National Basketball Association
Kentucky 75, Tennessee 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Ron Groover, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
24033
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Kentucky 75, Tennessee 65: Kyle Wiltjer scored 17 points and Julius Mays hit two critical 3-pointers as the host Wildcats avoided a second consecutive home loss by holding off the Volunteers.
Nerlens Noel added 12 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and four steals for Kentucky (11-5, 2-1 SEC), which suffered its first home conference loss in coach John Calipari’s four seasons Saturday against Texas A&M.
With Kentucky down 54-53, Noel was fouled with 6:47 remaining. He hit the first foul shot, missed the second, but corralled the rebound for a two-handed slam and a two-point Wildcat lead. After two Tennessee free throws evened the game, a layup by Ryan Harrow and two 3-pointers from Mays pushed the advantage to 64-58 with 4:23 left.
Jordan McRae led Tennessee (8-7, 0-3) with 23 points, but could not stop the Volunteers from dropping their fourth straight contest.
Kentucky made the game’s first big push early in the second half, using a 10-2 run to build a 47-39 lead on Mays’ jumper with 13:39 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Volunteers are 0-3 in SEC play for the first time since 1997-98. … Kentucky improved to 25-1 at home against conference foes under Calipari. … Over his past two games, Noel has totaled 27 points, 20 rebounds, 13 blocks, eight assists and eight steals.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee |
|
Kentucky |
|
Jordan McRae 23 |
Scoring |
Kyle Wiltjer 17 |
|
Trae Golden 6 |
Assists |
Ryan Harrow 4 |
|
Jarnell Stokes 5 |
Rebounds |
Nerlens Noel 9 |
|
Jordan McRae 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Harrow 6 |
|
Josh Richardson 2 |
Steals |
Nerlens Noel 4 |
|
Kenny Hall 1 |
Blocks |
Nerlens Noel 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee
|
65 |
46.3 |
4-12 |
11-17 |
11 |
27 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
| Kentucky
|
75 |
49.0 |
6-15 |
19-31 |
13 |
32 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
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