< Previous10 @KentuckyMBB$ 600+ IN SAVINGS EVERY WEEK WITH DIGITAL COUPONS Scan here to start saving. Official Grocer of UK Athletics.WEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Kentucky Blasts Jackson State Kentucky scored a season-high 108 points to cruise past Jackson State on Friday in Rupp Arena and improved to 5-0 on the season. Five players scored in double figures, led by Koby Brea, who matched his career high with 22 points. Otega Oweh's 21 points gave the junior his second game with 20 or more points this season, while Jaxson Rob- inson (14), Lamont Butler (11) and Ansley Almonor (10) also reached double-digit points. UK was potent from deep against the Ti- gers, hitting 17 3s, the most for the Wildcats since they had 17 against Stonehill last No- vember. Kentucky managed a 43-7 advantage in fast break points and a 52-12 edge in bench points. Some additional notes from the win: • Kentucky has a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2016-17 team won its first seven • The 108 points scored for Kentucky were its most since scoring 111 vs. Arkansas on March 2, 2024 • Kentucky's defense ramped up the in- tensity, generating a season-best 13 steals and swatting a season-high nine shots • UK's 52 bench points were its most in a contest this year • Making 17-of-39 3-point shots, this is the first team in UK history to make at least 10 3-pointers in each of its first five games. The 17 makes and 39 attempts from deep were both season highs • It is the first time UK has made at least 10 3s in five consecutive games since Feb. 6-20, 2016. • Kentucky is one of four teams nation- ally to make double-digit 3s in every game this season Just Call Him "Fuego" After finishing as the nation's leading 3-point shooter a year ago, Koby Brea has picked up right where he left off in 2024-25. Brea is averaging 16.0 points per contest and shooting an incredible .741 percent from 3-point range. • Brea has made 20 3s through UK's first five games, the most by a Kentucky player through the first five games of a season since Derrick Miller hit 24 to start the 1989-90 campaign • Brea is averaging 4.0 made 3s per con- test. He is on pace to make 124 3-pointers by the end of the regular season. The UK record for most made 3s made in a single season is 117 by Jodie Meeks in 2009 • Brea's 74.1 percent make rate from beyond the arc ranks first in NCAA Division I as of Nov. 22 • Brea's 4.0 makes per game ranks tops in the SEC and ninth in the country • Brea has made multiple 3-pointers in every game this season Know Your Opponent • WKU dropped its opening two games of the season but has since won three straight to improve to 3-2 • The Hilltoppers have played two common opponents with Kentucky, earning a 66-61 win over Lipscomb and a 79-62 victo- ry against Jackson State • Western Kentucky made the NCAA Tournament a season ago after winning the Confer- ence USA Tournament. WKU returns three of its top five scor- ers from last season and 65.2 percent of its scoring overall • WKU features a veter- an-heavy roster with five grad- uate students, two redshirt-se- niors and six seniors • Hank Plona is in his first season as the head coach for WKU. He was an assistant on last year's coaching staff • Senior Don McHenry is leading the Hilltoppers in scoring at 17.2 points per game. McHenry also finished as the team's leading scorer last year The Century "Mark" Kentucky's offense has ambushed oppo- nents in the early season, particularly in the friendly confines of Rupp Arena. UK is aver- aging 97.0 points per game, the most in the SEC and the fourth most in the country. The Cats are scoring 102.0 points per game at home and have already eclipsed the century mark in three games this season. It marks the first time UK has scored 100 points in three of its first five games since the 1970- 71 season. Kentucky has also scored at least 97 points in each of its first four home games for the first time in program history. Early Signing Period Splash The November signing period has been fruitful for Kentucky as the Wildcats added three prospects from the class of 2025 who are all part of the Naismith High School Pre- season Player of the Year watch list. • Jasper Johnson (Lexington, Ky.): Con- sensus top 20 recruit. | Began career at Woodford County HS before transferring to Link Academy and now Overtime Elite | Combo guard. | Played for Team Thad on the EYBL AAU circuit | Won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup this past June | Father, Dennis, played foot- ball at UK and in the NFL | Uncle, Derrick, played football at Kentucky | Grandfather, Alvis, worked eight years in athletics admin- istration at UK. • Acaden Lewis (Washington D.C.): Four-star point guard from Sidwell Friends School | 2023-24 Gatorade District of Co- lumbia Boys Basketball Player of the Year | Two-time DCSAA Class AA tournament champion with high school team | Played for Team Durant on the Nike grassroots circuit | Participated in the NBPA Top 100 camp • Malachi Moreno (Georgetown, Ky.): One of the top centers in the class and a four-star prospect | Attends Great Crossing High School, helping Warhawks reach the semifinals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 last sea- son | Played for Indiana Elite on the AAU circuit, the same program that was home to current UK freshman, Travis Perry | Partic- ipated in Adidas Eurocamp, the NBPA Top 100 camp and the Under Armour Elite 24 Showcase | Brother, Micheal, played at EKU where he became the first player in school history to score at least 1,500 points and grab 900 reboundsThank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Florida 0-0 6-0 4-0 1-0 Tennessee 0-0 6-0 3-0 1-0 Kentucky 0-0 5-0 3-0 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0 5-0 4-0 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 5-0 3-0 1-0 Auburn 0-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 Oklahoma 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Georgia 0-0 6-1 4-0 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-0 6-1 4-0 0-0 LSU 0-0 5-1 3-0 1-0 Missouri 0-0 5-1 5-0 0-1 Texas 0-0 5-1 3-0 0-0 Alabama 0-0 4-1 3-0 0-1 Arkansas 0-0 4-1 4-0 0-0 Texas A&M 0-0 4-1 4-0 0-1 South Carolina 0-0 3-2 3-1 0-1 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Johnson, Tre - Texas .....................................................21.17 Hubbard, Josh - MISS ST ..............................................20.20 Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................20.00 Thiero, Adou - ARK ......................................................19.40 Moore, Jalon - OK .......................................................18.75 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Broome, Johni - AUB ...................................................11.25 Godwin, Sam - OK .....................................................11.00 Williams, Amari - UK ..................................................10.80 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ...........................................9.40 Pringle, Nick - SC ..........................................................8.00 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT ........................................................7.67 Fland, Boogie - ARK .....................................................5.40 Kriisa, Kerr - UK ............................................................5.20 Philon, Labaron - ALA ..................................................5.20 Elvis, Kobe - OK ............................................................5.00 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Pedulla, Sean - MISS .....................................................3.00 Thiero, Adou - ARK ........................................................3.00 Murrell, Matthew - MISS ...............................................3.00 Phelps, Zhuric - TA&M ..................................................3.00 Tanner, Tyler - VU ..........................................................2.57 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB .....................................................3.25 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ................................................... 2.80 Shedrick, Kadin - Texas ..................................................2.17 McGlockton, Devin - VU ...............................................2.00 Omoruyi, Clifford - ALA ............................................... 2.00 (statistics through November 24 games) 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of November 25, 2024 (week 4) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (51) 5-0 1536 2 UConn (6) 4-0 1429 3 Gonzaga (2) 5-0 1428 4 Auburn (3) 4-0 1393 5 Iowa State 3-0 1216 6 Houston 3-1 1125 7 Tennessee 6-0 1116 8 Kentucky 5-0 1075 9 Alabama 4-1 1065 10 Marquette 6-0 1004 11 Duke 4-1 986 12 North Carolina 3-1 976 13 Purdue 5-1 865 14 Indiana 4-0 666 15 Wisconsin 7-0 641 16 Cincinnati 5-0 610 17 Baylor 4-2 482 18 Florida 6-0 466 19 Arkansas 4-1 387 20 Texas A&M 4-1 318 21 Creighton 4-1 198 22 Xavier 5-0 191 23 Ole Miss 5-0 180 24 Arizona 2-2 154 25 Mississippi State 5-0 86 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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