Kentucky’s Antonio Reeves came off the bench with his team trailing Ole Miss and hit three straight shots from behind the arc to ignite an 11-2 run, sparking the Wildcats to a 75-66 road win on Tuesday night.
It was the eighth straight game the transfer has scored in double figures.
Oscar Tshiebwe recorded his 13th double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds as UK improved to 15-7.
Jacob Toppin finished with 18 points as Kentucky outscored the Rebels by a 43034 martin in the second half. The game was tied 32-all at the break.
The Wildcats will return to Rupp Arena on Saturday night to host the Florida Gators (12-9). Game time is 8:30 pm.
At Oxford
SCORE BY HALVES:
UK (15-7)..32 43 – 75
OM (9-13)..32 34 – 66
Scoring:
Kentucky (75) – Jacob Toppin 7 4-4 18; Chris Livingston 3 0-0 6; Oscar Tshiebwe 4 6-7 14; Sahvir Wheeler 2 0-0 4; Antonio Reeves 2(6) 5-5 27; Adou Thiero 0 2-4 2; and Damion Collins 1 2-3 4. Totals: 19(6) 19-23 75.
Ole Miss (66) – Mylee Burns 3 1-1 7; Jaemyn Brakefield 3 2-2 8; Robert Allen 3 2-2 8; Amaree Abram 4(3) 0-0 17; T.J. Caldwell 3(1) 3-4 12; Jayveous McKinnis 5 0-1 10; James White 1 0-0 2; and Theo Akwuba 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23(4) 8-10 66.
Next up: Kentucky (15-7) vs. Florida (12-9), 8:30 pm, Feb. 4.