< 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 #OscarWorthy Part II Senior Oscar Tshiebwe is once again in the thick of the conversation for the nation's best player after sweeping every major Na- tional Player of the Year honor a season ago. Tshiebwe currently leads the Cats in points per game (17.3), rebounds per game (13.8), field-goal percentage (.580) and blocks per game (1.1). He's second in steals per game (1.7). Tshiebwe put together a performance for the ages in a come-from-behind win over Georgia on Jan. 17. He poured in a ca- reer-high 37 points and added 24 rebounds. More about that historic performance: • The last Wildcat with a 35-point, 20-re- bound game was Mike Phillips, who had 35-20 vs. LSU on Feb. 2, 1976 • It was the the fifth 35-20 game in UK history, also Phillips (listed above), Dan Issel (36-29 vs. LSU on Feb. 22, 1969), Cotton Nash (34-20 vs. Tulane on Jan. 11, 1964) and Bill Spivey (40-34 vs. Xavier on Feb. 13, 1951) • Per ESPN, Tshiebwe’s 24 rebounds are the most for a Division I player with a 35-point game in the last 25 seasons • Per ESPN, Tshiebwe's 24 rebounds are the most in a 35-point performance in the last 25 seasons. UNC's Brice Johnson had 23 in 2016, Oklahoma's Blake Griffin had 23 in 2009 and Texas' Kevin Durant had 23 in 2007 • Tshiebwe (24) and teammate Jacob Toppin (11) combined for more rebounds (35) than Georgia's entire team (31) • He became just the third player in program history to have multiple games of at least 24 rebounds, joining Dan Issel and Cotton Nash as the only others to do so • It is the fourth 30-point game of his career • The 37-point game tied Malik Monk vs. Georgia (1/31/17) for most points in an SEC game and the third-most point in any con- test in the Calipari era • Tshiebwe's 37-point, 24-rebound game against Georgia was the fifth such contest of his UK career (at least 22 points and at least 18 rebounds). He now has five of the sev- en games of 22 or more points and at least 18 rebounds by an SEC player in the last 10 seasons. No other player has more than one and the feat had not been accomplished since South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell did so against Alabama on Feb. 7, 2017 • Tshiebwe also has tallied four 20-point, 15-rebound games so far this season after seven a season ago. He has 11 of the 53 20-point, 15-rebound contests by SEC play- ers in the last 10 seasons • Tshiebwe has amassed six games of at least 20 rebounds in two seasons with the Cats. All UK players combined have to- taled five other 20-rebound games since the 1973-74 season • Tshiebwe is one of two players in the NCAA this season averaging more than 17 points and 13 rebounds per game (Zach Edey - Purdue) • He is the only player in the country averaging at least 15 points, at least 13 re- bounds, at least 1.5 steals and at least 1.0 blocks per game • Tshiebwe paces the country for the second year in a row with 13.8 rebounds per game • He leads the nation with 5.17 offensive rebounds per game • With 1,299 points and 1,101 boards, Tshiebwe is one of two players nationally to total at least 1,000 points and 1,000 re- bounds over the last four seasons, joining North Carolina's Armando Bacot (1,616 points, 1,202 rebounds). Tshiebwe has played 27 fewer games than Bacot Big Blue Win on the Road Kentucky's 63-56 win on the road at No. 5 Tennessee on Jan. 14 was not only much needed for this team, but historic as well. • It was the first in program history over an Associated Press Top 5 team on the road, while a UK team was unranked • Kentucky outrebounded the Volun- teers by 20 and limited the Vols to just four offensive rebounds. Tennessee entered the matchup as the nation's best offensive re- bounding team • UK's 88.1% free-throw percentage (22-25) was the third-best in a true road game under Calipari with a minimum of 25 attempts • Kentucky moved to 5-1 against Ten- nessee on the road when the Wildcats are unranked and the Volunteers are ranked • The 56 points scored by UT were the second-fewest ever allowed by an un- ranked Kentucky team against a top-five team in the AP pollMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTInside The Numbers 18 @KentuckyMBB TEXAS A&M (13-5, 5-0) AT KENTUCKY (12-6, 3-3) Series Breakdown Overall - UK, 12-4 at Lexington - UK, 6-2 Calipari vs. TAMU - 11-3 Williams vs. UK - 0-3 Current UK streak - W3 John Calipari Buzz Williams Overall Record: 822-247* Overall Record: 315-197 Record at UK: 377-107 Record at TAMU: 63-41 Overall Seasons: 31st Overall Seasons: 16th at Kentucky: 14th at TAMU: 4th * on court record UK Statistic TAMU 76.1 Points Per Game 74.9 39.6 Rebounds PG 37.4 16.4 Assists PG 13.7 4.4 Blocks PG 2.7 7.1 Steals PG 7.6 11.7 Turnovers PG 12.8 .455 FG Pct. .450 .371 3-Pt. FG Pct. .320 .682 FT. Pct. .740 1.4 Assist-to-TO Ratio 1.1 THE MATCHUPTALE OF THE TAPE • Bring John Calipari to within two wins of passing Harry Rabenhorst (178) for the sixth-most SEC regular-season wins in league history • Be the 11th home victory of the season • Move Calipari to 12-3 all-time against Texas A&M • Improve the Wildcats to 348-47 all-time in Rupp Arena A UK WIN WOULD... 49 SEC regular-season titles in program history 31 SEC Tournament championships 11 SEC-best double-doubles by Oscar Tshiebwe 14.17 SEC-leading offensive rebounds per game BY THE NUMBERSNext >