50 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Matthews, Cameron - MISS ST .......................................2.59 Pedulla, Sean - UM........................................................2.27 Tanner, Tyler - VU .........................................................2.14 Murrell, Matthew - UM .................................................2.11 Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................2.10 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB .....................................................2.74 Collins, Daimion - LSU ..................................................1.79 Cyril, Somto - UGA .......................................................1.77 Okpara, Felix - UT .........................................................1.73 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ....................................................1.70 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of February 3, 2025 (week 14) Team Record Points 1 Auburn (62) 20-1 1550 2 Duke 19-2 1488 3 Alabama 19-3 1422 4 Tennessee 18-4 1295 5 Houston 17-4 1245 6 Florida 18-3 1183 7 Purdue 17-5 1102 8 Iowa State 17-4 1078 9 Michigan State 18-3 1044 10 Texas A&M 17-5 976 11 Marquette 18-4 875 12 St. John's 19-3 808 13 Texas Tech 17-4 793 14 Kentucky 15-6 747 15 Missouri 17-4 717 16 Kansas 15-6 599 17 Memphis 18-4 530 18 Maryland 17-5 390 19 UConn 16-6 322 20 Arizona 15-6 308 21 Wisconsin 17-5 287 22 Mississippi State 16-6 217 23 Illinois 15-7 208 24 Michigan 16-5 191 25 Ole Miss 16-6 184 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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