< PreviousWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Saint Joseph's Recap While missing all three of its big men ear- ly in the season, Kentucky figured to be a pe- rimeter-oriented team. That trend continued on Monday night as the Cats topped Saint Joseph’s 96-88 in overtime in the Wildcat Challenge presented by Kentucky Tourism. The three-point shot was crucial to the Cats again on Monday night. Kentucky took control of the game in the extra stanza on back-to-back threes from Tre Mitchell. The Cats would never trail in overtime on their way to the eight-point victory. UK head coach John Calipari loved that Mitchell em- braced the opportunity to make such big plays in overtime. “Tre made those shots. What I call those are ‘the moment’,” Calipari said. “There was that play, the moment, when one team is playing with house money and we’re play- ing with – we’ve got to win. And it never phased him.” Mitchell and D.J. Wagner would lead the Cats with 22 points apiece. Wagner added a season-high six assists. Antonio Reeves scored 20 points and Rob Dillingham had 13 in the win. Justin Edwards gave the Cats a fifth player in double figures with 13 points. Edwards added six assists and five rebounds. Calipari singled out both Wagner and Edwards in the postgame. “D.J. played better, you’re starting to see who he is. Justin played better, more confi- dence, more relaxed player.” Kentucky (4-1) hit 12 of 25 (48 percent) from behind the arc in the game, continu- ing a trend of hot outside shooting. The Cats have now hit at least 10 three-point baskets in each of their last three games. While most of the Cats struggled to find the range in the first half of Monday’s game, both Reeves and Dillingham kept Kentucky in a game that was closer than expected. Both guards went four of six from the floor in the first half while the rest of the Kentucky team combined to go six of 17. It all added up to a 41-38 lead for the Cats at the break. Wrapping up the Saint Joseph's Game: • Kentucky is now 64-52 all-time in overtime games. • UK had 12 steals, leading to an 11-6 advantage in points off turnovers and 28-11 in fast-break points. • Despite having to play an overtime pe- riod, the Wildcats had only nine turnovers. UK has had single-digit miscues in four of five games this season and now are averag- ing just eight TOs per contest. • Kentucky also was stingy in fouling, drawing only 10 whistles. UK is averaging only 12.2 fouls per game this season after averaging 16 fouls per game last season. • Kentucky had three players score at least 20 points, the first time that has hap- pened since Demarcus Cousins, John Wall and Patrick Patterson did so against Sam Houston State on Nov. 19, 2009. • Kentucky had five players score in dou- ble figures, the third time that has happened this season. • Kentucky shot 51.6% from the field (33 of 64), UK’s second consecutive game over 50%. • Kentucky made 12 of 25 from 3-point land, the Wildcats’ third straight game of double-figure threes. • The last time UK made at least 10 threes in three straight games was February 2016, when the Wildcats had a five-game streak of 10+ threes. Kentucky is 651-81 (88.9%) in the 48th season in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Four on National Watch Lists Four Wildcats -- D.J Wagner, Antonio Reeves, Justin Edwards and Aaron Bradshaw -- are on major national watch lists to begin the season. Wagner is on the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award (best point guard), while Reeves is on the Jerry West Award list (best shooting guard), Edwards is on the Julius Erving Award list (best small forward) and Bradshaw is on the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar list (best center). Edwards was also named to the Naismith Trophy preseason watch list and the Wooden Award watch list. • In its history, Kentucky's Malik Monk (2017) won the West Award, Tyler Ulis (2016) captured the Cousy Award and Oscar Tshiebwe (2022) was tabbed the Abdul-Jabbar winner Playing the New Role of Underdog Led by 15th-year head coach John Cali- pari, Kentucky was picked fourth in the Southeastern Conference Preseason Poll, behind Tennessee, Texas A&M and Arkan- sas. Freshman Justin Edwards was named to the preseason All-SEC First Team, while senior Antonio Reeves garnered preseason All-SEC Second Team laurels by the media. The coaches voted Reeves to the first team and Edwards to the early-season second team. • UK has won the regular-season title 49 times in the history of the program • Kentucky has captured the SEC Tourna- ment crown 31 times • Calipari has directed his teams to regu- lar-season SEC crowns in 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 • Kentucky has claimed the SEC Tour- nament title six times under his direction in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018Thank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERS OFFICIAL BANK OF UK ATHLETICSNEKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 18 @KentuckyMBB Around the SEC Around the Country 2023-24 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Mississippi State 0-0 5-0 2-0 0-0 South Carolina 0-0 5-0 2-0 0-0 Alabama 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Texas A&M 0-0 4-0 2-0 2-0 Auburn 0-0 4-1 2-0 0-0 Kentucky 0-0 4-1 4-0 0-0 Tennessee 0-0 4-1 2-0 1-0 Arkansas 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 Florida 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 LSU 0-0 3-2 1-1 0-0 Missouri 0-0 3-2 2-2 1-0 Georgia 0-0 2-3 2-0 0-0 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Mark Sears, ALA ............................................................19.5 Allen Flanigan, MISS .....................................................18.8 Ezra Manjon, VU ...........................................................18.8 Dalton Knecht, UT ........................................................18.4 Antonio Reeves, UK ......................................................18.2 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Henry Coleman III, TAMU .............................................11.0 Colin Smith, VU ..............................................................9.5 Jimmy Bell Jr., MISS ST ....................................................9.4 Micah Handlogten, UF ....................................................8.5 Tyrese Samuel, UF ...........................................................8.5 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ta'Lon Cooper, SC ...........................................................5.4 Walter Clayton Jr., UF ......................................................5.0 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................4.8 Rob Dillingham, UK ........................................................4.6 Mark Sears, ALA ..............................................................4.5 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................3.4 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................3.3 Jordan Wright, LSU ..........................................................2.6 Aaron Estrada, ALA ..........................................................2.3 Cameron Matthews, MISS ST ...........................................2.2 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Trevon Brazile, ARK .........................................................2.8 Jamarion Sharp, MISS ......................................................2.5 Aidan Shaw, MIZZOU .....................................................2.2 Jimmy Bell Jr., MISS ST ....................................................1.8 Jonas Aidoo, UT ..............................................................1.8 (through November 21 games) 2023-24 Associated Press Rankings As of November 20, 2023 (week 3) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (52) 3-0 1508 2 Purdue (5) 3-0 1440 3 Arizona (3) 5-0 1364 4 Marquette 3-0 1316 5 UConn (1) 4-0 1299 6 Houston 6-0 1191 7 Tennessee 3-0 1136 8 Creighton 4-0 1119 9 Duke 3-1 1084 10 Miami 5-0 920 11 Gonzaga 2-0 902 12 Texas A&M 4-0 867 13 Baylor 4-0 774 14 North Carolina 3-0 655 15 Texas 4-0 650 16 Kentucky 3-1 617 17 Alabama 4-0 516 18 Colorado 3-0 241 19 Florida Atlantic 2-1 229 20 Arkansas 3-1 224 21 Michigan State 3-2 222 22 James Madison 4-0 217 23 USC 3-1 165 24 Virginia 4-0 164 25 Mississippi State 5-0 163We’re your Shield. 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