< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Cats Charge Back, Fall Late at Vanderbilt Kentucky erased a 14-point halftime defi- cit to lead by as many as seven points in the second half, but ultimately stumbled late and fell on the road to Vanderbilt, 74-69. It marks the first time UK has dropped back-to-back games this season. Otega Oweh scored 21 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds for what was his second career double-double and first as a Wildcat. Making his first start of the season in place of an injured Andrew Carr, Ansley Almonor was 4-of-5 from 3-point range, matching his season high with 12 points. Trailing 41-27 at the half, the Cats be- gan the second period with an 11-0 run to close to within three of the Commodores. UK would eventually tie the game at 51 on a trey from Jaxson Robinson, and proceed to take a 58-51 lead courtesy of a 17-2 spurt. The game went back-and-forth down the stretch, and Kentucky held at 69-68 lead with 2:56 remaining, but Vandy scored the game's final six points to grab the victory. Some additional notes from the game: • Kentucky is now 3-1 in games following a loss this season • UK outrebounded Vanderbilt, 43-30. The Cats are now 11-1 this season when win- ning the battle on the boards • Kentucky outshot Vanderbilt from the field, shooting 48.1 percent from the floor, while holding the Commodores to 43.9 per- cent. The Wildcats are now 13-3 when shoot- ing a higher percentage than their opponent this season • The Cats came up one triple short of double-digit 3s, going 9-23 from deep. UK is 10-1 when making at least 10 3-pointers in the game, but just 4-4 when hitting less than 10 triples • Kentucky's 27 points in the first half were its fewest in any half this season • The Cats matched their 27-point total from the first half just 9:44 into the second half • Jaxson Robinson has now made at least three 3-pointers in four-consecutive games • Trent Noah played a season-high 12 minutes and grabbed four rebounds Know Your Opponent Tennessee enters Tuesday's contest on the the heels of a tight road loss to No. 1 Auburn on Saturday which saw the Vols edged, 53-51. After an unbeaten run through nonconfer- ence play, Tennessee is 4-3 since the start of SEC action. North Florida transfer Chaz Lani- er is the leading scorer for the Volunteers at 18.0 points per game. He has made 71 triples on the season, pacing the SEC and ranking sixth in Division I. Veteran point guard Zakai Zeigler is scoring 12.3 per contest and averag- ing a whopping 7.5 assists per game, the most in the con- ference and fifth- most in the nation. Igor Milicic Jr. is the team's leading rebounder with 8.1 boards per outing. Tennessee has been stout defen- sively, ranking sec- ond in the nation in field-goal percent- age defense at 36.0 percent and first in 3-point field-goal percentage defense at 25.4 percent. Overall, the Vols are allowing just 58.4 points per game, the third fewest in the nation. Blue and Orange Just Clash Not only is Kentucky vs. Ten- nessee one of the most heated rival- ries in the SEC, but the two teams play vastly different styles of basket- ball on the court. Tuesday's outcome will hinge largely on what prevails: Kentucky's potent offensive attack, or Tennessee's stout defense. Blue vs. Orange statistically: - Kentucky ranks second in the SEC and third in the country in scoring offense (88.1); Tennessee ranks first in the league and third in the country in scoring defense (58.4) - In SEC play - Kentucky ranks first in field- goal percentage (48.9%); Tennessee ranks first in field-goal percentage defense (38.4%) - In SEC play - Kentucky ranks first in 3-point percentage (39.9%); Tennessee ranks second in 3-point percentage defense (27.2%) - In SEC play - Kentucky leads the confer- ence with 10.89 made 3s per game; Tennes- see is allowing opponents to make just 6.6 3s per game - Per KenPom, Kentucky has a raw tempo rating of 72.8, possessions per 40 minutes and an average possession length of 15.9 (31st in country); Tennessee comes in at 65.7 tempo and an average possession length of 18.0 (244th in country) - In 19 games this season, the average combined point total in Kentucky's games is 164.1 points; In 20 games for Tennessee av- erage total points is 133.45Thank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 6-0 18-1 9-0 3-1 Alabama 6-1 17-3 9-1 5-1 Florida 5-2 18-2 10-1 3-1 Missouri 5-2 16-4 15-0 1-3 Tennessee 4-3 17-3 11-0 3-3 Mississippi State 4-3 16-4 8-1 4-2 Vanderbilt 4-3 16-4 11-1 2-2 Ole Miss 4-3 15-5 9-1 3-3 Texas A&M 4-3 15-5 9-1 2-3 Kentucky 3-3 14-5 9-1 1-3 Texas 3-4 14-6 10-3 2-2 Oklahoma 2-4 15-4 8-2 1-2 Georgia 2-5 14-6 11-1 1-4 LSU 1-5 12-7 10-1 1-4 Arkansas 1-6 12-8 9-3 1-3 South Carolina 0-7 10-10 8-5 1-4 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Johnson, Tre - Texas .....................................................18.83 Sears, Mark - UA .........................................................18.05 Moore, Jalon - OK .......................................................18.00 Lanier, Chaz - UT ........................................................17.95 Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................17.76 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................10.82 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ............................................9.10 Williams, Amari - UK ....................................................8.58 Nelson, Grant - UA .......................................................8.40 Kaluma, Arthur - Texas ..................................................8.16 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................7.50 Fland, Boogie - ARK .....................................................5.72 Sears, Mark - UA ..........................................................4.85 Butler, Lamont - UK .....................................................4.76 Taylor IV, Wade - TA&M ................................................4.69 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Matthews, Cameron - MISS ST .......................................2.60 Pedulla, Sean - UM........................................................2.30 Tanner, Tyler - VU ..........................................................2.20 Murrell, Matthew - UM .................................................2.19 Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................2.10 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB .....................................................2.76 Cyril, Somto - UGA .......................................................1.90 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ....................................................1.79 Collins, Daimion - LSU ..................................................1.71 Shedrick, Kadin - Texas ..................................................1.70 Okpara, Felix - UT .........................................................1.70 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of January 27, 2025 (week 13) Team Record Points 1 Auburn (62) 18-1 1550 2 Duke 17-2 1484 3 Iowa State 17-2 1404 4 Alabama 17-3 1342 5 Florida 18-2 1278 6 Houston 16-3 1242 7 Michigan State 17-2 1170 8 Tennessee 17-3 1149 9 Marquette 17-3 1068 10 Purdue 16-5 892 11 Kansas 14-5 877 12 Kentucky 14-5 858 13 Texas A&M 15-5 775 14 Mississippi State 16-4 715 15 St. John's 17-3 588 16 Oregon 16-4 448 17 Wisconsin 16-4 440 18 Illinois 14-6 384 19 Memphis 16-4 383 20 Missouri 16-4 352 21 Louisville 15-5 346 22 Texas Tech 15-4 308 23 Ole Miss 15-5 215 24 Vanderbilt 16-4 132 25 UConn 14-6 131 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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