It’s a one-point game. Kentucky defeated Florida, 65-59. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Next up for No. Everything you need for Wildcats vs. Tigers! Sestina took advantage on one play in particular off Tyrese Maxey’s wizardry coming down the stretch of the game and Kentucky starting to feel it during the comeback. Twitter reactions to Kentucky’s loss to Auburn. Kentucky vs. Auburn game thread and pregame reading. pic.twitter.com/9IWL16Y3AK. Brooks and Juzang were two of the four Cats that scored in double figures, while Sestina just missed by a point, but trailed just Richards with six rebounds, including five (!) They go to a HORNS look with a pindown from Richards and then off Quickley’s baseline cut, Richards posts up and shows off the right-handed hook with touch for his two of 17 2H points. Maxey somehow gets to the rim and probably should’ve scored, but the rim had a lid on it, which opened the door for Sestina to fly in like he did at the end of the first half of the Tennessee loss for the jam. ), Kentucky goes back to the Richards/Sestina cross screen action and again, trusts the movement in their offense after the initial action to get another look from 3 that KBJ nails. Kentucky's momentum continued as part of a 17-8 run to open the half. How Kentucky pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in the John Calipari era vs. Florida, Kentucky vs. Auburn: Game time, TV channel, live stream, radio, replay & more. It wasn’t his best game, but I don’t know if there was a game this season where Nate Sestina played any harder than he did on Saturday. Good hustle off the Maxey miss and almost got a three-point play opportunity. NCAA says Olivier Sarr can play for Kentucky this season. pic.twitter.com/Sew3g3TeuO. Trailing by 18 points with 11:55 to play, Kentucky scored 32 points, held Florida to just nine points over the final 8:18 and somehow, won their final regular season game without Ashton Hagans. Whoever has it going, we go to them.”. That gave the Cats their biggest margin of the night (47-39), but Florida countered with a 20-8 run to go up 59-55 with 6:25 remaining. UPSET: Mississippi State tops No. INTERVIEW: PITTSBURGH'S KAYLA LUND ON PROGRAM HISTORY. Sestina absolutely stonewalls Lewis in the paint on one end and a quick KBJ/Maxey action leads to a KBJ bucket while he avoided the set defender looking for a charge. The Cats stood their ground but made too many mistakes to pull off the upset. She still puts up big numbers for the Gators, but Thayer Hall has been their leading scorer this season. This is the 66th meeting between the Gators and the Wildcats. They give up a 17-point lead in their final home game of the year against Tennessee and then come back from 18 down on the road without their national defensive player of the year candidate and one of their conference player of the year candidates for nine-plus minutes. Tyrese Maxey made just one shot all game, but it came off of a great Kentucky possession. From Shane Bieber to Ozzie Smith, these nine former college baseball walk-ons made their mark on the game. The game will be aired on SEC Network. Calipari wasted little time getting Nick Richards going in the second half after a 1/7 start. pic.twitter.com/MmI3ABcAyQ. If you play, they’re only gonna remember the second half and I’m coming at you,’” John Calipari said during his post-game press conference on Saturday. of them on the offensive end. Listen, learn and act: Voices of NCAA student-athletes. Here are the longest games in NCAA Women's College World Series history, topped by a 25-inning affair in 1984. 10-ranked Kentucky (22-5 overall, 12-2 Southeastern Conference) is an SEC road game at Texas A&M on Tuesday night. The freshman scored 10 points for the first time since Jan. 18 at Arkansas, grabbed three rebounds, recorded two steals and hit both of his 3-point attempts. Click here to view UK’s 2019-20 schedule and results. Good find, sets his feet quickly and splashes it home. Brooks’ breakout performance was like the RKO maneuver from professional wrestling superstar Randy Orton most of the time; seemingly out of nowhere. In the second half, they guarded, rebounded and did a better job, and played a big part in us winning, both of those guys.”.