Kentucky-Florida Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes (2024)

• Men's Basketball
• January 31, 2024 - 11:43 PM

KENTUCKY MEN’SBASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
JAN. 31, 2024
ATTENDANCE: 20,068

Final Score:Florida 94, No. 10/8 Kentucky 91 (overtime)

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 15-5 on the season, 5-3 in the Southeastern Conference.
• Florida extended its winning streak to four in a row is 15-6 overall, 5-3 in league play.
• UK leads the series 110-42 but tonight ended a five-game UK win streak in the series.
  • UK leads 55-12 in games played in Lexington.
• Next for Kentucky: on Saturday, UK plays host to Tennessee at 8:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN.

Team Notes

• The game featured 15 ties and 29 lead changes. There were 14 ties and 26 lead changes in regulation.
• Kentucky is 1-2 in overtime game this season.
• Kentucky scored 91 points tonight. UK entered the game fourth in the nation in scoring at 88.5 points per game.
• Kentucky had 17 assists and nine turnovers, an assist/turnover ratio of +1.89.

• UK entered the game fifth in the nation with a +1.82 ratio.
• UK entered the game 13^thin the nation in assists per game with 18.0.

• Kentucky had a season-high 14 blocked shots tonight. UK entered the game ninth in the nation with 5.7 blocks per game.

• Since the North Carolina game on Dec. 16, the first game that UK had two of its seven-foot players available, the Wildcats have averaged 7.2blocks per game.

• Kentucky’s largest lead was 10 points. The Wildcats are 342-16 (95.5%) under Calipari when leading by 10 or more at some point during the game.
• This was the sixth game this season that UK had two players score at least 20 points. UK is 5-1 in those games.
• D.J. WagnerandJustin Edwardsdid not play because of injuries. Kentucky has not had all players available for any game this season.

Player Notes

• Ugonna Onyensohad his first UK double-double with a career-high 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
  • He also had a career-high eight blocks while playing a career-best 33 minutes.
  • His 13-16-8 stat line is the first such combination by a player in Kentucky history.
  • His 16 rebounds are the most by a Wildcat in a game this season.
• Playing all 45 minutes,Reed Sheppardhad 24 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season and most against an SEC opponent.
  • He also led the Wildcats in assists with six.
• Playing a career-high 39 minutes,Rob Dillinghamhad 20 points, his third game this season of at least 20 points.
• Antonio Reeveshad 19 points.
  • He has landed in double figures in every game but one this season.

Coach John Calipari

• Calipari has an 847-258 (76.7%) all-time on-court record, including 402-118 (77.3%) at Kentucky.
• Calipari is 331-68 (83.0%) at UK against unranked competition.
• Calipari is 25-10 vs. Florida.
• Calipari is now 398-129 (75.5%) all-time in conference games, including 190-63 (75.1%) in the SEC.

In the First Half

• Kentucky startedReed Sheppard,Antonio Reeves,Adou Thiero,Tre MitchellandUgonna Onyensofor the first time.
  • It is the sixth different lineup of the season and third straight game with a different lineup.
• Aaron BradshawandRob Dillinghamwere UK’s first substitutions at the 15:06mark.
• Trailing 28-27, UK went on a 12-1 run to take a 39-29 lead.
• Florida scored five points in the final minute to pull within 41-36 at halftime.
  • The first half featured five ties and 14 lead changes.
• Sheppard led UK with 11 points while Dillingham and Reeves had eight each.
• UK is now 13-2 this season when leading at halftime.

In the Second Half

• Kentucky began the second half with Sheppard, Dillingham, Reeves, Mitchell and Onyenso.
• Appropriate for a game with 14 ties and 26 lead changes in regulation, Florida’s Walter Clayton hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left to send the game to overtime at 84-84.

In Overtime

• Kentucky began the overtime with Sheppard, Dillingham, Reeves, Mitchell and Onyenso.
• Trailing 87-86, Clayton hit a 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining to put Florida ahead 89-87.
• The Gators added five foul shots to make it 94-87.
• Sheppard hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, and after a UK steal, was fouled with two seconds left.
• Sheppard made the first foul shot to make it 94-91. He intentionally missed the second but Florida got the rebound to seal the win.