Kentucky-Florida Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
JAN. 31, 2024
ATTENDANCE: 20,068

Final Score: Florida 94, No. 10/8 Kentucky 91 (overtime)

Team Records and Series Notes

Kentucky is 15-5 on the season, 5-3 in the Southeastern Conference.
Florida extended its winning streak to four in a row is 15-6 overall, 5-3 in league play.
UK leads the series 110-42 but tonight ended a five-game UK win streak in the series.
- UK leads 55-12 in games played in Lexington.
Next for Kentucky: on Saturday, UK plays host to Tennessee at 8:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN.

Team Notes

The game featured 15 ties and 29 lead changes. There were 14 ties and 26 lead changes in regulation.
Kentucky is 1-2 in overtime game this season.
Kentucky scored 91 points tonight. UK entered the game fourth in the nation in scoring at 88.5 points per game.
Kentucky had 17 assists and nine turnovers, an assist/turnover ratio of +1.89.

Kentucky had a season-high 14 blocked shots tonight. UK entered the game ninth in the nation with 5.7 blocks per game.

Since the North Carolina game on Dec. 16, the first game that UK had two of its seven-foot players available, the Wildcats have averaged 7.2blocks per game.

Kentucky’s largest lead was 10 points. The Wildcats are 342-16 (95.5%) under Calipari when leading by 10 or more at some point during the game.
This was the sixth game this season that UK had two players score at least 20 points. UK is 5-1 in those games.
D.J. Wagner and Justin Edwards did not play because of injuries. Kentucky has not had all players available for any game this season.

Player Notes

Ugonna Onyenso had his first UK double-double with a career-high 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
- He also had a career-high eight blocks while playing a career-best 33 minutes.
- His 13-16-8 stat line is the first such combination by a player in Kentucky history.
- His 16 rebounds are the most by a Wildcat in a game this season.
Playing all 45 minutes, Reed Sheppard had 24 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season and most against an SEC opponent.
- He also led the Wildcats in assists with six.
Playing a career-high 39 minutes, Rob Dillingham had 20 points, his third game this season of at least 20 points.
Antonio Reeves had 19 points.
- He has landed in double figures in every game but one this season.

Coach John Calipari

Calipari has an 847-258 (76.7%) all-time on-court record, including 402-118 (77.3%) at Kentucky.
Calipari is 331-68 (83.0%) at UK against unranked competition.
Calipari is 25-10 vs. Florida.
Calipari is now 398-129 (75.5%) all-time in conference games, including 190-63 (75.1%) in the SEC.

In the First Half

Kentucky started Reed Sheppard, Antonio Reeves, Adou Thiero, Tre Mitchell and Ugonna Onyenso for the first time.
- It is the sixth different lineup of the season and third straight game with a different lineup.
Aaron Bradshaw and Rob Dillingham were UK’s first substitutions at the 15:06 mark.
Trailing 28-27, UK went on a 12-1 run to take a 39-29 lead.
Florida scored five points in the final minute to pull within 41-36 at halftime.
- The first half featured five ties and 14 lead changes.
Sheppard led UK with 11 points while Dillingham and Reeves had eight each.
UK is now 13-2 this season when leading at halftime.

In the Second Half

Kentucky began the second half with Sheppard, Dillingham, Reeves, Mitchell and Onyenso.
Appropriate for a game with 14 ties and 26 lead changes in regulation, Florida’s Walter Clayton hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to send the game to overtime at 84-84.

In Overtime

Kentucky began the overtime with Sheppard, Dillingham, Reeves, Mitchell and Onyenso.
Trailing 87-86, Clayton hit a 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining to put Florida ahead 89-87.
The Gators added five foul shots to make it 94-87.
Sheppard hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, and after a UK steal, was fouled with two seconds left.
Sheppard made the first foul shot to make it 94-91. He intentionally missed the second but Florida got the rebound to seal the win.

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