< 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: Texas A&M Recap No. 6 Kentucky rallied late in regulation to force overtime, but the Cats could not get past Texas A&M, falling 97-92 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. Antonio Reeves scored 22 points to lead the Cats, making 5 of 10 from behind the arc. D.J. Wagner had 18 points and four assists. Kentucky (12-3, 2-1 Southeastern Confer- ence) got 15 points from Rob Dillingham and 13 points, six rebounds and three steals from Reed Sheppard. Early in the game, the Aggies were hot from the floor. A&M used the three-point shot to build an early 15-8 advantage. Kentucky would tie the game by scoring seven in a row, including a three from Reeves. Texas A&M then went on an 11-3 run to take an eight-point lead, 26-18. Kentucky got a three from Justin Edwards and layups from Rob Dillingham and Wagner to get within four, 31-27. But again, A&M had an answer, scoring the next seven points to take a 38-27 advantage with 5:20 left in the half. The Cats would chip away at the lead for the remainder of the half. Reeves stayed hot and, with 17 seconds left in the half, his three put UK up 45-44. However, Wade Taylor made a pair of free throws with seven sec- onds left in the half to give the Aggies a 46-45 lead at the half. Kentucky took an early second-half lead on a Reeves three. After an A&M basket, Ed- wards hit a three and the Cats led 51-49. From there, the game would be extreme- ly tight. There were five ties throughout the remainder of regulation. Kentucky was down five late before Dillingham hit three three-pointers in a row to tie the game at 87-87. After A&M took an 89-87 lead with seven seconds left, Sheppard was fouled with just 0.5 seconds to play. The freshman made both free throws to tie the game and send it to overtime. However, Kentucky went cold in over- time. The Cats would miss all eight of their shots from the field in the extra time. UK’s only three points in overtime came from the free throw line. Final notes from the Texas A&M Game • Kentucky is 1-1 in overtime games this season, also has a win over St. Joseph’s. • UK scored 92 points today. The Wild- cats entered the game third in the nation at 90.7 per game. • UK has scored at least 80 points in all but one game this season. • Kentucky made 15 of 39 on 3-pointers. 15 threes are the second-most of the season and 39 attempts are a season high. • UK had 22 as- sists with only 11 turnovers, a +2.0 ra- tio. UK entered the game third in the na- tion in assist-to-turn- over ratio at +1.87. • UK won fast- break points, 11-8. UK entered the game seventh in the nation in fastbreak points. • With 15 points from Dillingham and 13 from Shep- pard, UK won bench points 36-26. • Kentucky blocked nine shots, tying the season high. • Antonio Reeves had 22 points, his seventh 20-point game of the season. • D.J. Wagner had 18 points, his ninth double-figure scoring game of the season and fourth in a row. He also had four assists. • Rob Dillingham had 15 points, includ- ing a trio of 3-pointers late in regulation that helped send the game to overtime. He also had four assists. • Reed Sheppard had 13 points, six re- bounds, three assists and three steals. • Playing a career-high 44 minutes, Tre Mitchell notched eight points, 13 rebounds and six assists. It is his fifth straight game with dou- ble-digit rebounds and he has had at least four boards in every game this season. Player a career-best 31 minutes, Ugonna Onyenso had a season-high seven points, tied his career high for rebounds with 10 and set a career best with five blocked shots. John Calipari Approaching Win No. 400 as UK's Head Coach Kentucky head coach John Calipari has tallied a 399-116 all-time record as the Wild- cats' coach. He is already the second-win- ningest coach in program history, trailing only legendary Adolph Rupp who was 876- 190 as UK's coach. • With a win tonight against Mississippi State (516), Calipari will be the third-fastest active head coach to 400 wins at a program. Bill Self amassed 400 wins in 484 games at Kansas and Mark Few tallied 400 wins in 499 outings at Gonzaga. Among active head coaches, Calipari leads: 1. With 110 victories at the Associated Press No. 1 team 2. Six wins against AP No. 1 ranked teams 3. Most NCAA Tournament wins (57) 4. Most Sweet 16 apperances (15) 5. Most 20-win seasons (27) 6. Most 30-win seasons (10) 7. Most wins in overtime (33-17 record) Associated Press Poll All-Time Leader Not only are the Wildcats the nation's all- time wins leader and the team with the best all-time winning percentage, they have been ranked in the Associated Press more than any other program. Kentucky has been ranked in the AP poll during 960 weeks in the poll's 75-year histo- ry. North Carolina (947), Duke (883), Kansas (850) 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 Auburn 3-0 14-2 9-0 1-1 Alabama 3-0 11-5 7-1 2-1 Ole Miss 2-1 15-1 11-0 2-1 South Carolina 2-1 14-2 9-0 2-2 Kentucky 2-1 12-3 8-1 2-1 Tennessee 2-1 12-4 8-0 2-2 Georgia 2-1 12-4 10-1 2-0 LSU 2-1 10-6 7-2 1-2 Mississippi State 1-2 12-4 6-2 0-2 Florida 1-2 11-5 7-1 0-2 Texas A&M 1-2 10-6 6-2 2-2 Arkansas 0-3 9-7 7-2 0-2 Missouri 0-3 8-8 6-4 2-2 Vanderbilt 0-3 5-11 5-5 0-3 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Mark Sears, ALA ............................................................20.3 Antonio Reeves, UK ......................................................18.9 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU ...................................................18.2 Matthew Murrell, MISS ..................................................17.3 Dalton Knecht, UT ........................................................17.2 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Andersson Garcia, TAMU ................................................8.6 Tyrese Samuel, UF ...........................................................8.4 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................8.4 Tre Mitchell, UK ..............................................................8.1 Henry Coleman III, TAMU ...............................................8.0 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................5.1 Zyon Pullin, UF ...............................................................5.0 Ta'Lon Cooper, SC ...........................................................4.3 Rob Dillingham, UK ........................................................4.1 Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................4.1 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................2.5 Cameron Matthews, MISS ST ...........................................2.4 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................2.4 Matthew Murrell, MISS ....................................................2.2 Tyrin Lawrence, VU .........................................................2.1 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Jamarion Sharp, MISS ......................................................3.0 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................2.0 Aidan Shaw, MIZZOU .....................................................1.7 Jonas Aidoo, UT ..............................................................1.6 Grant Nelson, ALA ..........................................................1.4 2023-24 Associated Press Rankings As of January 15, 2024 (week 11) Team Record Points 1 UConn (39) 15-2 1542 2 Purdue (20) 15-2 1506 3 Kansas (3) 14-2 1426 4 North Carolina (1) 13-3 1407 5 Houston 14-2 1236 6 Tennessee 12-4 1147 7 Duke 13-3 1130 8 Kentucky 12-3 1123 9 Baylor 14-2 1055 10 Memphis 15-2 987 11 Wisconsin 13-3 948 12 Arizona 12-4 918 13 Auburn 14-2 905 14 Illinois 12-4 660 15 Oklahoma 13-3 633 16 Utah State 16-1 538 17 Marquette 11-5 516 18 Creighton 13-4 433 19 TCU 13-3 293 20 BYU 13-3 270 21 Dayton 13-2 261 22 Ole Miss 15-1 236 23 Florida Atlantic 13-4 221 24 Iowa State 13-3 195 25 Texas Tech 14-2 191 (through January 15 games)We’re your Shield. 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