Men’s basketball– The Wildcats continued the nation’s second-longest winning streak, posting an 87-62 win over Chattanooga running its home-winning streak to 40-straight games.- Freshman Anthony Davis had one of his best games of the season with a 14-point, 18-rebound, five-block performance.- Kentucky had four other players score in double-figures led by Doron Lamb’s game-high 24 points. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 17, while Darius Miller chipped in 12 and Marquis Teague added 11.- Teague also tied his career-high with eight assists while turning the ball over just once.- UK hit a season-high 12 3-pointers in the victory.Women’s basketball– No. 8/7 Kentucky dropped its first game of the season at No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday, 92-83, snapping the Wildcats’ 10-game winning streak. UK led by one point with five minutes to play before the Fighting Irish went on an 11-0 run to put the Cats’ upset hopes out of reach.- Sophomore center Samantha Drake led four Wildcats in double figures with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting.- Despite fouling out with 7:25 left in the game, junior A’dia Mathies scored 17 points to go along with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.- Freshman guard Bria Goss and senior point guard Amber Smith followed with 14 and 13 points, respectively. In her UK debut, sophomore transfer Samarie Walker recorded seven points and seven rebounds in just 12 minutes of play.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, Dec. 20Men’s basketball hosts Samford – 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 21Women’s basketball hosts Samford – 7:00 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 22Men’s basketball hosts Loyola-Maryland – 1:00 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 28Women’s basketball at Middle Tennessee St. – 8:00 p.m.Men’s basketball hosts Lamar – 8:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 31Men’s basketball hosts Louisville  – NoonSunday, Jan. 1Women’s basketball at Florida – 1:00 p.m.

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