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Kentucky posts wire-to-wire 72-67 victory over Florida

AP
Feb 04, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Freshman Cason Wallace scored 20 points, Jacob Toppin had a double-double and Kentucky never trailed in a 72-67 victory over Florida on Saturday night.

Wallace made 7 of 10 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer and all five of his free throws for the Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC). Toppin scored 17 on 8-of-16 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. CJ Fredrick hit three 3-pointers and scored 12. Oscar Tshiebwe totaled four points and 15 rebounds before fouling out. He made only 2 of 14 shots.

Colin Castleton finished with 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the Gators (13-10, 6-4), who had won 6 of 7 and were coming off a 67-54 win over No. 2 Tennessee last time out. Kyle Lofton and Will Richard scored 13 points apiece. Richard added six rebounds.

Toppin and Fredrick scored nine points apiece and Wallace added eight as the trio accounted for all but seven points in Kentucky's 33-22 lead at the half. The Wildcats scored the first five points of the game and pushed their lead to 20-9 on Fredrick's three-point play at the 7:48 mark. The Gators cut their deficit to eight, but Fredrick sank a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left for the halftime margin.

Florida closed within 37-33 on a Lofton 3-pointer at the 15:44 mark, but Kentucky answered with a 6-0 run. Wallace had a three-point play to push the Wildcats' lead to 59-45 with 8:19 remaining.

Castleton drew a fifth foul on Tshiebwe with 1:38 to go and completed the three-point play to get the Gators within 66-62. Wallace and Castleton traded baskets before Daimion Collins hit two free throws to give Kentucky a 70-64 lead with 51 seconds remaining. Myreon Jones hit a 3-pointer to get the Gators within three, but he missed his next try and Wallace made two foul shots to wrap up the win for the Wildcats.

Wildcats coach John Calipari improved to 22-9 against Florida in a series Kentucky leads 108-41 - including a 54-11 mark at home.

Florida first-year coach Todd Golden faced Kentucky for the first time as a head coach. Golden spent three years at San Francisco before taking the Gators job.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
22
UK
Wildcats
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Colin Castleton vs. Oscar Tshiebwe (Gators gains possession)
19:34		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
19:32		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point dunk (CJ Fredrick assists)	0-2
18:58		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:56		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
18:47		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
18:45		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
18:36		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
18:34		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
18:30	+3	CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	0-5
17:55		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
17:53		Kyle Lofton offensive rebound
17:47		Cason Wallace blocks Myreon Jones's two point layup
17:45		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
17:41		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass)
17:30		Kyle Lofton turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)
17:23		CJ Fredrick misses two point jump shot
17:21		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	2-5
16:56		Colin Castleton blocks Oscar Tshiebwe's two point layup
16:54		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
16:38		Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot
16:36		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
16:32		Colin Castleton turnover (lost ball) (Chris Livingston steals)
16:26		Cason Wallace turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Lofton steals)
16:15		Cason Wallace blocks Riley Kugel's two point jump shot
16:13		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
15:51		Colin Castleton blocks Cason Wallace's two point jump shot
15:51		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:49		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
15:47		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
15:25		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
15:23		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
15:13		Jacob Toppin misses two point layup
15:11		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
15:05		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
15:03		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
14:51	+3	Jacob Toppin makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	2-8
14:32		Colin Castleton misses two point jump shot
14:30		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
14:18		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
14:16		Gators defensive rebound
14:04	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point layup (Colin Castleton assists)	4-8
14:04		CJ Fredrick shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-8
13:49		Chris Livingston misses three point jump shot
13:47		Kyle Lofton defensive rebound
13:22		Colin Castleton turnover (traveling)
13:04		Kowacie Reeves personal foul
12:51	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point dunk (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	5-10
12:28		Jacob Toppin shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves draws the foul)
12:28	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-10
12:28	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
12:15		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point hook shot
12:13		Alex Fudge defensive rebound
12:01		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
11:59		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
11:54		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
11:52		Alex Fudge defensive rebound
11:42		Colin Castleton misses two point hook shot
11:40		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
11:29		Alex Fudge blocks Jacob Toppin's two point jump shot
11:27		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
11:11		Colin Castleton turnover (bad pass)
11:11		TV timeout
10:56		Alex Fudge shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
10:56	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
10:42		Trey Bonham turnover (bad pass) (Daimion Collins steals)
10:39		Colin Castleton shooting foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
10:39		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:39	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
10:24		Chris Livingston shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-13
10:24	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
10:05	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point layup	9-15
9:52		Kowacie Reeves misses two point jump shot
9:50		CJ Fredrick defensive rebound
9:43		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
9:41		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
9:19		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
9:17		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	9-17
8:33		Colin Castleton misses two point jump shot
8:31		Will Richard offensive rebound
8:25		Jacob Toppin blocks Kyle Lofton's two point layup
8:23		Cason Wallace defensive rebound
8:13		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive foul
8:13		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (offensive foul)
7:52		Kyle Lofton turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals)
7:48	+2	CJ Fredrick makes two point layup	9-19
7:48		Myreon Jones shooting foul (CJ Fredrick draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	CJ Fredrick makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-20
7:35	+2	Kyle Lofton makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	11-20
7:13	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point layup	11-22
6:45		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
6:43		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
6:25		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
6:21		Will Richard defensive rebound
6:21		Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
6:19		Cason Wallace defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point layup	11-24
6:01	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Jason Jitoboh assists)	14-24
5:30		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
5:28		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	16-24
4:54		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:50	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point jump shot	16-26
4:22		Antonio Reeves shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-26
4:22	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-26
3:51		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point layup
3:49		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point hook shot	20-26
3:14		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
3:12		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Kyle Lofton makes two point layup	22-26
2:32		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
2:30		Gators defensive rebound
2:30		Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul
2:30		TV timeout
2:16		Colin Castleton misses two point layup
2:14		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
1:44		Colin Castleton misses two point layup
1:44		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	22-28
1:34		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (Kyle Lofton draws the foul)
1:34		Kyle Lofton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:34		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
1:22		Will Richard personal foul
1:20		CJ Fredrick misses two point jump shot
1:18		Kyle Lofton defensive rebound
1:13		Will Richard turnover (lost ball) (Sahvir Wheeler steals)
0:52	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup	22-30
0:36		Kowacie Reeves misses two point jump shot
0:34		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
0:27	+3	CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	22-33
0:03		Alex Fudge misses two point jump shot
0:01		Alex Fudge offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
45
UK
Wildcats
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Colin Castleton blocks Oscar Tshiebwe's two point layup
19:44		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
19:18		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
19:16		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
19:04		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point layup
19:02		Will Richard defensive rebound
18:49		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:47		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
18:41	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point layup	24-33
18:26		CJ Fredrick turnover (bad pass) (Colin Castleton steals)
18:24		Cason Wallace personal foul
18:08		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:06		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
17:53		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
17:51		Gators defensive rebound
17:27		Will Richard misses two point layup
17:25		Will Richard offensive rebound
17:22	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	26-33
17:18		Cason Wallace misses two point layup
17:16		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup	26-35
16:58		Colin Castleton misses three point jump shot
16:56		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
16:45		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
16:37	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	28-35
16:30	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	28-37
16:11	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot	30-37
16:00		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass)
16:00		TV timeout
15:44	+3	Kyle Lofton makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	33-37
15:21	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point jump shot	33-39
14:55		Jacob Toppin personal foul
14:47		Will Richard turnover (lost ball)
14:30	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup	33-41
14:11		Colin Castleton misses two point jump shot
14:09		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
14:02	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	33-43
13:46	+3	Kyle Lofton makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	36-43
13:41		Gators 30 second timeout
13:20		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
13:00		Kowacie Reeves misses two point jump shot
12:58		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
12:51	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	36-45
12:34		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
12:32		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
12:18	+3	CJ Fredrick makes three point jump shot (Jacob Toppin assists)	36-48
11:49	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	38-48
11:17		CJ Fredrick misses two point layup
11:15		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point dunk (Colin Castleton assists)	40-48
10:40		Kowacie Reeves blocks Oscar Tshiebwe's two point dunk
10:38		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:38		TV timeout
10:38	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup	40-50
10:07		Antonio Reeves blocks Kyle Lofton's two point layup
10:05		Will Richard offensive rebound
10:05		Jacob Toppin shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
10:05		Will Richard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:05	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-50
9:53	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point jump shot	41-52
9:27		Jump ball. Colin Castleton vs. Cason Wallace (Colin Castleton gains possession)
9:23	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point hook shot	43-52
9:03		Alex Fudge shooting foul (Chris Livingston draws the foul)
9:03	+1	Chris Livingston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-53
9:03	+1	Chris Livingston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-54
8:59		Alex Fudge turnover (lost ball) (Sahvir Wheeler steals)
8:50	+2	Chris Livingston makes two point layup	43-56
8:31		Chris Livingston shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-56
8:31	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
8:20	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point jump shot	45-58
8:20		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-59
8:06		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
8:04		Alex Fudge offensive rebound
8:00		TV timeout
7:55	+3	Kyle Lofton makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	48-59
7:31		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
7:29		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
7:26		Colin Castleton personal foul
7:13		CJ Fredrick turnover (bad pass)
6:51		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
6:51	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
6:51	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
6:37		Jacob Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
6:30		Cason Wallace blocks Riley Kugel's two point layup
6:28		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
6:23		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
6:21		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
5:55		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
5:53		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
5:37		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point dunk
5:35		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point hook shot	52-59
4:55		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
4:53		Sahvir Wheeler offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	52-61
4:31	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point layup	54-61
4:31		Gators 30 second timeout
4:04		Will Richard personal foul
3:51		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point layup
3:49		Will Richard defensive rebound
3:36		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
3:36	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
3:10		CJ Fredrick misses three point jump shot
3:08		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
2:49	+3	Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot	56-64
2:25	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	59-64
2:02	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	59-66
1:38	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point layup	61-66
1:38		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-66
1:15	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point layup	62-68
1:04	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point hook shot (Myreon Jones assists)	64-68
1:02		Gators 60 second timeout
0:55		Kyle Lofton personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
0:54		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:52		Riley Kugel personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
0:51		Colin Castleton personal foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:51	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:39	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot	67-70
0:35		Myreon Jones shooting foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
0:35		Jacob Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
0:15		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
0:13		Cason Wallace defensive rebound
0:13		Will Richard personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
0:13	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
0:05		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
0:03		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Wildcats defensive rebound