< 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 Honoring Six on Senior Night Six Kentucky student-athletes will be honored prior to the Senior Night contest against Vanderbilt. Brennan Canada, CJ Fredrick, Antonio Reeves, Jacob Toppin, Oscar Tshiebwe and Sahvir Wheeler will be recognized before the game against the Commodores. While all six still have eligibility for the 2023-24 season, decisions on the future will be made at a later date. Cats Winners of 10 of Last 12 in SEC Play Since the losses at No. 7 Alabama and against South Carolina, Kentucky has been on a roll, winning 10 of its last 12 confer- ence games. The Cats won six consecutive contests starting with the Jan. 14 victory at No. 5 Tennessee, dropped a home game to Arkansas and a road matchup at Georgia, but then bounced back with four straight wins. Consider what has transpired over the Cats' last dozen games: • UK has played shorthanded in the last six games, with Sahvir Wheeler first missing the Arkansas loss with a right ankle injury. CJ Fredrick, who played that Arkansas game was banged up with a rib injury, then sat out the next four games starting with the Geor- gia defeat • The Cats have overcome the 15-point loss to the Razorbacks to outscore their op- ponents by 7.7 points per game (73.8-66.1) • UK has achieved a plus-11.0 rebound- ing margin, including a total of 156-83 on the offensive boards • Oscar Tshiebwe leads the Cats with 16.7 points and 12.8 rebounds per game while totaling a team-high 19 steals • Antonio Reeves is shooting 46.4% (32- 69) from deep on his way to a 15.8 points per game average, while Jacob Topping is going for 13.5 points and 7.8 boards per contest and shooting 51.6% from the field and 52.9% (9-17) from 3-point range • Cason Wallace is averaging 12.2 points and 5.2 assists per game and shooting 90.0% (27-30) from the free-throw line • As a team, Kentucky's shot 76.2% (173-227) from the charity stripe 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 4-1 with four straight wins at Mississippi State, vs. Tennessee, at Florida and vs. Auburn • Sahvir Wheeler has missed all five outings with a right ankle injury, while CJ Fredrick returned Saturday after missing the previous four games with a rib injury • Five Wildcats are averaging double-fig- ure points: Tshiebwe (20.2), Reeves (15.8), Toppin (14.2), Wallace (10.4) and Living- ston (10.0) - that group has comprised the starting five for each of the last five games • Kentucky is plus-12.4 on the boards. Six players are averaging 2.0 boards per game or better • Kentucky is shooting 37.8% (28-74) from 3-point range, compared to just 30.8% (33-107) for its opponents • The Cats have owned the offensive glass. UK has racked up 67 offensive re- bounds compared with just 39 for its oppo- nents • Wallace is averaging 7.6 assists per game. He has dished out at least five assists in each of the five games • Tshiebwe is averaging 7.0 free-throw attempts per game. Over the last five games, he's shooting 82.9% (29-35) from the line Where UK Stands with Four to Play If the season concluded on Feb. 26, the Wildcats would own the No. 3 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Ken- tucky has a one-game lead on Tennessee for the three seed. A win over Vanderbilt would guarantee Kentucky will finish no lower than third in the standings. Kentucky owns the tiebreaker over Ten- nessee and Missouri, Vanderbilt and Auburn would not be able to get to 12 wins with two to play. Should UK fall to the Commodores, a lot will be left in play with a road game at Arkansas to finish the season.MOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTInside The Numbers 18 @KentuckyMBB VANDERBILT (16-13, 9-7) AT KENTUCKY (20-9, 11-5) Series Breakdown Overall - UK, 155-47 at Lexington - UK, 85-14 Calipari vs. VU - 25-4 Stackhouse vs. UK - 0-8 Current UK streak - W14 John Calipari Jerry Stackhouse Overall Record: 830-250* Overall Record: 55-67 Record at UK: 385-110 Record at Vanderbilt: 55-67 Overall Seasons: 31st Overall Seasons: 4th at Kentucky: 14th at Vanderbilt: 4th * on court record UK Statistic VU 75.0 Points Per Game 72.0 38.4 Rebounds PG 37.3 15.8 Assists PG 12.0 3.8 Blocks PG 4.8 6.5 Steals PG 4.7 11.5 Turnovers PG 10.7 .462 FG Pct. .421 .368 3-Pt. FG Pct. .336 .703 FT. Pct. .709 1.4 Assist-to-TO Ratio 1.1 THE MATCHUPTALE OF THE TAPE • Improve Kentucky to 317-62 against unranked foes under Calipari • Push Kentucky's record to 15-3 at home this season • Be the 15th in a row over the Commodores • Improve Calipari to 168-55 as a colle- giate coach in games played in March or April A UK WIN WOULD... 49 SEC regular-season titles in program history 31 SEC Tournament championships 7-0 UK's record when Toppin records a double-double 5 BY THE NUMBERSNext >