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Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.12 @UKFootball12 @KentuckyMBB PRESENTED BY 14 @KentuckyMBB Around the SEC Around the Country 2019-20 SEC Standings Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 2-0 14-0 8-0 2-0 Kentucky 2-0 11-3 9-1 1-0 Florida 2-0 10-4 5-1 1-2 LSU 2-0 10-4 8-1 1-1 Arkansas 1-1 12-2 9-0 2-2 Tennessee 1-1 9-5 6-3 1-1 Alabama 1-1 8-6 5-1 1-3 Texas A&M 1-1 7-6 7-1 0-1 Georgia 0-1 10-4 8-1 2-1 Mississippi State 0-2 9-5 6-2 1-1 Ole Miss 0-1 9-5 7-1 0-3 Missouri 0-2 8-6 6-2 1-2 South Carolina 0-1 8-6 5-4 3-0 Vanderbilt 0-1 8-6 8-3 0-2 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Aaron Nesmith, VANDY ................................................23.0 Mason Jones, ARK .........................................................19.8 Anthony Edwards, UGA.................................................18.7 Breein Tyree, MISS .........................................................17.1 Isaiah Joe, ARK ..............................................................17.1 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Reggie Perry, MSU ...........................................................9.6 Austin Wiley, AUB ...........................................................9.4 Rayshaun Hammonds, UGA ............................................8.7 Kerry Blackshear Jr., UF ...................................................8.7 Darius Days, LSU ............................................................8.6 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................7.1 Lamonte Turner, UT .........................................................7.1 Andrew Nembhard, UF ...................................................6.1 J'Von McCormick, AUB ...................................................5.3 Saben Lee, VANDY ..........................................................5.1 Steals Player-Team ................................................................... SPG Skylar Mays, LSU .............................................................2.1 Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................2.1 Dru Smith, MIZZOU .......................................................2.1 Mason Jones, ARK ...........................................................1.9 Kira Lewis Jr., ALA ...........................................................1.9 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Josh Nebo, TAMU ............................................................2.8 Yves Pons, UT .................................................................2.4 Nick Richards, UK ...........................................................2.1 Clevon Brown, VANDY ....................................................2.0 Austin Wiley, AUB ...........................................................1.9 2019-20 Associated Press Rankings (Week 10) Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (54) 16-1 1607 2 Duke (9) 13-1 1545 3 Kansas (2) 11-2 1513 4 Baylor 11-1 1386 5 Auburn 13-0 1317 6 Butler 14-1 1181 7 San Diego State 15-0 1130 8 Michigan State 12-3 1129 9 Oregon 12-3 1075 10 Florida State 13-2 966 11 Ohio State 11-3 924 12 Maryland 12-2 863 13 Louisville 11-3 844 14 Kentucky 10-3 811 15 Dayton 13-2 614 16 Villanova 10-3 604 17 West Virginia 11-2 599 18 Virginia 11-2 556 19 Michigan 10-4 502 20 Penn State 12-2 456 21 Memphis 12-2 455 22 Texas Tech 10-3 287 23 Wichita State 13-1 252 24 Arizona 11-3 184 25 Colorado 12-3 81Big Second Half Lifts Kentucky to Win on the Road at Georgia The Kentucky Wildcats didn't rebound well in the first half. They didn't shoot free throws well all game. Somehow, it all came together for another win over Georgia. Immanuel Quickley's 3-pointer gave No. 14 Kentucky its first lead of the second half with 8:08 remaining and the Wildcats over- came Anthony Edwards' 23 points to beat Georgia 78-69 on Tuesday night and continue their domination of the Southeastern Confer- ence rivalry. Kentucky (11-3, 2-0) trailed 37-31 at half- time and by as many as nine before finally tak- ing the lead on Quickley's 3. Georgia (10-4, 0-1) never regained the lead as the Wildcats won their 13th straight in the series. Tyrese Maxey and Nick Richards each had 17 points and seven rebounds for Kentucky. Quickley added 15 points. Kentucky, which leads the SEC and ranks fourth in the nation with 80.1% free-throw shooting, had an off night, making 10 of 20 attempts. "We won without making free throws to- day," said coach John Calipari, sounding al- most surprised. "It's good to know we can do that." The Bulldogs hoped to gain momentum from last Saturday's win at then-No. 9 Mem- phis. It was Georgia's first road win over a top-10 team since 2004. The Bulldogs were in position to beat another ranked opponent before the Wildcats took control. Finally, in the final minute, Kentucky fans in the sellout crowd of 10,523 chanted "Go Big Blue!" Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans re- turned from a left ankle injury he sustained late in the win over Missouri to start and score 13 points. "He is a tough hombre," Calipari said of Hagans. "The guy is physically tough and strong and he uses it." Hagans had a slow start, missing a 3-point- er and a layup in the opening minute. The sophomore was 0 for 5 from the field before breaking his drought with a layup to start a tra- ditional three-point play midway through the half. He made 4 of 12 shots. Edwards had the fans on their feet when he made his first two shots, including a 3, for a 5-0 lead. Kentucky answered with 10 straight points. The Bulldogs closed the half with an 11-5 run. Edwards capped Georgia's scoring in the half with a powerful baseline jam before Hagans answered with a 3. Quickley's 3-pointer from the corner gave the Wildcats their first advantage of the second half, 58-57. Following a timeout, Maxey blew past the Georgia defense to score on a windmill layup, and Richards' three-point play capped a 10-0 run that pushed Kentucky's lead to 63-57. The Wildcats made 17 of 29 shots (58.6%) after halftime. Of note ... • Kentucky won the game with an outstanding second half. UK won the half 47-32, shot 58.6%, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers, and had 11 assists on 17 made baskets • UK shot 50% from the field and Georgia hit 42.1%, moving Kentucky to 10-0 this season when outshooting the opponent • The Wildcats are 5-0 this season when making at least half of their field-goal attempts • Wildcats won the rebounding 41-35 and are now 10-0 this season when leading the board work • Kentucky led by as many as 11 points. The Wildcats improved to 271-6 under Cali- pari when leading by at least 10 points at any time in the contest • This was Kentucky's 999th regular-sea- son Southeastern Conference victory • Nate Sestina chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds • Hagans dished out five dimes and has 11 straight games with at least five assists. It's the best run since Tyler Ulis turned the trick in 24 straight games from Dec. 26, 2015 to March 17, 2016 • Quickley has made 9 of 17 shots from 3-point range over the last three games after making all three attempts against Georgia • Kentucky is 10-0 this season when Rich- ards scores in double figures • Maxey had career highs in assists (eight) and blocked shots (four) • UK has won each of its last three true road games to begin the season. It marked the first time the Wildcats have won three straight true road games since doing so from 1995-96 through the 1997- 98 seasons • Kentucky is 2-0 in league play for the seventh time in 11 seasons under Calipari. Kentucky One Win Shy of 1,000 Regular-Season Wins in Southeastern Conference Play Kentucky owns more regular-season vic- tories than any other program in the country. Earlier this season, the Wildcats won their 600th game in Rupp Arena. UK won its 600th game in just 670 tries to become the fastest to 600 in the country. On Saturday, Kentucky is zeroing in on another milestone: win No. 1,000 in regular-season action in Southeastern Conference play. Kentucky entered the season with a 997- 281 mark all-time in league action and has won its first two of the 2019-20 slate. With no other SEC team owning more than 750 vic- tories, UK is set to reach the mark in record fashion among other programs within the SEC. Determining whether UK is first in the country is up for interpretation. In the current structure of conferences, in which the Big 12 recognizes alignment in its current format as beginning in 1996-97, Kansas would not rec- ognize its victories until that season. However, if one combines all of Kansas' wins in Big 6, Big 7, Big 8 and Big 12 play, Kansas has al- ready topped 1,000 victories. It is also important to note that Kentucky's 1,000 wins are for SEC regular-season play only. It does not include victories as a mem- ber of the SEC, SEC playoff games, SEC Tour- nament wins or wins against SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament. From Press Row 16 @KentuckyMBB 90785_BHLX_Cyberknife_8_375x10_875c.indd 110/13/16 1:17 PMNext >