COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Freshman Nerlens Noel had a season-high 19 points and Julius Mays also scored 19, including five in overtime, to lead Kentucky to a 72-68 win over Texas A&M on Saturday.
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72 - 68 |
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Reed Arena • College Station
Attendance: 10,558
Boxscore: HTML | PDF |
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2 |
OT |
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Kentucky (15-6, 6-2) |
30 |
32 |
10 |
72 |
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A&M (13-8, 3-5) |
21 |
41 |
6 |
68 |
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Stats at a Glance |
UK |
A&M |
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FG Percentage |
47.7 |
39.3 |
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3-Pt FG Percentage |
46.7 |
16.7 |
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FT Percentage |
67.6 |
94.7 |
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Rebounds |
35 |
32 |
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Turnovers |
19 |
10 |
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Points in the Paint |
24 |
38 |
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Points off Turnovers |
13 |
17 |
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Second Chance Points |
9 |
14 |
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Fast Break Points |
5 |
10 |
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Bench Points |
12 |
11 |
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UK |
Leaders |
A&M |
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Noel, 19 |
Pts |
E Turner, 21 |
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Noel, 14 |
Reb |
R Turner, 11 |
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Noel/Harrow, 3 |
Ast |
Reese, 4 |
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three with 1 |
Stl |
four with 2 |
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Wiltjer, 3 |
Blk |
R Turner, 3 |
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The Wildcats (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) led by one point before Mays made two free throws with 15 seconds left. Texas A&M (13-8, 3-5) had a chance to tie it after that, but Elston Turner's 3-pointer bounced off the rim with 5 seconds left. Mays added another free throw with a second left to secure the win.
The Wildcats opened overtime with a 7-1 run thanks to a jump shot by Noel and five free throws to take a 69-63 lead.Turner's 3-pointer with about 2 minutes left in overtime got A&M within 69-66.
Kourtney Roberson's layup made it 69-68 with 16 seconds left before the free throws by Mays.
