< Previous10 @KentuckyMBBIt's Easy to SAVE with the Kroger App Score big with weekly sales and digital coupons Official Grocery Partner of UK AthleticsWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Last Time Out: LSU Recap LSU got a putback basket from Tyrell Ward as time expired and the Tigers upset No. 17 Kentucky 75-74 on Wednesday in- side the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Antonio Reeves led Kentucky with 25 points, including the 1,000th point of his UK career. It was Reeves’ 14th 20-point game this season. Rob Dillingham had 23 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Kentucky (18-8, 8-5 Southeastern Con- ference) scored the first four points of the game on an Ugonna Onyenso dunk and an Adou Thiero layup. LSU would get with- in one, 4-3, when Reeves scored nine in a row for the Cats, who took a 13-8 lead early. LSU (14-12, 6-7) responded with an 11-3 run to take a 19-16 advantage with 12:58 left in the half. Kentucky would tie the game at 22-22 when Thiero scored the second of two consecutive baskets. UK would take the lead on a Reeves layup but LSU scored the next four to lead 26-24. That’s when Kentucky got it going on both ends of the floor. Reed Sheppard and Reeves combined to score all nine points in a 9-1 run that gave the Cats a 33-27 lead and forced an LSU timeout. The run con- tinued after the timeout when Sheppard found Justin Edwards for a right-wing three, completing the 12-1 run and giving UK a 36-27 lead, which would be the halftime score. Reeves led all scorers with 16 points in the first half. The halftime break did not cool off the Kentucky offense. UK got another Edwards three, then another Reeves three, to extend the lead to 42-27, forcing an LSU timeout less than a minute into the second half. LSU would respond after the break in the action. The Tigers went on a 17-2 run to take the lead back, 48-46. Sheppard would drive and make a layup, and was fouled in the process. The freshman made the free throw and UK led 49-48 with 13:00 to play. The lead lasted less than a minute, as LSU scored six in a row to lead 54-49. UK finally got a layup from Rob Dillingham. After a pair of LSU free throws, Dillingham hit a three from the top of the key to get the Cats within two, 56-54. After an LSU free throw made it 58-54, Reeves hit a pair of free throws, the first of which was his 1,000th point at UK, to get the Cats within one, 57-56. Kentucky would take the lead on a pair of Dilling- ham free throws, but LSU took it right back, scoring four in a row to lead 61-58 with 7:25 remaining. Dillingham continued his scoring surge with a layup that got the Cats within one, 61-60. A Will Baker layup extended the LSU lead to 63-60. A Thiero dunk got Ken- tucky within one, 63-62, but LSU got a three from Mike Williams to lead 66-62. Another Dillingham layup cut the defi- cit to two, 66-64, but LSU got a Williams free throw to lead 67-64. Dillingham then hit a three to tie the game at 67 apiece with 2:32 to play. Jalen Reed scored inside to give LSU a 69-67 lead, but Dillingham hit two free throws to tie the game at 69-69 with 2:01 to play. Baker hit a three to give LSU a 72-69 ad- vantage with 1:10 to play. Kentucky would miss a pair of shots on its next possession, and LSU got a Reed free throw to lead 73- 69 with 1:04 to play. Dillingham then went to the basket, threw up an acrobatic shot that went in, and he was fouled. The free throw made it 73-72 Tigers with 53 seconds left. After Kentucky got a defensive stop, Dil- lingham hit an off balance jumper to give the Cats a 74-73 lead with 13 seconds left. That set the stage for Ward’s heroics as time expired. Other LSU Game Tidbits Antonio Reeves had a game-high 25 points. He now has 1,001 points during his two seasons at Kentucky, the 62nd Wildcat to reach the 1,000 mark. • He has 24 games with at least 20 points in his two seasons at UK, the most 20-point games for a player in the Calipari era. • He has 14 games with at least 20 points this season and has scored in double figures in every game but one this season. • He also has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game but one this season. Rob Dillingham had 23 points, 21 of them in the second half, and scored UK’s last 12 points of the game. It his 20th dou- ble-figure game of the season. Justin Edwards had nine points, tying a career best for 3-pointers with three triples. Adou Thiero totaled eight points, led the Wildcats in rebounds with nine, and add- ed two assists, two steals and tied a career high for blocked shots with four rejections. Reed Sheppard had seven points and five steals. This is the third straight game, and fourth in the last five, with five steals. He has had at least two thefts in 21 of 26 games. 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 965 weeks in the poll's 75-year history. North Carolina (952), Duke (888), Kansas (855) 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. 1949. UK has played a total of 252 games as the nation’s top-ranked team, including 77 under current coach John Calipari.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 Alabama 11-2 19-7 13-1 4-3 Tennessee 10-3 20-6 12-1 6-3 South Carolina 9-4 21-5 13-2 5-3 Auburn 9-4 20-6 13-1 3-4 Florida 8-5 18-8 11-1 3-5 Kentucky 8-5 18-8 11-4 5-3 Mississippi State 7-6 18-8 11-2 1-6 Ole Miss 6-7 19-7 14-1 3-6 Texas A&M 6-7 15-11 9-4 4-5 LSU 6-7 14-12 10-4 2-6 Georgia 5-8 15-11 11-4 4-4 Arkansas 4-9 13-13 9-5 2-5 Vanderbilt 2-11 7-19 7-9 0-7 Missouri 0-13 8-18 6-9 2-7 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Mark Sears, ALA ............................................................20.4 Dalton Knecht, UT ........................................................20.0 Antonio Reeves, UK ......................................................19.7 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU ...................................................19.1 Matthew Murrell, MISS ..................................................17.3 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Andersson Garcia, TAMU ................................................9.4 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................8.5 Tyrese Samuel, UF ...........................................................7.9 Micah Handlogten, UF ....................................................7.6 Tre Mitchell, UK ..............................................................7.5 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................5.5 Zyon Pullin, UF ...............................................................4.9 Aaron Estrada, ALA ..........................................................4.3 Sean East II, MIZZOU ......................................................4.3 Ta'Lon Cooper, SC ...........................................................4.2 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................2.7 Cameron Matthews, MISS ST ...........................................2.2 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................2.1 Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................1.9 Jordan Wright, LSU ..........................................................1.8 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Jamarion Sharp, MISS ......................................................2.4 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................2.4 Jonas Aidoo, UT ..............................................................1.9 Grant Nelson, ALA ..........................................................1.7 Dylan Cardwell, AUB ......................................................1.5 2023-24 Associated Press Rankings As of February 12, 2024 (week 16) Team Record Points 1 UConn (62) 24-2 1550 2 Houston 22-3 1473 3 Purdue 23-3 1414 4 Arizona 20-5 1373 5 Tennessee 19-6 1230 6 Iowa State 20-5 1160 7 Marquette 19-6 1144 8 Duke 20-5 1116 9 Kansas 20-6 1065 10 North Carolina 20-6 1044 11 Baylor 19-6 959 12 Illinois 19-6 853 13 Alabama 18-7 803 14 Auburn 20-6 690 15 Creighton 19-7 612 16 Dayton 21-4 584 17 Kentucky 18-7 540 18 Saint Mary's 21-6 486 19 San Diego State 20-6 374 20 South Carolina 21-5 346 21 Washington State 20-6 215 22 Colorado State 20-6 171 23 Texas Tech 18-7 135 24 Florida 18-7 124 25 BYU 18-7 123We’re your Shield. 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