Wildcats hold off Rebels 58-54

Kentucky looked well on their way to an easy victory, but Ole Miss decided on putting up a fight.

After charging to a 23 point lead in the first half, the ‘Cats nearly give it away at the end.

Ole Miss cut into that lead going into halftime down only 31 -14.

The second half seen Ole Miss continue chipping away, getting within 4 points at one point. Kentucky held strong most of the way, until the .26 mark when Ole Miss’ Chris Warren hit a three to get within two.

With 11 seconds remaining, the Rebels missed a three to take the lead. UK’s Ramel Bradley gets fouled and knocks down two free throws to seal the win. This was after he failed to make his previous two attempts.

Joe Crawford and Patrick Patterson led Kentucky with 15 points a piece. Ramel Bradley finishes with 14 points and 5 boards.

The Rebels were led by Chris Warren with 25 points, on 7-21 shooting.

Stats:

Ole Miss		Kentucky
54	Points	58
20/64 - 31%	Field Goals	17/41 - 41%
5/22 - 23%	3-Point FGs	4/14 - 29%
9/13 - 69%	Free Throws	20/26 - 77%
42 (20/22)	Rebounds (Off-Def)	26 (2/24)
5	1st Half Fouls	7
12	2nd Half Fouls	8
17	Total Fouls	15
5	Steals	9
4	Blocks	11
7	Assists	12
19	Turnovers	18
7 / 19	Assist/Turnover	12 / 18
7	Bench Points	11
17	Second Chance Points	2
17	Points Off Turnovers	21
22	Points In the Paint	22
2	Fastbreak Points	4

Notes:

• Kentucky was out-rebounded 42-26.
• Kentucky is now 16-10, 10-3 in SEC play.
• All 10 of Kentucky’s SEC wins have come by 10 points or less.
• Ramel Bradley moves into 32nd place on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,244.
• Patrick Patterson ties Keith Bogans for 4th on UK’s all-time freshman scoring list with 411.