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The Kentucky Wildcats escape by the Ole Miss Rebels, 67-62. It was the first Saturday game at Rupp in over a month, and the Wildcats improved to 10-2 in conference play.
It was a pretty solid defensive game for the Cats, but shooting 2.22 from the three was the glaring issue that caused Ole Miss to stay in this game.
It was another solid outing for Nick Richards as well, as he played a phenomenal second half despite Ole Miss playing zone for the majority of the game. The zone disrupted the Wildcats’ play all game long, but in the end they prevailed.
A gritty win for Kentucky, who plays at LSU next Tuesday night.
Here’s what social media had to say:
Tough stuff #BBN #TGT pic.twitter.com/5gZHsKnCrJ
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 15, 2020
Wasn't easy, but Kentucky pulls off the 67-62 win over Ole Miss.
— Jack Pilgrim (@JackPilgrimKSR) February 15, 2020
Immanuel Quickley, Nick Richards, and Tyrese Maxey save the Cats on a day they shot 2-22 from three as a team.
I could watch ol' buddy airball that 3 all day. Is he walking yet?
— Drew Franklin (@DrewFranklinKSR) February 15, 2020
Live look at Ole Miss’s head coach pic.twitter.com/ZEUjiOylYT
— Evan Hatter (@ehatt493) February 15, 2020
LMAO what a pointless foul and HUGE free throws my Keion Brooks if you took Kentucky’s spread at halftime. pic.twitter.com/gg0ZbRCNXi
— KY Clips (@KY_Clips) February 15, 2020
Kentucky survives at home against Ole Miss -- less than ideal final possession by the Rebels. Heck of a second-half effort by Nick Richards down the stretch, Immanuel Quickley and Tyrese Maxey made some big plays too.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 15, 2020
What. The. Hell. Ole Miss?!
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) February 15, 2020
Kermit Davis is rather pissed at Devontae Shuler, who never gave up the ball and jacked an ugly, contested three, which missed and sailed out of bounds.
UK ball, up one, 7.5 to play.
After going 1-9 from the floor and 0-5 from three in the first half, Immanuel Quickley had 14 second half points, led Kentucky’s big run, and iced the game with free throws. He. Is. Clutch.
— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) February 15, 2020
️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️@IQ_GodSon pic.twitter.com/iVQbQl5BPE
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 15, 2020
Immanuel Quickley is wearing a shirt that says “Pray. Work. Win.”
— Cameron Mills Show (@cameronradio) February 15, 2020
Have to admire the dude.@ChanManSports pic.twitter.com/HMLUz7t8sM
Ole Miss (+420) with arguably the worst possession ever to lose the game against UK 67-62 @betthehoops
— Barstool Bets (@barstoolbets) February 15, 2020
pic.twitter.com/AB5vVCbBDy
That defense by @TyreseMaxey: OUTSTANDING.
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 15, 2020
UK ball with a one-point lead and 7.5 seconds left pic.twitter.com/2yfkBn73WT
What. The. Hell. Ole Miss?!
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) February 15, 2020
Kermit Davis is rather pissed at Devontae Shuler, who never gave up the ball and jacked an ugly, contested three, which missed and sailed out of bounds.
UK ball, up one, 7.5 to play.
Kentucky survives at home against Ole Miss. Slow starts continue to hurt the Cats.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 15, 2020
Next up: At LSU.#BBN
Kentucky won a game where they shot 2-22 from 3-point range and Ashton Hagans struggled.
— Travis Graf (@Trav_Graf) February 15, 2020
They’ve turned the corner.
— bbn_united (@bbn_united) February 15, 2020
If you're new to Kentucky basketball here is the series with Ole Miss forever: Rebels have underrated coach, dangerous shooter, scrappy team. You never want to play them. It looks iffy but Kentucky wins, sometimes pulling away.
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) February 15, 2020
EJ Montgomery and Keion Brooks attempted just two shots total (both by Brooks, both misses) but they combined for 14 rebounds in 32 minutes.
— Ben Roberts (@BenRobertsHL) February 15, 2020
Quick ➡️ Nick@IQ_GodSon, @iamnickrichardspic.twitter.com/ylAmyeyKkt
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 15, 2020
Cats made its last 13 free throws in the second half, 8 for 8 over the final 2:10.
— TheCatsPause247 (@TheCatsPause247) February 15, 2020
Kermit Davis: "I don't think Cal gets enough credit for player development." Cites how IQ was a non-factor last year against Ole Miss and was the difference today.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) February 15, 2020
Today marked Kentucky's worst shooting performance (39%) since the loss to Evansville (37%) on Nov. 12. Just the third time this season the Wildcats have failed to shoot 40% from the floor.
— TheCatsPause247 (@TheCatsPause247) February 15, 2020
Kentucky defeats Ole Miss 67-62 Saturday at Rupp Arena. @heraldleader @KentuckySports @markcstory @BenRobertsHL @johnclayiv pic.twitter.com/pEl2osl50N
— Alex Slitz (@AlexSlitzPhoto) February 15, 2020
Make that 13 straight home wins for @KentuckyMBB pic.twitter.com/E3PlFJs3Xl
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) February 15, 2020
Congrats to Coach Cal and BBN for the win. Tough game but found a way to win it.
— Rich Brooks (@UKcoachbrooks) February 15, 2020
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