Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each scored 27 points as No. 15 Kentucky spoiled No. 4 Tennessee's late season run with an 85-81 victory Saturday.
Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each scored 27 points as No. 15 Kentucky spoiled No. 4 Tennessee 's late season run with an 85-81 victory Saturday. The Wildcats (23-8, 13-5 Southeastern Conference) have now won five in a row and seven of their last eight. The win wrapped up a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. Sheppard came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers in the second half and seven for the game. Justin Edwards scored 16 and Rob Dillingham had 11.
“(Reeves) is a high-level scorer,” said Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. “He does a good job getting in the right position. He's surrounded by guys who can play. They were able to get the angles on us.” The Volunteers (24-7, 14-4) were led by SEC Player of the Year candidate Dalton Knecht with a career-high 40 points. Zakai Zeigler had 17 points and nine assists. Jonas Aidoo had 11 points, eight rebounds and five blocks.“I told (Knecht) he needed to get his teammates involved,” said Barnes. “The defense was getting into him pretty good.” The Vols made it clos
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