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Notae has 30, No. 18 Arkansas upends No. 6 Kentucky 75-73

AP
Feb 26, 2022

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) JD Notae had 30 points and eight assists, and No. 18 Arkansas topped No. 6 Kentucky 75-73 on Saturday in a matchup of teams peaking late in the season.

Jaylin Williams added 16 points and 12 rebounds as Arkansas (23-6, 12-4) helped create a tie with Kentucky (23-6, 12-4) and Tennessee for second place in the Southeastern Conference with two games to play. The Razorbacks won for the 13th time in their last 14 games.

''What the group has done, they've weathered a really, really tough schedule,'' Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. ''And not only did they kind of weather it, but they dominated it winning basketball games against some incredible teams.''

Notae passed to Williams for a jump shot that lifted Arkansas to a 71-70 lead with 1:22 left. Williams and Davonte Davis each made two free throws to help the Razorbacks hold on down the stretch.

Both teams remain in contention for the regular-season SEC title.

''I think we're good enough, but we've got to keep getting better,'' Musselman said. ''This place (Bud Walton Arena) is magical when we're winning.''

Oscar Tshiebwe had 30 points and 18 rebounds for the Wildcats, who lost for the only the second time in their last 10 games. Sahvir Wheeler and Keion Brooks Jr. each scored 14 points.

HISTORY

Arkansas improved to 3-0 against Kentucky at Bud Walton Arena when both teams are ranked (2021-22, '94-`95, and `92-93). Before Saturday, the last time the Razorbacks had beat Kentucky at BWA was eight years ago during the `13-14 season when they swept the `Cats with overtime wins in both Fayetteville and Lexington. Coupled with its 81-80 road victory over Kentucky at Rupp Arena last season, Arkansas has notched consecutive victories over the Wildcats for the first time since that '13-14 campaign.

WORTH NOTING

Arkansas could finish second in the SEC for the second consecutive season. The Razorbacks own the SEC's best overall record (48-13) and best mark in regular-season league games (24-8) going back to the start of the '20-21 campaign.

The Wildcats slipped to 3-5 against AP Top 25 teams this season, which includes a 1-5 away-from-home mark. The biggest win of Kentucky's season remains an 80-62 road victory over then-No. 5 Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 29.

UP NEXT

Kentucky: Wraps up the regular season with a home game against Mississippi on Tuesday, followed by a road game at Florida on Saturday.

Arkansas: In their final two SEC games to close out the regular season, the Hogs host LSU on Wednesday before finishing on the road against No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
28
ARK
Razorbacks
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Oscar Tshiebwe vs. Jaylin Williams (JD Notae gains possession)
19:44		JD Notae misses two point layup
19:42		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
19:30		Kellan Grady misses three point jump shot
19:28		Razorbacks defensive rebound
19:02		Stanley Umude misses two point jump shot
19:00		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
18:43		JD Notae personal foul
18:40		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
18:38		Stanley Umude defensive rebound
18:32		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
18:30		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot (Kellan Grady assists)	2-0
17:53	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk	2-2
17:28		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
17:26		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
17:17	+2	JD Notae makes two point layup	2-4
17:05		Trey Wade blocks Keion Brooks Jr.'s two point jump shot
17:03		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
16:54	+3	JD Notae makes three point jump shot	2-7
16:52		Wildcats 30 second timeout
16:36		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Stanley Umude steals)
16:31		Stanley Umude misses two point layup
16:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:09		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Williams steals)
15:59		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
15:57		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
15:51		Tyty Washington Jr. misses two point layup
15:49		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
15:43		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
15:41		Trey Wade defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Trey Wade makes two point dunk (JD Notae assists)	2-9
15:08		Jacob Toppin turnover (lost ball)
15:08		TV timeout
15:01	+2	Trey Wade makes two point dunk (JD Notae assists)	2-11
15:01		Kellan Grady shooting foul (Trey Wade draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Trey Wade makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-12
14:39		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
14:37		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
14:18		Jaylin Williams misses two point layup
14:16		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
14:06		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
14:04		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:48		Au'Diese Toney misses two point jump shot
13:46		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
13:48		Au'Diese Toney personal foul
13:34		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
13:32		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
13:17	+3	JD Notae makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	2-15
12:37	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Davion Mintz assists)	4-15
12:06		Trey Wade turnover (bad pass) (Kellan Grady steals)
11:58		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:56		Kellan Grady offensive rebound
11:51		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
11:49		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup	6-15
11:26	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	6-17
11:19	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Davion Mintz assists)	8-17
11:19		Trey Wade shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-17
11:02		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
11:00		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point dunk (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	11-17
10:29		Kellan Grady shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
10:29	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
10:06		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
10:04		Stanley Umude defensive rebound
10:02		Jacob Toppin personal foul (Stanley Umude draws the foul)
9:46		Jaylin Williams misses two point jump shot
9:44		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
9:37		Au'Diese Toney blocks Tyty Washington Jr.'s two point jump shot
9:35		Stanley Umude defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Stanley Umude makes two point jump shot (Chris Lykes assists)	11-21
9:01		Jump ball. Davion Mintz vs. Stanley Umude (Wildcats gains possession)
8:54		Chris Lykes personal foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
8:42	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	13-21
8:18		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
8:16		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	15-21
7:39	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	15-23
7:29		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
7:27		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
7:10	+3	Stanley Umude makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists)	15-26
6:42	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup	17-26
6:32		Stanley Umude misses three point jump shot
6:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
6:29		TV timeout
6:08		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
6:06		Stanley Umude defensive rebound
5:52	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	17-28
5:39		Chris Lykes personal foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
5:39		Wildcats turnover (5-second violation)
5:25	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	17-30
5:06		Tyty Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:04		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound
5:03	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point putback dunk	19-30
4:48		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
4:46		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
4:35		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
4:33		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
4:21		Stanley Umude misses two point jump shot
4:19		Kamani Johnson offensive rebound
4:19		Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Kamani Johnson draws the foul)
4:09	+2	Au'Diese Toney makes two point dunk (JD Notae assists)	19-32
3:53		Tyty Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:51		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
3:49		Kamani Johnson shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-32
3:49		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:49		Au'Diese Toney defensive rebound
3:40		Jacob Toppin personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
3:34		Jaylin Williams turnover (lost ball) (Keion Brooks Jr. steals)
3:28	+2	Tyty Washington Jr. makes two point layup	22-32
3:13		JD Notae misses two point jump shot
3:11		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
3:01		Au'Diese Toney turnover (out of bounds)
2:50		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
2:48		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
2:36	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	22-34
2:21		Jaylin Williams personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-34
2:21		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
2:16		Tyty Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:14		Sahvir Wheeler offensive rebound
2:10		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
2:08		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
1:56		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
1:54		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
1:26		Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
1:26		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Stanley Umude defensive rebound
1:24		Stanley Umude turnover (out of bounds)
1:13		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point layup
1:12		Kamani Johnson defensive rebound
1:12		Keion Brooks Jr. personal foul (Kamani Johnson draws the foul)
0:51		JD Notae turnover (lost ball) (Keion Brooks Jr. steals)
0:46	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup (Tyty Washington Jr. assists)	26-34
0:41		JD Notae turnover (bad pass) (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)
0:35		Kamani Johnson personal foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
0:35	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
0:08		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
0:06		Lance Ware defensive rebound

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
45
ARK
Razorbacks
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Au'Diese Toney misses three point jump shot
19:40		Trey Wade offensive rebound
19:29		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
19:27		Kellan Grady defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Sahvir Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Tyty Washington Jr. assists)	31-34
19:01	+2	JD Notae makes two point layup	31-36
18:36		Tyty Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:34		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
18:23		JD Notae misses two point jump shot
18:21		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
18:09		Kellan Grady turnover (out of bounds)
17:51		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
17:49		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
17:41	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	33-36
17:34		Jaylin Williams misses two point layup
17:32		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:25		Jaylin Williams blocks Sahvir Wheeler's two point layup
17:23		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:14		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
17:12		Trey Wade defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Stanley Umude makes two point jump shot (JD Notae assists)	33-38
16:24		Au'Diese Toney shooting foul (Tyty Washington Jr. draws the foul)
16:24	+1	Tyty Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-38
16:24	+1	Tyty Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
16:06		Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot
16:04		Kellan Grady defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	37-38
15:39	+2	Au'Diese Toney makes two point dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)	37-40
15:16	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point hook shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	39-40
14:55		Trey Wade turnover (lost ball)
14:53	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	41-40
14:53		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
14:53		TV timeout
14:40		Tyty Washington Jr. shooting foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
14:40		TV timeout
14:40	+1	JD Notae makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
14:40	+1	JD Notae makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-42
14:20	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-42
14:01		JD Notae misses three point jump shot
13:59		Stanley Umude offensive rebound
13:55		Jaylin Williams offensive foul
13:55		Jaylin Williams turnover
13:39		Davion Mintz offensive foul
13:39		Davion Mintz turnover
13:28		Oscar Tshiebwe blocks JD Notae's two point layup
13:26		Razorbacks offensive rebound
13:22	+2	JD Notae makes two point dunk	43-44
13:08		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
13:06		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup	45-44
12:41	+2	JD Notae makes two point layup	45-46
12:21	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Jacob Toppin assists)	47-46
11:58		Jump ball. JD Notae vs. Davion Mintz (Wildcats gains possession)
11:58		JD Notae turnover (lost ball) (Davion Mintz steals)
11:58		TV timeout
11:42		Tyty Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:40		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:29		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
11:27		JD Notae defensive rebound
11:16		Davion Mintz personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
11:06	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot (JD Notae assists)	47-48
10:34	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	49-48
10:15		Jump ball. JD Notae vs. Tyty Washington Jr. (Razorbacks gains possession)
10:09		JD Notae turnover (lost ball) (Tyty Washington Jr. steals)
10:05		Davonte Davis shooting foul (Tyty Washington Jr. draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Tyty Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-48
10:05		Tyty Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:05		Tyty Washington Jr. offensive rebound
10:00		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:58		Jaylin Williams defensive rebound
9:38		JD Notae turnover (bad pass) (Tyty Washington Jr. steals)
9:33	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup (Tyty Washington Jr. assists)	52-48
9:16	+2	JD Notae makes two point jump shot	52-50
9:03		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Williams steals)
8:58		Tyty Washington Jr. personal foul (JD Notae draws the foul)
8:51	+2	JD Notae makes two point layup	52-52
8:39	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	54-52
8:23		JD Notae misses two point layup
8:21		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
8:18		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kamani Johnson steals)
8:12	+3	Stanley Umude makes three point jump shot (Kamani Johnson assists)	54-55
8:01		Jump ball. Keion Brooks Jr. vs. JD Notae (Wildcats gains possession)
7:55		JD Notae personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point jump shot	56-55
7:28		Oscar Tshiebwe blocks JD Notae's two point layup
7:26		Razorbacks offensive rebound
7:16		Stanley Umude misses three point jump shot
7:13		Kamani Johnson offensive rebound
7:06	+3	Stanley Umude makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	56-58
6:50		Davion Mintz turnover (out of bounds)
6:40	+2	Kamani Johnson makes two point layup (JD Notae assists)	56-60
6:17	+3	Sahvir Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Jacob Toppin assists)	59-60
5:53		Kamani Johnson turnover (lost ball)
5:48		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
5:46		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
5:43	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup	61-60
5:22		Sahvir Wheeler shooting foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	61-61
5:22	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	61-62
5:22	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	61-63
4:58		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup
4:56		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point tip shot	63-63
4:38	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point layup	63-65
4:38		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
4:38		Jaylin Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:38		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
4:24		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (JD Notae steals)
4:18		Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-66
4:18	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
3:58	+2	Tyty Washington Jr. makes two point jump shot	65-67
3:39	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot (JD Notae assists)	65-69
3:09		Tyty Washington Jr. misses two point layup
3:07		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
3:06	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point tip shot	67-69
2:44		JD Notae misses two point layup
2:42		Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
2:45		Jaylin Williams misses two point layup
2:43		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:43		TV timeout
2:20	+3	Kellan Grady makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	70-69
1:59		Oscar Tshiebwe blocks Au'Diese Toney's two point layup
1:57		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
1:44		Sahvir Wheeler misses two point jump shot
1:42		Sahvir Wheeler offensive rebound
1:39		Kellan Grady turnover (out of bounds)
1:25	+2	Jaylin Williams makes two point jump shot (JD Notae assists)	70-71
1:03		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:02		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive foul
1:02		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover
0:37		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
0:37	+1	Jaylin Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-73
0:33		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:24		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:22		Au'Diese Toney defensive rebound
0:14		Kellan Grady personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
0:14		Davonte Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:10		JD Notae blocks Tyty Washington Jr.'s three point jump shot
0:07		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:09		Wildcats 60 second timeout
0:06		Au'Diese Toney blocks Kellan Grady's three point jump shot
0:05		Razorbacks defensive rebound
0:04		Kellan Grady personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
0:04		Davonte Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
0:01	+3	Tyty Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	73-75
0:00		End of period

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Tyty Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot