After another top 10 victory, Kentucky Men's Basketball has moved up 4 spots in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 to 6th. It was the Wildcat's third win against a team ranked inside the top 10.
The 106-100 win over the then #6 Gators was the first conference test for for Kentucky. The Cats were led by Koby Brea, who finished with a team high 23 pts and made a career high 7 3's.
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Five other Wildcats finished in double-figures.
Lamont Butler had 19 pts, Otega Oweh had 16 pts, Amari Williams had 15 pts, and Jaxson Robinson & Andrew Carr had 14 pts.
Tennessee remained #1 after dismantling Arkansas on Saturday, the Vols received 45 first-place votes. Auburn received the other 15 first-place votes and stayed at #2. Iowa State, Duke, and Alabama round out the top 5 spots. In the SEC 13 out of 16 schools received votes.
Next up for Kentucky is a Tuesday night road trip to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs.
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