< Previous10 @KentuckyMBBYou can enjoy FREE * grocery delivery, 2X Fuel Points and more for as low as $59/year. *$35 order minimum. Restrictions apply. Subject to availability. Delivery time not guaranteed. Official Grocery Partner of UK AthleticsWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row What's Trending Over the Last Five Games A snapshot of what has been trending with the Cats over their last five games played: • UK is 3-2 with three of its five games played on the road • Sahvir Wheeler has missed each of Kentucky's last three games with a right an- kle injury. CJ Fredrick has missed the last two games with a rib injury • Total margin of points between UK and its opponents is five points with two games being decided by five points or fewer • Four players are averaging double-fig- ure points with Antonio Reeves leading the way at 15.2 points per game. He has topped 20 points in two games and made a team- high 15 3-pointers • Jacob Toppin has scored in double figures in all five and is averaging 14.8 per game. He is second on the team with 6.4 rebounds per game • The Cats are shooting 77.0% from the free-throw line, while their opponents are connecting on 82.8% from the charity stripe. UK's opponents have shot 12 more free throws in the last five games than the Cats. Four UK players are shooting 82.6% or better with at least eight attempts • Kentucky is shooting 36.8% from 3-point range. Reeves is connecting on 57.7% to lead the team • Chris Livingston has been a spark for the Cats. He's scoring 9.0 points per game over the last five with a pair of double-dig- it efforts. Livingston is also adding 4.4 re- bounds per game and playing 30.2 minutes an outing • UK is plus-6.8 on the boards in the last five. Oscar Tshiebwe is logging 11.6 per game Kentucky Honoring '96, '97, '98 Teams The University of Kentucky Athletic De- partment will celebrate the 1996, 1997 and 1998 men’s basketball teams on Feb. 18. It is one of the most heralded stretches in Kentucky men’s basketball history, with two national titles and an appearance in a third title game in three years. Kentucky strung together 25 consecutive wins, including a 16-0 mark in Southeastern Conference play, midway through the 1995- 96 season and rolled to its sixth national championship. The dynamic duo of Tony Delk (17.8 points per game) and Antoine Walker (15.2 ppg) led the team dubbed “The Untouchables” by head coach Rick Pitino. Delk tied a championship game re- cord with seven 3-pointers and the Wildcats withstood a late Syracuse rally to win the title by a 76-67 score. Pitino’s reigning champions posted a 35-5 overall record and won the league tournament title in a quest to repeat as champions in 1996-97. Kentucky marched all the way to the final game before falling to Arizona in overtime by an 84-75 margin. Ron Mercer paced the scoring at 18.1 points per game and Derek Anderson added 17.7 per outing. The team that became known as the “Comeback Cats” captured its second na- tional title in three years after overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit against Utah in the national championship game. UK was 10-3 in games decided by 10 points or few- er and 7-1 in games decided by three points or less during the regular season in Tubby Smith’s first year as head coach. Kentucky’s players provided a balanced attack, as all five starters averaged more than nine points per game with senior guard Jeff Sheppard pacing the scoring at 13.7 points per game. Wallace is Evolving into Mr. Clutch Cason Wallace has proved to be a player the Wildcats can rely on in the clutch. In games within five or fewer points with less than five minutes to play, Wallace has been a go-to type for the Cats. Consider: • vs. Michigan State: 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-4 FT); 2 rebounds, 1 steal • vs. Michigan: 3 points (1-1 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-2 FT) • vs. LSU: 2 points (1-1 FG); 1 assist • vs. Tennessee: 1 rebound, 2 assists • vs. Texas A&M: 2 points (1-1 FG) • vs. Florida: 7 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-2 FT); 1 rebound, 1 assistMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTInside The Numbers 18 @KentuckyMBB TENNESSEE (20-6, 9-4) AT KENTUCKY (17-9, 8-5) Series Breakdown Overall - UK, 159-77 at Lexington - UK, 93-19 Calipari vs. UT - 20-15 Barnes vs. UK - 11-10 Current UK streak - W1 John Calipari Rick Barnes Overall Record: 827-250* Overall Record: 774-401 Record at UK: 382-110 Record at UT: 170-87 Overall Seasons: 31st Overall Seasons: 36th at Kentucky: 14th at Tennessee: 8th * on court record UK Statistic UT 74.7 Points Per Game 72.3 38.2 Rebounds PG 39.9 16.0 Assists PG 16.8 4.0 Blocks PG 3.9 6.5 Steals PG 8.4 11.4 Turnovers PG 12.3 .456 FG Pct. .430 .363 3-Pt. FG Pct. .327 .697 FT. Pct. .727 1.4 Assist-to-TO Ratio 1.2 THE MATCHUPTALE OF THE TAPE • Tie John Calipari with Ray Mears (182) for the fifth-most SEC regular-season wins in league history • Push Calipari's record to 21-15 against the Volunteers • Give the Cats their first two game regu- lar-season sweep of the Volunteers since the 2011-12 season A UK WIN WOULD... 49 SEC regular-season titles in program history 31 SEC Tournament championships 13.3 Tshiebwe nation-leading rebounds per game 13 Games with multiple steals for Wallace BY THE NUMBERSNext >