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Reeves scores 23, Kentucky hands Texas A&M first SEC loss

AP
Jan 21, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Antonio Reeves hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points as Kentucky beat Texas A&M 76-67 on Saturday, handing the Aggies their first SEC loss of the season.

After getting off to a 1-3 conference start that had created a lot of ire directed at coach John Calipari from fans, Kentucky (13-6, 4-3) has beaten then-No. 5 Tennessee, saw Oscar Tshiebwe post 37 points and 24 rebounds in a win over Georgia and then ended Texas A&M's seven-game winning streak.

Tshiebwe was double- and sometimes triple-teamed by the Aggies and finished with four fouls. He was held to seven points but grabbed 17 rebounds as Kentucky turned to the 3-pointer, going 11 of 32, their most attempts since hoisting 33 against Chattanooga in December 2011. The Wildcats' 11 3-pointers are the most since going 13 of 23 against Florida A&M on Dec. 21.

Reeves was 5 of 11 from the arc. Jacob Toppin scored 17 points, CJ Fredrick added 12 and Cason Wallace 11. The Wildcats were outshot 49%-40% but took 18 more shots with a 17-4 edge on the offensive boards.

Tyrece Radford carried the Aggies (13-6, 5-1) in the second half with 20 of his 22 points. Julius Marble scored 12 points before fouling out. Dexter Dennis and Henry Coleman III had 10 points each. Texas A&M was just 3 of 16 on 3-pointers.

It was frequently a very physical game. With 17 minutes left and the Aggies ahead by a point, Marble and Tshiebwe were given flagrant-1 fouls and Marble an additional personal. Replays showed Tshiebwe hit Marble in the face with an open hand while both were heading the down the floor. Marble then shoved Tshiebwe out of bounds while the Wildcat was trying to score.

Reeves hit a 3-pointer with 8 1/2 minutes to play to break a tie and the Wildcats led the rest of the way though the outcome wasn't certain until Fredrick hit a jumper with 48 seconds left then added two free throws for an eight-point lead. The nine-point margin of victory was the largest of the game for either team.

Marble and Coleman combined to go 7 for 7, scoring all the points in a 14-2 run that was aided by four Kentucky turnovers to take a six-point lead with four minutes left in the first half before Reeves and Toppin tied it with consecutive 3-pointers. Radford had the only points in the final three minutes with a pair of free throws for a 31-29 lead.

Kentucky was 7 of 21 on 3-point tries in the first half, already passing their average per game of 19.

Kentucky plays at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, while Texas A&M is at Auburn on Wednesday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
31
UK
Wildcats
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Julius Marble vs. Oscar Tshiebwe (Cason Wallace gains possession)
19:38		Cason Wallace misses two point driving floating jump shot
19:36		Aggies defensive rebound
19:36		Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul
19:12		Henry Coleman III offensive foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
19:12		Henry Coleman III turnover (offensive foul)
19:00		Chris Livingston misses two point driving layup
18:58		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
18:51		Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
18:49		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
18:31		Tyrece Radford turnover (bad pass)
18:02		Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot
18:00		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
17:55		Wade Taylor IV misses three point pullup jump shot
17:53		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
17:40		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass) (Dexter Dennis steals)
17:40	+2	Dexter Dennis makes two point driving layup	2-0
17:25		Cason Wallace misses three point pullup jump shot
17:23		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
17:06		Jacob Toppin personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
16:58	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	4-0
16:53		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
16:42		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
16:40		CJ Fredrick offensive rebound
16:38	+3	CJ Fredrick makes three point stepback jump shot	4-3
16:13	+2	Dexter Dennis makes two point driving finger roll layup	6-3
16:03		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
16:01		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:56		Tyrece Radford offensive foul (CJ Fredrick draws the foul)
15:56		Tyrece Radford turnover (offensive foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point pullup jump shot (Jacob Toppin assists)	6-6
15:23	+3	Andre Gordon makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	9-6
15:08	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cason Wallace assists)	9-8
14:35		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
14:29		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
14:27		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
14:20		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:18		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point layup (Jacob Toppin assists)	9-10
13:38		Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
13:36		CJ Fredrick defensive rebound
13:23		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
13:20		Wildcats offensive rebound
13:10		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
13:07		Antonio Reeves misses two point driving layup
13:05		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	11-10
12:33		Lance Ware misses two point layup
12:31		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
12:23		Dexter Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Toppin steals)
12:09	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	11-12
11:48		Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fredrick steals)
11:38		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
11:36		Andre Gordon defensive rebound
11:26	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point pullup jump shot	13-12
11:01		Jacob Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Andre Gordon steals)
11:01		TV timeout
10:38		Julius Marble misses two point driving layup
10:36		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
10:17		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
10:15		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
9:50		Andersson Garcia misses two point layup
9:48		Lance Ware defensive rebound
9:42		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
9:40		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
9:25		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
9:23		Cason Wallace offensive rebound
9:22		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
9:20	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	13-15
8:53		Henry Coleman III misses two point hook shot
8:51		Lance Ware defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Chris Livingston makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	13-18
8:22		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
8:15	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julius Marble assists)	15-18
7:58	+3	Chris Livingston makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	15-21
7:36		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Antonio Reeves steals)
7:29		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
7:27		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
7:20		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
7:20		TV timeout
7:20	+1	Julius Marble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
7:20	+1	Julius Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-21
6:53		Ugonna Onyenso misses two point jump shot
6:51		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
6:49		Jump ball. Chris Livingston vs. Dexter Dennis (Aggies gains possession)
6:49		Chris Livingston turnover (lost ball) (Dexter Dennis steals)
6:31	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point driving layup	19-21
6:13		CJ Fredrick turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
6:08	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point driving dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	21-21
6:08		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:38		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
5:26	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point driving layup	23-21
5:15	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point pullup jump shot	23-23
4:59	+2	Julius Marble makes two point driving hook shot	25-23
4:50		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
4:43	+2	Julius Marble makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	27-23
4:18		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
4:16		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Julius Marble makes two point layup (Andre Gordon assists)	29-23
4:09		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:09		TV timeout
3:58		CJ Fredrick misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:56		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
3:49		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
3:42	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (CJ Fredrick assists)	29-26
3:31		Julius Marble misses two point hook shot
3:29		Lance Ware defensive rebound
3:18	+3	Jacob Toppin makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	29-29
2:54		Lance Ware blocks Dexter Dennis's two point layup
2:52		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
2:48		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Toppin steals)
2:43		Julius Marble shooting foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
2:43		Lance Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:43		Lance Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:43		Cason Wallace offensive rebound
2:37		Jacob Toppin misses two point pullup jump shot
2:35		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
2:28		Wade Taylor IV turnover (traveling)
2:08		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
2:06		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:48		Henry Coleman III offensive foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
1:48		Henry Coleman III turnover (offensive foul)
1:35		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
1:33		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:21		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:16		Cason Wallace shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-29
1:16	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-29
0:47		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
0:45		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
0:40		Jacob Toppin misses two point putback layup
0:38		Julius Marble defensive rebound
0:36		Dexter Dennis misses three point pullup jump shot
0:33		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:09		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
0:07		Lance Ware offensive rebound
0:02		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Andre Gordon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
36
UK
Wildcats
47

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Chris Livingston misses two point pullup jump shot
19:45		Cason Wallace offensive rebound
19:36		Cason Wallace turnover
19:36		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals)
19:26		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
19:24		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
19:16	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point pullup jump shot	31-31
18:53		Wade Taylor IV misses three point stepback jump shot
18:51		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
18:34		Chris Livingston misses two point driving layup
18:32		CJ Fredrick offensive rebound
18:30	+3	CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot	31-34
18:00		Chris Livingston shooting foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
18:00	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-34
17:38	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point driving floating jump shot	33-36
17:09	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point hook shot	35-36
17:00		Julius Marble personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
17:00		Official timeout
17:00		Oscar Tshiebwe flagrant 1 (Julius Marble draws the foul)
17:00		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover
17:00	+1	Julius Marble makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	36-36
17:00	+1	Julius Marble makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	37-36
17:00		Julius Marble technical foul
17:00		Julius Marble turnover
17:00	+1	CJ Fredrick makes technical free throw 1 of 2	37-37
17:00	+1	CJ Fredrick makes technical free throw 2 of 2	37-38
16:50	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point driving floating jump shot	37-40
16:26		Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
16:24		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
16:03		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
16:01		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
15:53		Chris Livingston misses two point putback layup
15:51		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
15:41		Chris Livingston personal foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:30	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point driving finger roll layup	39-40
15:11	+3	Cason Wallace makes three point pullup jump shot	39-43
14:51	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup	41-43
14:37	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cason Wallace assists)	41-45
14:19	+3	Tyrece Radford makes three point bank jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	44-45
13:55	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (CJ Fredrick assists)	44-47
13:41		Wade Taylor IV misses two point driving layup
13:39		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:38		Jacob Toppin blocks Andersson Garcia's two point putback layup
13:32		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
13:28		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
13:26		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	46-47
12:59		Cason Wallace misses two point driving layup
12:57		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
12:54		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
12:52		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
12:36		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
12:34		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
12:26		Cason Wallace blocks Dexter Dennis's three point jump shot
12:24		Dexter Dennis offensive rebound
12:24		Jacob Toppin shooting foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
12:24		Official timeout
12:24	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-47
12:24	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-47
12:04		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
11:58	+3	Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	51-47
11:45		Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
11:45	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-49
11:31		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball)
11:18	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point driving floating jump shot	51-51
11:04		Julius Marble misses two point jump shot
11:02		CJ Fredrick defensive rebound
10:56		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
10:54		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
10:53		Official timeout
10:45		Cason Wallace shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
10:45	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
10:32		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
10:14		Antonio Reeves misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:12		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:56		Andersson Garcia offensive foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
9:56		Andersson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
9:33	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Jacob Toppin assists)	53-53
9:33		Dexter Dennis shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
9:33		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:33		Aggies defensive rebound
9:20		Wade Taylor IV misses three point pullup jump shot
9:18		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
8:57		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
8:55		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
8:42		Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
8:40		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	53-56
8:14		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:14		TV timeout
8:03		Henry Coleman III misses two point driving layup
8:01		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
7:40		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
7:38		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
7:33		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
7:31		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
7:26	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point tip layup	53-58
7:16		Tyrece Radford misses two point driving layup
7:14		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
7:12		Cason Wallace turnover (traveling)
7:12		TV timeout
7:03	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup	55-58
6:35		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
6:35		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:35		Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Julius Marble makes two point cutting dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	57-59
5:57		Julius Marble shooting foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-60
5:57		Jacob Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Cason Wallace offensive rebound
5:52	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	57-63
5:35		Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Julius Marble draws the foul)
5:31	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point pullup jump shot	59-63
5:01		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass)
4:38		Lance Ware shooting foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
4:37	+1	Dexter Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-63
4:16		Antonio Reeves turnover (traveling)
4:00		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
3:58		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point driving reverse layup	61-65
3:25		Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fredrick steals)
3:24		TV timeout
2:57		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
2:55		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
2:35		Aggies 30 second timeout
2:30		Wade Taylor IV misses two point driving layup
2:28		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	61-67
1:47		Aggies 60 second timeout
1:40		Cason Wallace personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
1:40	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
1:32	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point driving floating jump shot	63-69
1:17	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)	65-69
0:47	+2	CJ Fredrick makes two point pullup jump shot	65-71
0:40		Tyrece Radford misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:38		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
0:27		Henry Coleman III personal foul (CJ Fredrick draws the foul)
0:27	+1	CJ Fredrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
0:27	+1	CJ Fredrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
0:22	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point stepback jump shot	67-73
0:19		Dexter Dennis personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
0:19	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-75
0:16		Tyrece Radford misses three point pullup jump shot
0:14		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
0:11		Julius Marble personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
0:11		Jacob Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
0:06		Tyrece Radford misses three point stepback jump shot
0:04		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Antonio Reeves defensive rebound