< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 n @KentuckyMBBGonzaga at a Glance Kentucky plays Gonzaga for the fourth-consecutive season, this time in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. • UK is 2-2 vs. the Bulldogs all-time. This year's meeting is the fourth of a six-year se- ries. The teams are slated to meet at Rupp Arena in 2026 and McCarthey Athletic Cen- ter in 2027 • Facing the Zags in Seattle last season, Kentucky matched the largest halftime deficit overcome in school history, coming from 16 points down at the break to win in overtime, 90-89 • Gonzaga is 7-1 on the season and has been idle since a 101-61 loss to Michigan on Nov. 26. The Bulldogs have top-25 wins over No. 23 Creighton and No. 8 Alabama • Braden Huff and Graham Ike lead Gon- zaga in the scoring department, averaging 15.8 ppg and 15.0 ppg, respectively • Gonzaga is averaging 44.63 rebounds per game, ranking top 10 in the country Last Time Out Kentucky fell, 67-64, to North Carolina on Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena. • The game featured 14 lead changes and nine ties • The Wildcats led for 25:05 of game time • All nine Cats who played, scored • Kentucky made just one 3-point shot on the night • Otega Oweh matched his season high with 16 points. He has scored in double fig- ures in all eight games this season and 41 of 44 games overall at Kentucky • Denzel Aberdeen totaled 10 points and has also scored in double digits in all eight games this season • Malachi Moreno led UK with nine re- bounds, also scoring eight points and blocking three shots • Four players (Aberdeen, Chandler, Jelavic, Moreno) played a career high in minutes Notable Achievements Thus Far Kentucky is off to a 5-3 start to the season and have achieved a few notable achievements: • The 50-point margin of victory over Tennessee Tech is largest for UK under head coach Mark Pope. Kentucky has four wins this season with at least 40-point mar- gins, the quickest into a season in UK his- tory (seven games) with four such games. • Kentucky did not allow a member of Loyola (Md.) to score more than seven points in the win over the Greyhounds. It was the first time a UK defense prevented a scorer of more than seven points since Nov. 23, 2014 vs. Montana State • UK has had three games already with nine players scoring at least six points. That only happened three other times between 2004-05 and 2024-25 • Kentucky limited each of its first two opponents of the season to 59 points or fewer for the first time since 2014-15 • The Cats have at least one win by 48 or more points in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2011-12 and 2012-13 • Kentucky limited Nicholls to just 15 points in the opening half, it was the lowest points yielded in the first half in Rupp Arena by the Cats since EKU scored 14 on Dec. 7, 2014 Balanced on the Stats Sheet Balance has been the name of the game for the Cats thus far this season. • UK has had seven different leading scorers or co-leaders through the first eight games. • UK has also had six different players lead or co-lead in rebounds • Six players have led or co-led in assists • Kentucky has had nine players score at least six points in three games already this sea- son (Valparaiso, Eastern Illinois, Loyola (Md.)) 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Ranked on the list for three years in a row! FORBES WORLD’S BEST INSURANCE COMPANIES2025-26 SEC Standings and Statistics (Through Dec. 3 games) TeamSECOverallHomeRoad Vanderbilt0-09-05-01-0 LSU0-08-05-01-0 Georgia0-08-16-01-0 Missouri0-08-17-01-1 Auburn0-07-25-00-0 Tennessee0-07-25-00-1 Texas A&M0-07-25-11-1 Alabama0-06-22-11-0 Arkansas0-06-26-00-1 Oklahoma0-06-24-01-1 Texas0-06-34-11-0 Florida0-05-33-00-1 Kentucky0-05-35-10-1 Ole Miss0-05-35-10-0 South Carolina0-05-35-10-0 Mississippi State0-04-43-11-0 Scoring Player-Team.............................................................PPG 1. Hubbard, Josh - MS ................................................23.29 2. Hall, Keyshawn - AU ...............................................20.86 3. Philon, Labaron - UA ...............................................20.57 4. Miles, Duke - VU .....................................................18.75 5. Haugh, Thomas - UF ...............................................18.63 Rebounding Player-Team............................................................RPG 1. Chinyelu, Rueben - UF............................................11.25 2. Hall, Keyshawn - AU .................................................9.00 Condon, Alex - UF ....................................................9.00 4. Sutton, Marquel - LS .................................................8.43 5. Agee, Rashaun - AM .................................................7.89 Assists Player-Team............................................................APG 1. Thomas Jr., Dedan - LS .............................................7.00 2. Philon, Labaron - UA .................................................5.71 3. Collins, Frankie - VU..................................................5.50 4. Gillespie, Ja'Kobi - UT................................................5.44 5. Kamardine, Ilias - UM................................................4.88 Steals Player-Team.............................................................SPG 1. Collins, Frankie - VU ................................................ 3.17 2. Miles, Duke - VU .......................................................2.50 3. Robinson II, Anthony - MO.........................................2.44 4. Tanner, Tyler - VU ......................................................2.38 5. Wilkinson, Jeremiah - UG ..........................................2.33 Blocks Player-Team............................................................BPG 1. Abson, Justin - UG ....................................................2.44 Cyril, Somto - UG .....................................................2.44 3. Scott, James - UM ....................................................2.00 4. Sherrell, Aiden - UA ..................................................1.86 5. Davis-Fleming, Jamarion - MS ...................................1.71 2025-26 Associated Press Rankings As of December 1, 2025 (Week 5) TeamRecord Points 1Purdue (40)7-01494 2Arizona (6)7-01442 3Michigan (15)7-01417 4Duke8-01355 5UConn6-11244 6Louisville7-01177 7Michigan State7-01095 8Houston7-11070 9BYU6-11037 10Iowa State7-0975 11Gonzaga7-1934 12Alabama5-2869 13Tennessee7-1771 14Illinois6-2657 15Florida5-2568 16North Carolina6-1519 17Vanderbilt8-0475 18Kentucky5-2451 19Texas Tech6-2387 20Auburn6-2376 21Kansas6-2340 22Indiana7-0313 23St. John's4-3200 24Southern Cal7-0145 25Arkansas5-2127 Around the CountryAround the SEC 18 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLLoyola (Md.) Lexington, Ky. W, 88-46 Friday November Home Neutral Away Indiana Lexington, Ky. 7:30 p.m. Saturday December Oklahoma Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. February Purdue Lexington, Ky. W, 78-65 Friday October Exhibition St. John's Atlanta 12:30 p.m. Saturday December CBS Sports Classic Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 8:30 p.m. February Georgetown Lexington, Ky. L, 70-84 Thursday October Exhibition Bellarmine Lexington, Ky. 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December Florida Gainesville, Fla. 3:00 p.m. Saturday February Nicholls Lexington, Ky. W, 77-51 Tuesday November BBN United Tipoff Classic presented by Kentucky Tourism Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1:00 p.m. Saturday January Georgia Lexington, Ky. 9:00 p.m. February Valparaiso Lexington, Ky. W, 107-59 Friday November BBN United Tipoff Classic presented by Kentucky Tourism Missouri Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. January Auburn Auburn, Ala 8:30 p.m. Saturday February Louisville Louisville, Ky. L, 88-96 Tuesday November Mississippi State Lexington, Ky. 8:30 p.m. Saturday January Eastern Illinois Lexington, Ky. W, 99-52 Friday November BBN United Tipoff Classic presented by Kentucky Tourism South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7:00 p.m. February Texas A&M College Station, Texas. 7:00 p.m. March Michigan State New York L, 66-83 Tuesday November State Farm Champions Classic LSU Baton Rouge, La.. 7:00 p.m. January Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. 2:00 p.m. Saturday February Florida Lexington, Ky. 4:00 p.m. Saturday March Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 12:00 p.m. Saturday January SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. TBA Tues.-Sat. March 11-15 Tennessee Tech Lexington, Ky. W, 104-54 November Texas Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. January NCAA Tournament Final Four® Indianapolis, Ind. | TBA March- April TBA North Carolina Lexington, Ky. L, 64-67 Tuesday December SEC/ACC Challenge Ole Miss Lexington, Ky. 12:00 p.m. Saturday January Gonzaga Nashville, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. Friday December Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 9:00 p.m. January North Caro. Central Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. Tuesday December Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Saturday January 2025-26 Basketball Schedule 20 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLNext >