Kentucky’s new-found starting lineup pushed the Wildcats to a third straight win, bouncing Texas A&M, 76-67, before 20,017 fans at Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.
In a game that had 10 ties and 11 lead changes, the Wildcats grabbed the lead for good with 8:29 remaining, moving to 13-6 overall and 4-3 in league play.
UK took 32 three-point goals, hitting 11, the most attempted in 11 years.
Antonio Reeves came off the bench and fired in a season-high 23 points, leading four Cats in double-figure scoring.
Jacob Toppin finished with 17 while CJ Fredrick net 12 and Cason Wallace added 11.
Kentucky will go on the road to Vanderbilt (10-9) on Tuesday night. Tipoff is 9 pm.
At Lexington
SCORE BY HALVES:
A&M (13-6)….31 36 – 67
UK (13-6)…….29 47 – 76
Scoring:
Texas A&M (67) – Henry Coleman III 5 0-0 10; Julius Marble 4 4-4 12; Dexter Dennis 2 6-6 10; Wade Taylor IV 4 0-0 8; Tyrece Radford 5(2) 6-6 22; Andre Gordon 0(1) 0-0 3; and Andersson Garcia 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(3) 16-16 67.
Kentucky (76) – Jacob Toppin 6(1) 2-4 17; Chris Livingston 0(2) 0-0 6; Oscar Tshiebwe 3 1-3 7; CJ Fredrick 1(2) 4-4 12; Cason Wallace 3(1) 2-2 11; and Antonio Reeves 3(5) 2-2 23. Totals: 16(11) 11-17 76.
Next up: Kentucky (13-6) at Vanderbilt (10-9), 9 pm, Jan. 24.