< Previous10 @KentuckyMBB$ 600+ IN SAVINGS EVERY WEEK WITH DIGITAL COUPONS Scan here to start saving. Official Grocer of UK Athletics.WEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Clemson Outlasts Kentucky in Back and Forth Game Otega Oweh had 17 points and seven rebounds, but No. 4 Kentucky suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday, falling at Clemson 70-66. Lamont Butler had 16 points and five as- sists for the Cats, while Jaxson Robinson had 12 points for UK. Kentucky (7-1) scored first on a Robin- son three. After Clemson got a pair of free throws, Butler drove the lane, scored and was fouled. He made the free throw to make it 6-2 early. With Kentucky leading 7-5, the Cats scored four in a row to lead 11-5. However, Clemson scored the next seven to lead for the first time, 12-11. However, a Koby Brea three would give UK the lead back, 14-12, with 13:11 left in the first half. Andrew Carr hit a three to make it 17-12, but Clemson quickly answered with a three of its own, and it was 17-15. A pair of Oweh free throws gave UK a 19- 15 lead but Clemson scored the next eight points to lead 23-19, but UK answered with a run of its own. A Robinson three, a But- ler layup, an Oweh steal and dunk and an Oweh jumper comprised a 9-0 Kentucky run that gave the Cats a 28-23 lead with 5:45 to play in the half. Clemson (8 -1) would respond by scoring the next 10 points to lead 33-28 before UK got a layup from Ansley Almonor. However, Clemson scored the last four points of the half and the Tigers led 37-30 at the half. In the second half, Kentucky got the scor- ing started on an Oweh three. After a Clem- son basket, UK got an Amari Williams layup, followed by a fast break layup from Oweh, making it 39-37. After a Clemson three, the Cats got a Brandon Garrison layup on a lob from Butler, cutting the deficit to 42-39. Another Oweh basket got UK within one and a Williams basket gave the Cats a 43-42 advantage. After a pair of Tigers’ free throws, Robinson hit a basket to give Kentucky a 45- 44 lead. But again, Clemson came right back with a score to lead 46-45. The back-and-forth continued as Butler scored at the basket to give UK a 47-46 lead. Clemson would get a banked-in three to lead 49-47. Carr tied the game with pair of free throws but the Tigers answered with a bas- ket to lead 51-49. However, Butler hit a three and UK took the lead back, 52-51 with 10:57 remaining. Clemson scored the next five points to lead 56-52 before Oweh hit a pair of free throws to make it 56-54 with 8:13 remaining. However, Clemson scored the next five to take a 61-54 advantage. Williams converted in the post to get the Cats within five, then Robinson scored on a putback to cut the deficit to 61-58 with 5:25 to play. The Tigers would respond again, netting the next five points to lead 66-58. A Rob- inson layup cut the UK deficit to 66-60. A Williams basket at the rim got the Cats with- in four, 66-62. Clemson hit a pair of free throws to make it 68-62. A Butler free throw, and later a three, made it 68-66 with two seconds remaining. The Tigers hit two free throws to provide the final margin of victory. Some additional notes from the game: • UK held Clemson to 24-65 shooting (32%). Kentucky has held seven of its eight opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field this season • The contest featured four ties and 13 lead changes • The rebounding matchup finished dead even with each squad grabbing 44 total re- bounds – 29 on the defensive end and 15 offensive boards • UK had a 13-10 edge in second chance points and won the points in the paint bat- tle, 30-26 Know Your Opponent • Kentucky and Gonzaga will play in their second top-10 matchup in the last three years. Both teams were ranked in the top five when the teams met in 2022-23 • UK is 103-72 all-time in matchups in- volving two AP Top 10 foes • Gonzaga is off to a 7-1 start with wins over Arizona State and Indiana • The Bulldogs lead the country in as- sist-to-turnover ratio with 2.12 per game. Gonzaga also ranks in the top 10 in assists per game at 19.9 • Gonzaga has a knack for getting to the charity stripe, ranking four in the nation in free-throw percentage (82.4%) while getting there an average of 22.0 times per gameThank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Florida 0-0 9-0 5-0 1-0 Oklahoma 0-0 8-0 5-0 0-0 Tennessee 0-0 8-0 5-0 1-0 Georgia 0-0 8-1 6-0 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-0 8-1 5-0 1-0 Auburn 0-0 7-1 3-0 0-1 Kentucky 0-0 7-1 4-0 0-1 LSU 0-0 7-1 5-0 1-0 Ole Miss 0-0 7-1 4-0 1-0 Mississippi State 0-0 7-1 4-0 1-0 Missouri 0-0 7-1 7-0 0-1 Texas 0-0 7-1 4-0 1-0 Alabama 0-0 7-2 3-0 1-1 Texas A&M 0-0 7-2 5-0 0-1 Arkansas 0-0 6-2 5-0 1-0 South Carolina 0-0 5-3 3-1 1-1 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Johnson, Tre - Texas ....................................................20.75 Broome, Johni - AUB ..................................................20.63 Lanier, Chaz - UT .......................................................18.75 Clayton Jr., Walter - UF ...............................................18.44 Hubbard, Josh - MISS ST ..............................................18.25 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Broome, Johni - AUB ..................................................12.75 Williams, Amari - UK .................................................10.13 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ............................................9.38 Murphy, KeShawn - MISS ST ..........................................8.75 Kaluma, Arthur - Texas .................................................. 8.13 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT ....................................................... 7.88 Fland, Boogie - ARK ......................................................5.00 Taylor IV, Wade - T A&M ..............................................4.56 Murray, Jaylen - MISS .....................................................4.50 Fears, Jeremiah - OK ......................................................4.38 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Matthews, Cameron - MISS ST ...................................... 2.88 Pedulla, Sean - MISS ......................................................2.63 Thiero, Adou - ARK .......................................................2.50 Fears, Jeremiah - OK .....................................................2.50 Murrell, Matthew - MISS ...............................................2.43 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB ................................................... 2.88 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ...................................................2.63 Shedrick, Kadin - Texas ................................................ 2.13 Williams, Amari - UK ...................................................1.88 Okpara, Felix - UT ........................................................1.88 (statistics through December 5 games) 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of December 2, 2024 (week 5) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (35) 7-0 1499 2 Auburn (26) 7-0 1490 3 Tennessee 7-0 1351 4 Kentucky 7-0 1267 5 Marquette 8-0 1246 6 Iowa State 5-1 1225 7 Gonzaga 7-1 1181 8 Purdue 7-1 1058 9 Duke 5-2 941 10 Alabama 6-2 939 11 Wisconsin 8-0 903 12 Oregon 8-0 806 13 Florida 8-0 782 14 Cincinnati 6-0 774 15 Baylor 5-2 567 16 Memphis 6-1 500 17 Houston 4-3 402 18 Pittsburgh 7-1 374 19 Illinois 6-1 351 20 North Carolina 4-3 292 21 Oklahoma 7-0 266 22 Texas A&M 6-2 207 23 Ole Miss 6-1 165 24 San Diego State 4-2 143 25 UConn 5-3 123 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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