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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 10-0 5-0 1-0 Arkansas 0-0 9-1 8-0 1-1 Kentucky 0-0 8-2 7-1 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 8-2 5-1 1-0 Florida 0-0 7-3 3-1 0-2 LSU 0-0 7-3 6-1 0-1 Tennessee 0-0 7-3 5-1 0-1 Ole Miss 0-0 7-3 6-1 0-1 Georgia 0-0 6-3 5-0 1-1 South Carolina 0-0 7-4 5-2 2-0 Missouri 0-0 6-4 5-1 1-1 Vanderbilt 0-0 6-4 6-2 0-1 Alabama 0-0 5-5 3-1 1-2 Texas A&M 0-0 4-5 4-1 0-0 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Aaron Nesmith, VANDY ................................................22.4 Anthony Edwards, UGA.................................................19.8 Mason Jones, ARK .........................................................19.6 Breein Tyree, MISS .........................................................18.2 Samir Doughty, AUB......................................................18.0 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Reggie Perry, MSU ...........................................................9.1 Austin Wiley, AUB ...........................................................8.8 Rayshaun Hammonds, UGA ............................................8.8 Emmitt Williams, LSU ......................................................8.2 Robert Woodard II, MSU .................................................8.1 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................7.1 Lamonte Turner, UT .........................................................6.7 J'Von McCormick, AUB ...................................................6.0 Saben Lee, VANDY ..........................................................5.6 Andrew Nembhard, UF ...................................................5.4 Steals Player-Team ................................................................... SPG Anthony Edwards, UGA...................................................2.2 Mason Jones, ARK ...........................................................2.2 Skylar Mays, LSU .............................................................2.1 KJ Buffen, MISS ................................................................2.0 Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................2.0 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Nick Richards, UK ...........................................................2.4 Josh Nebo, TAMU ............................................................2.3 Yves Pons, UT .................................................................2.1 Clevon Brown, VANDY ....................................................2.0 Anfernee McLemore, AUB ...............................................1.7 2019-20 Associated Press Rankings (Week 7) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (47) 9-1 1,607 2 Gonzaga (15) 11-1 1,552 3 Louisville (1) 10-1 1,412 4 Duke (2) 9-1 1,387 5 Ohio State 9-1 1,334 6 Kentucky 8-1 1,231 7 Maryland 10-1 1,207 8 Oregon 8-2 1,172 9 Virginia 8-1 1,121 10 Baylor 8-1 1,062 11 Memphis 9-1 960 12 Auburn 9-0 939 13 Dayton 8-1 879 14 Michigan 8-3 723 15 Michigan State 7-3 656 16 Arizona 10-2 631 17 Butler 10-1 553 18 Villanova 8-2 496 19 Florida State 8-2 449 20 San Diego State 10-0 431 21 Tennessee 7-2 367 22 Washington 7-2 213 23 Penn State 9-2 182 24 Texas Tech 6-3 115 25 West Virginia 9-1 76Kentucky Rallies Late, But Falls to Utah 69-66 Tyrese Maxey scored 18 points and No. 6 Kentucky rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to tie the game late before falling to Utah 69-66 on Wednesday at T-Mobile Are- na. It ended the Wildcats' six-game winning streak. Ashton Hagans had 16 points and eight assists for the Cats, while EJ Montgomery had eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The Cats had an advantage on points off turn- overs (20-9), points in the paint (34-22) and second-chance points (10-4) but dug them- selves too big of a hole to fully climb out of. "How in the world were we in the game? I have no idea," UK head coach John Calipari said. "We didn't fight … but you had Ashton and a couple guys fought. I thought EJ did good. I told him after: If that's who you are, we'll be fine. We just need him to do some- thing like that." Kentucky (8-2) hit 26 of its 63 shots (41.3%), including just 2 of 17 from behind the arc (11.8%). Utah connected on 23 of its 42 attempts (54.8%), including eight of 15 (53.3%) from long range. It's the first time this season a Kentucky opponent has shot 50% or better. "I believe we've got good shooters," Cali- pari said. "Just maybe timid right now? You're literally pulling up and it's not close to the rim; what's in your mind? We've got to fix some of that." Trailing 56-39 in the second half, Ken- tucky made a furious comeback. UK got within two on a pair of Nick Richards' free throws with 4:07 to play. After Utah got a free throw from Both Gach and a 3 from Ri- ley Battin to take a 66-60 lead with 2:28 to go, Kentucky scored six straight points, all in the span of 37 seconds, to tie the game at 66 apiece. It was the first tie since the game was knotted at 2-2. The tie lasted just 22 seconds, as Timmy Allen hit a tough jumper to give the Utes a 68-66 lead with 1:21 to go. After Hagans missed from inside on Kentucky's ensuing possession, Utah had the ball with under a minute to go. But the Cats locked down on defense and forced a shot clock violation with 32.5 seconds to play. On Kentucky's next possession, Maxey drove the lane and was apparently fouled with 22.7 seconds remaining. However, the referees went to the monitor and reversed the call, charging Tyrese Maxey with an offensive foul and giving the ball back to the Utes. Utah was able to break the UK press and get the ball into the front court, where Kahlil Whitney fouled Utah's Rylan Jones, a 92% shooter at the line. Jones missed the first before making the second to give Utah a 69- 66 lead with 15 seconds to play. Kentucky had a possession to tie, but Maxey's long 3 missed badly and a scramble ensued for the loose ball. Montgomery went to the floor and came up with the ball and quickly called a timeout with 3.2 seconds left. After the timeout, the Cats were able to get the ball to Immanuel Quickley for an open 3 from the left corner, but the shot rimmed off and the Utes held on for the win. "My team, more than any that I've coached the last five to seven years, that team needs each other," Calipari said. "If they go out and try to do it themselves … we're in trouble." Of note ... • Hagans scored in double figures for a team-leading eighth time this season. He also had a game-high eight assists and a sea- son-high four steals • Maxey broke a recent cold spell with his first double-figure scoring game since Nov. 24. He was 7 of 13 from the floor after going 1 of 17 in his previous two games • Nate Sestina returned to the lineup and played nine minutes after a three-game ab- sence. He fracture his left wrist on Nov. 26 • UK suffered its first all-time loss in Las Vegas. The Wildcat are now 4-1 in the City of Lights • The Wildcats recorded seven steals and have posted six or more steals in three straight games and four of the last five Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic In an event that features four of college basketball's top programs, Kentucky and Ohio State will meet for the second time in the event's six year history. UK and North Carolina are tied for the best record in the event at 3-2 after the Wild- cats defeated the Tar Heels last season in Chi- cago. Ohio State and UCLA are both 2-3. OSU defeated Kentucky 74-67 in the pre- vious CBS Sports Classic matchup between the two teams in Brooklyn in December 2015. Jamal Murray, now with the Denver Nuggets, scored 33 points for the Wildcats. UK leads the all-time series vs. Ohio State 11-9, including the memorable 62-60 over the Buckeyes, the top overall seed, in the 2011 Sweet 16. More History in Store at T-Mobile Arena? Kentucky fell to 4-1 in games in Las Vegas and 1-1 in T-Mobile Arena with Wednesday's loss to Utah. As forgettable as the Wildcats would like to make Wednesday's game, the 2016 visit to T-Mobile Arena was unforgettable. Malik Monk put on an historic perfor- mance in that CBS Sports Classic game vs. North Carolina. Monk scored a Ken- tucky freshman record 47 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer to lead UK to a thrilling 103-100 victory over the Tar Heels. Bounce Back Kentucky doesn't lose very often during the John Calipari era, but when the Wildcats do, they almost always bounce back. UK is 51-12 under Calipari following a loss (record does not count end-of-season losses). The Wildcats have only lost back-to- back games 12 times during the Calipari era with three of those losses having come during a four-game losing streak from Feb. 3-14, 2018. From Press Row 16 @KentuckyMBB 90785_BHLX_Cyberknife_8_375x10_875c.indd 110/13/16 1:17 PM2019-20 Basketball Schedule 18 @KentuckyMBB n Won, 69-58 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 1 p.m. Saturday March 7 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge | 6 p.m. Saturday January 25 UAB Lexington, Ky. Friday November 29 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. Saturday February 8 Georgetown (Ky.) Lexington, Ky. Exhibition Sunday October 27 TM Ohio State Las Vegas CBS Sports Classic | 5:15 p.m. Saturday December 21 n Won, 80-53 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Tuesday February 11 Louisville Lexington, Ky. 3:45 p.m. Saturday December 28 Kentucky State Lexington, Ky. Exhibition Friday November 1 n Won, 83-51 Ole Miss Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. Saturday February 15 Missouri Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. Saturday January 4 Michigan State New York Champions Classic Tuesday November 5 n Won, 69-62 LSU Baton Rouge, La. 9 p.m. Tuesday February 18 Georgia Athens, Ga. 9 p.m. Tuesday January 7 Eastern Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Friday November 8 n Won, 91-49 Florida Lexington, Ky. 6/8 p.m. Saturday February 22 Alabama Lexington, Ky. Noon Saturday January 11 Evansville Lexington, Ky. Tuesday November 12 n Lost, 64-67 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7 p.m. Tuesday February 25 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday January 15 Utah Valley Lexington, Ky. Monday November 18 n Won, 82-74 Auburn Lexington, Ky. 3:45 p.m. Saturday February 29 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 4 p.m. Saturday January 18 Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) Lexington, Ky. Friday November 22 n Won, 82-62 Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 9 p.m. Tuesday March 3 Georgia Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Tuesday January 21 Lamar Lexington, Ky. Sunday November 24 n Won, 81-56 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. TBA Wed.-Sun. March 11-15 Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday January 29 Fairleigh Dickinson Lexington, Ky. Saturday December 7 n Won, 83-52 NCAA Tournament Final Four® Atlanta | TBA March- April 17-6 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6/8 p.m. Saturday February 1 Georgia Tech Lexington, Ky. Saturday December 14 n Won, 67-53 Mississippi State Lexington, Ky. 9 p.m. Tuesday February 4 Utah Las Vegas Wednesday December 18 Home Away/Neutral n Lost, 66-69Next >