< Previous10 n @KentuckyMBBOfficial Grocer of UK Athletics IN EVERY AISLE LOW PRICES Scan to learn more.WEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 n @KentuckyMBBEastern Illinois at a Glance Eastern Illinois will mark the second first- time opponent for the Wildcats this season. • The Panthers are 1-2, with a win com- ing over Nicholls. EIU has dropped games at Valpo and at Notre Dame • Zion Fruster leads the scoring at 16.0 points per game. He's shooting 36.4% from distance and 88.9% from the line • Terry McMorris is snaring 8.0 rebounds per contest • Marty Simmons is in his fifth year as coach. He won 184 games at Evansville pri- or to leading the Panthers. With the Purple Aces, he directed teams to 20 or more wins in three seasons and advanced the Aces to five postseason appearances A Look at the Louisville Game Despite rallying from 20 down in the sec- ond half, the Wildcats dropped a 96-88 con- test to No. 12 Louisville on Tuesday. • it was the second-highest scoring game in the series' history with 184 combined points. The Dec. 28, 1991 meeting is the all-time highest scoring output at 192 com- bined points • Kentucky won the rebounding, 42-40, and has won the rebounding in all three games • Kentucky shot 47.1 percent from the field and has shot at least 46.8 percent in all three games • Kentucky won points in the paint, 40- 36, and bench points, 28-24 • Denzel Aberdeen had career highs with 26 points and seven rebounds • Collin Chandler had 12 points, all com- ing on 3-pointers. He has made four 3-point- ers in all three games this season. He also had six rebounds • Kam Williams played 12 second-half minutes and was a plus-11 to lead all Cats. He scored five points and hauled in four re- bounds, while also blocking a shot Have a Day, Zel! Denzel Aberdeen has been off to a ter- rific start for the Wildcats in 2025-16. He's currently leading the team at 16.0 points per game, while adding a team-high 11 assists and connecting on 53.1% of his field goals. • Aberdeen scored a career-high 26 points in the loss at Louisville. It marked just his fourth-ever 20-point output. He also snagged a career-best seven rebounds • Through three games played, Aberdeen has career best marks in points per game (16.0), rebounds per game (5.3), field-goal percentage (.531), 3-point field-goal per- centage (.375), free throw percentage (.889) and assists per game (3.7) • He has scored in double figures in all three games, and drained at least one 3-pointer in each contest as well • Aberdeen has hauled in at least four re- bounds in each of UK's first three games • He is a team-best 5.5 in assist-to-turn- over ratio The Long Ball A staple Mark Pope team is known for shooting the long ball. Pope has discussed the desire to average 35 3-point attempts per game. Kentucky is currently averaging 10.0 made 3s per game on 29.7 attempts per game through three games this season. The Cats are hitting at a 33.7% rate. Collin Chan- dler is shooting 57.1% from distance and has made four 3s in each of the first three games. UK made 11 of 28 (39.3%) in its win over Valpo, marking the first double-digit 3-point- ers made of 2025-26. Kentucky then hit 12 at Louisville. Kentucky is 17-4 under Mark Pope when eclipsing double-digts from distance, after going 16-3 a season ago. From Press Row 14 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLWe’re your Shield. We’re your Shelter. 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Mitchell, Mark - MO ................................................20.00 Ament, Nate - UT ................................................... 20.00 Rebounding Player-Team............................................................RPG 1. Hall, Keyshawn - AU ...............................................11.00 2. Davis, Tae - OK .......................................................10.33 Handlogten, Micah - UF ..........................................10.33 4. Ament, Nate - UT ......................................................8.67 Chinyelu, Rueben - UF ..............................................8.67 Estrella, J.P. - UT .......................................................8.67 Assists Player-Team............................................................APG 1. Thomas Jr., Dedan - LS .............................................8.00 2. Hubbard, Josh - MS ..................................................6.50 3. Miles, Duke - VU .......................................................5.67 Gillespie, Ja'Kobi - UT ...............................................5.67 5. Philon, Labaron - UA.................................................5.50 Steals Player-Team.............................................................SPG 1. Collins, Frankie - VU..................................................3.67 2. Cain, Blue - UG ........................................................3.33 Tanner, Tyler - VU ......................................................3.33 4. Wilkinson, Jeremiah - UG ..........................................3.00 5. Four players tied ......................................................2.67 Blocks Player-Team............................................................BPG 1. Davis-Fleming, Jamarion - MS ...................................2.50 2. Cyril, Somto - UG .....................................................2.33 3. Four player tied.........................................................2.00 2025-26 Associated Press Rankings As of November 10, 2025 (Week 2) TeamRecord Points 1Houston (18)2-01462 2Purdue (36)2-01459 3UConn (3)2-01361 4Duke (2)2-01223 5Arizona2-01204 6Michigan (1)1-01121 7BYU2-01111 8Alabama (1)2-01087 9Kentucky2-01072 10Florida1-1990 11Texas Tech2-0969 12Louisville2-0856 13St. John's1-1812 14Illinois2-0610 15UCLA2-0609 16Iowa State2-0605 17Michigan State2-0557 18North Carolina2-0494 19Gonzaga2-0466 20Tennessee2-0456 21Arkansas1-1324 22Auburn2-0207 23Creighton1-0153 24Wisconsin2-0140 25Kansas1-1130 Around the CountryAround the SEC 18 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLNext >