Koby Brea’s seven 3-pointers lifts No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida, 106-100

Koby Brea scored 23 factors and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to guide No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida, 106-100, on Saturday, handing the Gators their first lack of the season.

The Gators (13-1, 0-1 SEC) had lower an 80-69 Kentucky result in 89-87 on Walter Clayton Jr.‘s free throws with 4:40 remaining, however Lamont Butler hit a 3 because the shot clock wound down and added two free throws to assist the Wildcats (12-2, 1-0) dangle on.

Clayton scored 33 factors, 12 of these in Florida’s 18-9 run earlier than Butler’s 3 with 3:42 left. Alijah Martin scored 20 of his 26 factors within the second half to rally Florida after Kentucky took a 52-42 halftime lead.

Butler completed with 19 factors and eight assists as Kentucky positioned six gamers in double digits.

Takeaways

Florida: The Gators used offensive rebounding to take an early lead within the recreation after which battle their means again within the second half. They’d 15 offensive rebounds resulting in 31 second likelihood factors.

Kentucky: Within the first 10 minutes, Kentucky was outrebounded 12-2 and trailed 20-11. Over the remainder of the primary half, Kentucky held a 16-9 rebounding edge and a 10-point halftime lead.

Key second

Florida had lower the Kentucky result in one at 70-69 when coach Todd Golden took a 30-second timeout. The Wildcats scored the subsequent 10 factors.

Key stat

Florida had held its earlier 4 opponents to twenty% taking pictures on 3-pointers, giving up about 5 3s per recreation. Kentucky shot 48% and made 14 3s.