In a close game, Kentucky struggled with poor shooting, trailing Arkansas in the first half. Despite a strong comeback, Arkansas maintained a narrow lead. Kentucky eventually took the lead and secured a hard-fought victory against Arkansas. The game ended with Kentucky winning 63-57. Antonio Reeves led the Wildcats with 24 points. In their next game against Florida, Kentucky led 41-36 at halftime. The game remained close, with Kentucky eventually losing to Florida in overtime, 94-91. Walter Clayton Jr. was a standout player for Florida, scoring crucial points. Kentucky's Ugonna Onyenso had a strong performance with 13 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 blocks.
ICYMI - Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball's overtime loss to Florida last night. https://t.co/TfIfY648XG
Florida with a huge, much-needed resume win at Rupp against Kentucky. Gators went into the game with their best against Mississippi State in Gainesville. Walton Clayton Jr., had 23 points and was 7-13 from 3, but it was Tyrese Samuel who was the star of the game for the…
Big resume builder for Florida: winning at Kentucky in OT.
Final: Florida 94, Kentucky 91 in overtime. Kentucky drops to 5-3 in the SEC. The box: https://t.co/SqpBshR8Bi
FINAL IN OVERTIME: Florida 94, Kentucky 91. Wildcats fall to 15-5 overall and 5-3 in SEC play. Gators improve to 15-6 and 5-3, respectively. Next up for UK is a big one: Tennessee comes to town Saturday. Tipoff set for 8:30 p.m. in a nationally televised ESPN contest.
#Kentucky 91, Florida 94 2 seconds left, Reed Sheppard will most likely try to miss this free throw on purpose. ‘Cats going to need an answered prayer here at Rupp #BBN @WHAS11
Florida 92, Kentucky 87 with 23.5 left in OT. Florida came into tonight 0-6 in Quad 1 games.
FLORIDA AND KENTUCKY ARE HEADED TO OT! 🤯 (🎥: @SECNetwork) https://t.co/CvK4LNax7U
Florida 89, Kentucky 87 with 1:13 left in OT. Florida's Walter Clayton has 21 points. All on 3s. He's 7-of-13 from behind the arc. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky is 1-1 in overtime games. Florida is 2-0 in overtime games and coming off a 102-98 overtime win over Georgia last Saturday. #BBN #ukbasketball
Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. with the 3 to force overtime at Rupp against Kentucky. Wildcats getting a monster game from big man Ugonna Onyenso: 13 points 15 rebounds 8 blocks
Overtime at Rupp. Kentucky 84, Florida 84. Dillingham missed the second of two free throws with 13.5 seconds left, then Florida's Walter Clayton drained a three with three seconds left to bring on extra basketball. #BBN #ukbasketball
#Kentucky 83, Florida 79 UGONNA. ONYENSO. Biggest board and bucket of the night for the big fella makes it a 2 basket games he’s got 13 points and 15 rebounds with 83-79 to go #BBN @WHAS11
Florida came in No. 2 nationally in offensive rebounding, but Ugo Onyenso just got the most important offensive rebound and put-back of the game. Kentucky 83, Florida 79 with 27.8 seconds left. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky 77, Florida 77 with 3:21 left. After timeout was called, Calipari was out at midcourt yelling at Don Dailey until the official put out both hands to tell Cal to stop. Both teams are 15-of-31 from the field this half. #BBN #ukbasketball
#Kentucky 77, Florida 77 An oop for the Gators has us all tied up with 3:21 to go #BBN @WHAS11
#Kentucky 72, Florida 71 This is a slugfest at Rupp. 24 lead changes tonight and 6:42 to go #BBN @WHAS11
Florida now 10-of-19 from three-point land. Teams that have made double-digit threes are 3-3 vs. Kentucky this season. Kentucky 72-71 with 6:42 left at Rupp. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky 70, Florida 68 with 8:10 left. Neither team has led by more than 4 points the entire second half. #BBN #ukbasketball
#Kentucky 70, Florida 68 Reeves hits a clutch shot per usual to keep the Cats up. Gators not going away though. Cats need some stops on defense with 8:10 left #BBN @WHAS11
Kentucky 60, Florida 58 with 11:52 left. Reed Sheppard 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-3 from 3. He has 4 assists.
#Kentucky 49, Florida 47 Gators take the lead early in the half, but UK not letting up, especially Ugo who dunks it for the lead. 15:47 to go at Rupp #BBN @WHAS11
Ugo making a difference -- 8 points, 7 rebounds in 15 minutes. Kentucky 49, Florida 47 with 15:47 left at Rupp. #BBN #ukbasketball
HALFTIME: #Kentucky 41, Florida 36 Rob Dillingham shooting the lights out in his return, but the most obvious difference maker has been Ugo defensively. One half to go at Rupp #BBN @WHAS11
HALFTIME: Kentucky 41, Florida 36. Wildcats made 45.7% (16 for 35) of their shots in the first half. Reed Sheppard leads all scorers so far, with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Tyrese Samuel has eight points for the Gators.
Halftime: Kentucky 41, Florida 36 The box: https://t.co/dI2q5YeCGr
Kentucky 34, Florida 28 at 3:08 left in first half. John Calipari spent the first part of the TV timeout giving official Don Daily some constructive criticism. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky 25-24 over Florida with 7:54 left in 1H. Dillingham heating up. Hit back-to-back threes. Cats are 4-of-6 from 3 and 9-of-19 shooting overall. Gators are 9-of-21 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from 3. #BBN #ukbasketball
#Kentucky 25, Florida 24 Tons of lead changes in this one so far. Rob Dillingham felling himself from beyond the arc. He’s got 8 with 7:54 in the half #BBN @WHAS11
Kentucky-Florida tied at 14-14 at the 1H 11:56 TV timeout. Florida up 11-8 on glass. Big Z checking in for the Cats. #BBN #ukbasketball
#Kentucky 14, Florida 14 Reed Sheppard ties it back up for UK after the Gators briefly take the lead. 11:33 to go in the first #BBN @WHAS11
FIRST TIMEOUT: #Kentucky 10, Florida 8 Both teams trading blows from beyond the arc in this one. Reeves leads the way with 5 with 15:06 to go in the half #BBN @WHAS11
Timeout on the floor at the 15:06 mark of the first half, with Kentucky leading Florida 10-8. Wildcats are just 3 of 10 from the field so far while Gators are 3 for 8.
A Kentucky-Florida basketball preview. https://t.co/SLlvczd1VP
Three takeaways from Kentucky’s win at Arkansas. https://t.co/nPWOSeTVP2
No. 6 Kentucky patiently gets by Arkansas https://t.co/JOdVccsmAY https://t.co/TmbCjkmhPP
What an ending in Fayetteville 🎢 • Kentucky misses free throw • Arkansas gets and-1 with :01 seconds to play • Arkansas tries to foul but doesn’t get called • Time expires Kentucky (-6.5) 🤢 https://t.co/QjOc0mPqeZ
Arkansas brought the fight, but it wasn't enough. Another tough offensive showing proved too much to overcome in a loss to No. 6 Kentucky Saturday. https://t.co/uZCOWs7lnm
My buzzer story: Kentucky basketball gets down in mud with Arkansas in SEC game, finally wins ugly https://t.co/yxnCVR3yS3 via @courierjournal
Kentucky BOUNCES BACK VERSUS ARKANSAS - LIVE REACTION + positive signs for the HOGS?! https://t.co/UYIFpSzOVO
That’s a big road win for Kentucky, where a ton of things went wrong. Arkansas is struggling, but so was Kentucky to start.
FINAL: #Kentucky 63, Arkansas 57 UK’s 2nd half comeback helps them avoid back to back losses for the first time this year. Antonio Reeves continues to be that dude with 24 points as the ‘Cats improve to 5-2 in the SEC #BBN @WHAS11
FINAL: Kentucky 63, Arkansas 57 Wildcats desperately needed a nice bounce back win on the road - and they get it As for Arkansas - another tough loss. BUT if they channel that defensive effort going forward, there are games to be won going forward. Fun, hard-fought game
FINAL: Kentucky 63, Arkansas 57. Wildcats improve to 15-4 overall and 5-2 in the SEC. Razorbacks fall to 10-10 and 1-6, respectively. UK returns to action Wednesday, hosting Florida at Rupp Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. Game will air on ESPN.
FINAL: No. 6 Kentucky 63, Arkansas 57. Hogs were in it all evening, but they didn't have the firepower to keep up in the second half. Still, a much better performance compared to what we've seen in recent weeks.
Final: Kentucky 63, Arkansas 57 UK now 5-2 in SEC play. Arkansas drops to 1-6.
Sheppard 3 puts Kentucky up 61-52 with 1:25 left and Arkansas fans are starting to head for the exits. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky starting to stack stops and buckets. The improbably Arkansas upset is on life support with the Wildcats leading 61-52 after a 3 by Reed Sheppard. 1:15 remaining.
Kentucky 53, Arkansas 50 with 4:14 left. Tre Mitchell has hit a pair of big three-pointers here of late. Also a 3 from Reeves. UK now 7-of-17 from beyond the arc. #BBN #ukbasketball
Tramon Mark is down cramping after a made layup. Arkansas got lucky with the officials calling halting play and stopping a 5-on-4 opportunity for Kentucky. Wildcats lead 53-50 with 4:14 remaining.
Looks like this going to be a nip/tuck affair to the end as Kentucky leads Arkansas 44-43 with exactly 8:00 left. Cats are 4-of-14 from 3. Razorbacks are 4-of-13 from 3. #BBN #ukbasketball
Big dunk in Fayetteville by Sheppard? Sounds familiar 👀 Kentucky takes its first lead of the night! Cats up 38-37 on a 7-0 run #BBN @WHAS11 https://t.co/yrNXzNr6Pl
Reed Sheppard comes up with a steal and slams it home on the other end to give Kentucky its first lead of the game. It's up 38-37 on Arkansas with 12:54 to play.
7-0 run and Kentucky has its first lead of the evening. Wildcats up 38-37 after a Reed Sheppard dunk. Arkansas couldn't capitalize on its momentum and now trails.
Kentucky takes its first lead of the game on a Reed Sheppard steal-and-slam. UK 38, Arkansas 37 with 12:54 left. #BBN #ukbasketball
TIMEOUT: #Kentucky 31, Arkansas 37. UK was able to tie the game twice, but another run by the Razorbacks still has the Cats down in Fayetteville with about 15 to go #BBN @WHAS11
Arkansas 37, Kentucky 31 with 15:10 left here in Fayetteville. Someone please put out an ABP for the Kentucky offense. Cats shooting 28.9 percent for the game. #BBN #ukbasketball
Halftime: Arkansas 26, Kentucky 24 My mom once told me "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." And umm, well, some solid defense in that one. As for the offense - second half starting up soon 😉😉
Halftime: Arkansas 26, Kentucky 24 Despite the fact UK is 1-3 in games this season when trailing at the half, I think the Cats are in pretty good shape. Shot horribly most of the first half, yet trail by just two at the break. Here's the halftime box: https://t.co/xGU2Huszan
HALFTIME: Arkansas 26, Kentucky 24. Wildcats down only two points after the opening 20 minutes at Bud Walton Arena despite missing 16 of their first 17 shots. Antonio Reeves' 10 points leads all scorers so far.
HALFTIME: #Kentucky 24, Arkansas 26 Much, much better end to the half for UK. Two... interesting foul calls to end the half makes it a one basket game. Antonio Reeves leads with 10 and we got another half to go in Fayetteville #BBN @WHAS11
Halftime: Arkansas 26, No. 6 Kentucky 24. Hogs led 20-12 but went 1-for-12 to finish the half. Kentucky absorbed the first punch and is right back in it. Arkansas needs another response. Tramon Mark leads Arkansas with 7. Antonio Reeves has 10 for the Wildcats.
Big time three from Antonio Reeves to make it a one bucket game. #Kentucky down 21-18 with 3:18 in the half #BBN @WHAS11
Arkansas 20, Kentucky 15 at the 3:54 1H TV time. Lot of missed shots in this one and Arkansas has a 23-15 edge on the boards. #BBN #ukbasketball
This is as ice cold as #Kentucky has been all year. Cats shooting just 14.3% on 3-21 shooting down 18-8 in Arkansas #BBN @WHAS11
At the under-8 timeout, the deficit has reached double digits for Kentucky, which trails Arkansas, 18-8, with 7:01 to play in the half. Wildcats are 3 of 21 (14%) from the field and 1 for 7 (14%) on 3s.
Shooting woes update: Kentucky now 3-of-21 from the floor, including 1-of-7 from 3. Arkansas 18, Kentucky 8 with 7:01 left in 1H. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky is 1-for-13, but Arkansas has 5 turnovers already and isn't doing much offensively, either. Hogs lead 9-4 at the U-12.
Even though Arkansas hasn't scored in the last 2:55, it hasn't helped Kentucky: It trails 9-4 with 11:14 left in the half. Wildcats are a stunning 1 for 13 (7.7%) from the field so far.
Kentucky has now missed 12 of its first 13 shots. Arkansas 9, Kentucky 4 at the 11:14 1H TV time. #BBN #ukbasketball
First stoppage of play at Bud Walton Arena has Kentucky trailing Arkansas by four points, 7-3, at the 14:40 mark of the first half. Wildcats missed their first five shots and are just 1 of 9 from the field so far.
Arkansas leads Kentucky 7-3 at the U-16. Hogs have come out with a ton of energy and Kentucky is 0-for-5 on layups. Good recipe for Arkansas.
Kentucky has missed 8 of its first 9 shots. Arkansas 7, Kentucky 3 at 1H 14:40 TV time.