LEXINGTON, Ky. (BBN TONIGHT) — The Kentucky Wildcats snap Texas A&M's seven-game win streak with a gritty efficiency in Rupp Area on Saturday.
Kentucky's pictures did not begin falling till about two minutes into the sport. A 3-pointer by CJ Fredrick obtained the Cats going.
Kentucky did not discover its actual stride till a 14-2 run, with the largest contributions coming from two Chris Livingston 3-pointers and several other performs from Antonio Reeves. Kentucky hit a little bit of a scoring drought towards the tip of the primary half, with a 3-pointer by Toppin with 3:19 left being the final shot to fall earlier than heading into the locker room.
On the half, Kentucky shot 30.6% from the sphere, with 7 of 21 coming from behind the 3-point line. Aggies shot 56.5% from the sphere and outrebounded the Cats 20-16.
Toppin opened up the second half with a jumper, and Wallace obtained his first shot of the day. Issues obtained slightly chippy below the basket with a double foul referred to as on Aggies' Julius Marble and Oscar Tshiebwe.
Reeves continued to make his presence recognized within the second half by making pivotal performs. He completed with 23 factors adopted by Toppin with 17. Tshiebwe led in rebounds with 17. The Cats completed the sport capturing 40.3% from the sphere.
Up subsequent, the Cats head to Nashville, TN, to tackle Vanderbilt. The sport is about for Tuesday, January 24 at 9 p.m. on SEC Community.
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