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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 0-0 12-0 7-0 1-0 Arkansas 0-0 11-1 8-0 2-1 Georgia 0-0 9-3 8-0 1-1 Kentucky 0-0 9-3 8-1 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0 9-3 7-1 0-1 Mississippi State 0-0 9-3 6-1 1-0 Florida 0-0 8-4 4-1 0-2 LSU 0-0 8-4 7-1 0-1 Missouri 0-0 8-4 6-1 1-1 Tennessee 0-0 8-4 6-2 0-1 Vanderbilt 0-0 8-4 8-2 0-1 South Carolina 0-0 8-5 5-3 3-0 Alabama 0-0 7-5 4-1 1-2 Texas A&M 0-0 6-5 6-1 0-0 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Aaron Nesmith, VANDY ................................................22.9 Mason Jones, ARK .........................................................19.7 Anthony Edwards, UGA.................................................18.8 Isaiah Joe, ARK ..............................................................17.4 Breein Tyree, MISS .........................................................17.1 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Reggie Perry, MSU ...........................................................9.8 Austin Wiley, AUB ...........................................................9.5 Rayshaun Hammonds, UGA ............................................8.8 Kerry Blackshear Jr., UF ...................................................8.4 Darius Days, LSU ............................................................7.8 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................7.3 Lamonte Turner, UT .........................................................7.1 Andrew Nembhard, UF ...................................................5.9 J'Von McCormick, AUB ...................................................5.7 Saben Lee, VANDY ..........................................................5.5 Steals Player-Team ................................................................... SPG Skylar Mays, LSU .............................................................2.3 Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................2.1 Dru Smith, MIZZOU .......................................................2.0 Nick Weatherspoon, MSU ...............................................2.0 Adrio Bailey, ARK ............................................................1.8 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Josh Nebo, TAMU ............................................................3.0 Yves Pons, UT .................................................................2.3 Nick Richards, UK ...........................................................2.2 Anfernee McLemore, AUB ...............................................2.0 Clevon Brown, VANDY ....................................................2.0 2019-20 Associated Press Rankings (Week 9) Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (63) 13-1 1621 2 Duke (1) 11-1 1516 3 Kansas (1) 10-2 1497 4 Oregon 11-2 1361 5 Ohio State 11-2 1277 6 Baylor 9-1 1267 7 Louisville 11-2 1196 8 Auburn 12-0 1159 9 Memphis 11-1 1055 10 Villanova 9-2 970 11 Butler 12-1 883 12 Michigan 10-3 880 13 San Diego State 13-0 780 14 Michigan State 10-3 747 15 Maryland 11-2 720 16 West Virginia 11-1 719 17 Kentucky 9-3 674 18 Florida State 11-2 531 19 Virginia 10-2 506 20 Dayton 10-2 483 21 Penn State 11-2 312 22 Texas Tech 9-3 175 23 Iowa 10-3 137 24 Wichita State 11-1 135 25 Arizona 10-3 113Kentucky Tops Rival Louisville in Overtime Thriller Nick Richards did whatever heavy lifting No. 19 Kentucky needed against rival Lou- isville, intensity that put him on the brink of fouling out. He eventually harnessed his energy into clutch contributions on both ends of the floor and celebrated big stops in the Wildcats' much-needed victory by punching the air. Richards had 13 points, including seven in a row in overtime, and Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78-70 victory over No. 3/4 Louisville on Saturday in a thrilling Blue- grass rivalry showdown. Louisville led 68-65 on Jordan Nwora's 3-pointer with 2:20 left before Richards con- verted a traditional 3-point play and added a layup to make it 70-68 with 1:23 remaining. The junior forward added two more foul shots for a 72-70 lead before Immanuel Quickley and Tyrese Maxey provided a six-point cush- ion from the line. Ashton Hagans' dunk with 4.9 seconds left sealed the tense win for the Wildcats (9-3) before 20,437 at Rupp Arena. "I just played smarter," said Richards, who also had 10 rebounds, a block and took a cou- ple of charges in the extra session. "I noticed that when they were driving on me they were lowering their shoulders on me, so I just tried to take charges on those. I was really happy that they called those charges. If he (the of- ficial) had called a block, I don't know what would have happened." While Richards provided the post pres- ence, Maxey helped out with big baskets. The freshman guard's free throws capped a career-best 27-point performance that topped his previous high by one in his collegiate de- but against then top-ranked Michigan State. For a while he seemed destined for all the praise with clutch shots during a back-and- forth second half before his teammate picked up the load in the extra session. "I was just saying, 'We're good," said Max- ey, who made 9 of 14 shots with four 3-point- ers. "Trailing by three points with two minutes left, we had a lot of time and a lot of posses- sions. We just had to get stops." The overtime was the first in a regular-sea- son game between the schools and the first since Louisville won 80-68 on March 26, 1983 in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats ended a two-game losing streak in which Utah and Ohio State both shot 50% or better against them in Las Vegas. Quickley had 18 points for Kentucky, which shot 46% for its 11th win over Louis- ville in 13 meetings. "This was a great win for us," Wild- cats coach John Calipari said. Steven Enoch had 18 points and Dwayne Sutton 10 for the Cardinals (11-2). Louisville shot just 40% and made just 3 of 9 in overtime. The Cards were also dreadful from the line, making just 9 of 20. "If we ring the bell from the free throw line, I think the game is differ- ent," coach Chris Mack said. "You could probably pick out a few plays down the stretch or overtime. Make a few of those maybe the ending is dif- ferent. Kentucky had two potential game-winning chances in the final seconds of regulation, but Maxey's shot missed and Keion Brooks Jr.'s tip rolled around the basket and out to force OT. UK limited Nwora to a season-low eight points with one 3-pointer after entering the game averaging 21.2 points per contest. Of note ... • Kentucky improved to 37-16 in the rival- ry and 11-2 under Calipari, including three straight victories. The Wildcats are 20-5 vs. Louisville in Lexington and 6-0 in Rupp Arena under Calipari • Maxey was named the Bluegrass Sports Commission Most Valuable Player with his ca- reer day. His 27 points were not only a career high, he made a career-best nine field goals, tied a career high with four 3-pointers and tied a career best with seven rebounds. His 27 points are the most by a Kentucky fresh- man vs. Louisville and the most by a Wildcat vs. Louisville, regardless of class, since Jodie Meeks scored 28 on Jan. 4, 2009, a 74-71 vic- tory for the Cardinals • Richards' double-double was his fifth of the season and the sixth of his career. He also drew 11 fouls on Louisville • Quickely's 18 points were not only a career high, he also went 8 of 8 at the free- throw line, including two late in overtime to seal the win • Hagans pitched in with eight points and eight assists. His streak of nine games with six or more assists is the best such streak since Tyler Ulis posted at least six in nine straight games from Feb. 9, 2016, to March 5, 2016 • UK is now 60-49 all-time in overtime games. It was the Wildcats' first overtime vic- tory since beating Vanderbilt on Jan. 30, 2018 (83-81) • UK avoided its second three-game los- ing streak under Calipari (four straight losses during the 2017-18 season) with the win vs. Louisville. The Wildcats are now 52-13 under Calipari in bounce-back games after a loss • There were 13 lead changes and 10 ties in the game, a season high for UK in both cat- egories S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C! Kentucky has the unquestionable reputa- tion as the league’s gold standard. Since the SEC’s inception in 1932-33, the Wildcats are the most dominant team in the league, record- ing a 997-281 mark (.780) in regular-season conference play. Only one other team has won more than 750 regular-season SEC games (Alabama), and no other team owns a better winning percentage. • Kentucky has averaged 11.6 wins and only 3.3 losses per season in 86 seasons in the SEC • UK has won 48 SEC titles and 31 SEC Tournament championships • The Wildcats have won 16 of the last 28 SEC Tournament titles • Kentucky has captured at least a share of five of the last 10 SEC regular-season champi- onships under head coach John Calipari • Kentucky is 8-2 in SEC openers under Calipari and 9-1 in its first SEC home game of the season. From Press Row 16 @KentuckyMBB 90785_BHLX_Cyberknife_8_375x10_875c.indd 110/13/16 1:17 PMNext >