Feb. 26, 2000
Final Score – Kentucky 60, Arkansas 55
Kentucky improves to 20-9, 10-4 in the SEC.
Arkansas falls to 14-13, 6-8 in the SEC.
UK leads the series with Arkansas, 14-5, 5-2 in Lexington.
The Cats won their 20th game of the season, marking the 10th consecutive season they have won at least 20 games. UK has 45 20-win seasons in its history.
Kentucky extended its home win streak to 19, which is tied for the nation’s seventh longest.
The Wildcats own the best Eastern Division record in the SEC at 8-2.
UK, which pulled down 21 offensive rebounds versus the Hogs, has pulled down 20-plus offensive rebounds in the last three games. Kentucky had 21 offensive boards vs. Georgia, 22 vs. Tennessee. The Cats also outrebounded Arkansas, 45-28, their largest rebounding margin (+17) since their season-high effort vs. Missouri (+18) in December.
Tayshaun Prince grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.
Jamaal Magloire charted his third straight double-double – 15 points and 12 boards – for the third time this season. He has tallied 13 double-doubles this season, 18 for his career, and he needs just five points to join UK’s 1,000th point club.
Magloire moved into sole possession of fourth place for most games played at Kentucky. He’s now seen action in 140 games, which trails Wayne Turner’s NCAA-record 151 games.
Keith Bogans recorded his fourth 20-point game this season. His 22-point performance marked his fourth consecutive double-figure scoring game.
