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Kentucky wins third straight, 82-74 over Florida

AP
Feb 22, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Oscar Tshiebwe scored 25 points, Jacob Toppin had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Kentucky Wildcats beat Florida Gators 82-74 on Wednesday night for its third straight victory.

Toppin closed a 15-4 run with a 3-pointer and fast-break dunk to give Kentucky a 74-63 lead with 3:43 left. But Florida scored the next nine points, including six free throws - the last by Kyle Lofton with 1:12 left.

Chris Livingston ended Kentucky's nearly three-minute scoring drought on a three-point play with 49.1 seconds left. Florida missed a shot in the lane and Toppin sealed it with two free throws.

Antonio Reeves added 16 points and Livingston had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Kentucky (19-9, 10-5 SEC). Tshiebwe, who was 12 of 13 from the field, banked in a jumper in the first half to reach 1,000 career points - the 61st in program history to do so.

Tshiebwe scored nine of Kentucky's opening 17 points and Toppin sank a wide open 3-pointer in transition to extend the Wildcats' lead to 20-9. Florida took its first lead of the first half, 37-36, on Riley Kugel's long 3-pointer with 17 seconds left before the break. The Gators closed the half on a 22-6 run over the final eight minutes after trailing by as many as 15 points.

Kugel made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Florida (14-14, 7-8), which has lost five of its last six games. Kowacie Reeves added 16 points. Florida star Colin Castleton was out due to a broken right hand.

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The game was delayed with 13:47 left in the second half for an official review after Kentucky guard Cason Wallace was grabbed by fans sitting courtside after chasing down a loose ball on the sideline. The fans were removed from their courtside seats before play resumed tied at 50-all.

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Kentucky returns home to play Saturday against Auburn.

Florida hits the road to play Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
36
FLA
Gators
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Oscar Tshiebwe vs. Jason Jitoboh (Wildcats gains possession)
19:42	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:11	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point bank jump shot	2-2
18:53	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point driving layup	4-2
18:31		Jason Jitoboh misses two point layup
18:29		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point dunk (Cason Wallace assists)	6-2
17:46		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
17:44		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
17:40		Will Richard personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
17:40		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:40	+1	Oscar Tshiebwe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-2
17:21	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point floating jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)	7-4
17:09		Cason Wallace turnover (Will Richard steals)
17:03		Cason Wallace blocks Will Richard's two point layup
17:01		Kyle Lofton offensive rebound
16:58		Chris Livingston blocks Riley Kugel's two point jump shot
16:58		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
16:44		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (bad pass) (Jason Jitoboh steals)
16:37		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
16:35		Wildcats defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Chris Livingston makes two point layup (Cason Wallace assists)	9-4
16:05		Kyle Lofton turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals)
16:01		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Chris Livingston draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Chris Livingston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-4
16:01		Chris Livingston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:01		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
15:44		Cason Wallace misses two point layup
15:42		Will Richard defensive rebound
15:29		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
15:27		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
15:18		Will Richard personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:06	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	13-4
14:40	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point driving layup	13-6
14:18		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
14:16		Aleks Szymczyk defensive rebound
14:05		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
14:03		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot	15-6
13:19	+3	Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Aleks Szymczyk assists)	15-9
12:57		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
12:55		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point putback layup	17-9
12:21		Kyle Lofton turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals)
12:14	+3	Jacob Toppin makes three point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	20-9
11:55	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	20-12
11:35	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point floating jump shot	22-12
11:14		TV timeout
11:01		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
10:42		Antonio Reeves misses two point layup
10:40		Lance Ware offensive rebound
10:38		Lance Ware misses two point layup
10:37		Daimion Collins offensive rebound
10:33		Daimion Collins misses two point layup
10:33		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Adou Thiero makes two point layup	24-12
10:23		Lance Ware shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
10:23		Denzel Aberdeen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:23	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-13
10:00		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-13
10:00	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-13
9:48		Alex Fudge misses three point jump shot
9:45		Wildcats defensive rebound
9:33		Daimion Collins misses two point layup
9:31		Alex Fudge defensive rebound
9:31		Lance Ware personal foul
9:17	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point driving dunk	26-15
8:53	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot (Chris Livingston assists)	28-15
8:34		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
8:32		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point stepback jump shot (Jacob Toppin assists)	30-15
7:59		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
7:57		Alex Fudge offensive rebound
7:54		Jacob Toppin shooting foul (Alex Fudge draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54		Alex Fudge misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:54		Alex Fudge misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
7:43		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
7:41		Alex Fudge defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Kyle Lofton makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	30-17
7:13		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (lost ball) (Myreon Jones steals)
7:06	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup (Myreon Jones assists)	30-19
6:50		Chris Livingston misses three point jump shot
6:48		Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
6:31	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Jason Jitoboh assists)	30-22
6:29		Wildcats 30 second timeout
6:07		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
6:05		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
5:53		Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot
5:51		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point floating jump shot (Myreon Jones assists)	30-24
5:22		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
5:20		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	30-26
4:57		Jacob Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Lofton steals)
4:47	+2	Kyle Lofton makes two point driving reverse layup	30-28
4:26		Chris Livingston misses two point layup
4:24		Wildcats offensive rebound
4:15	+2	Lance Ware makes two point layup	32-28
3:55		Niels Lane misses two point running jump shot
3:53		Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	34-28
3:24		TV timeout
3:13		Kyle Lofton misses three point jump shot
3:11		Lance Ware defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point bank jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	36-28
2:34		Myreon Jones misses two point jump shot
2:32		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
2:15		Cason Wallace turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals)
2:07	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point dunk (Myreon Jones assists)	36-30
1:48		Aleks Szymczyk personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
1:40		Oscar Tshiebwe misses two point jump shot
1:38		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
1:35		Cason Wallace shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
1:35		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
1:22		Antonio Reeves turnover (carrying)
1:08	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Aleks Szymczyk assists)	36-34
0:43		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
0:41		Adou Thiero offensive rebound
0:41		Aleks Szymczyk defensive rebound
0:40		Jump ball. Aleks Szymczyk vs. Adou Thiero (Gators gains possession)
0:40		Gators 30 second timeout
0:18	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)	36-37
0:05		Chris Livingston misses three point jump shot
0:02		Kyle Lofton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
46
FLA
Gators
37

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point dunk (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	38-37
19:16	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point driving dunk	38-39
18:50	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point floating jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	40-39
18:23		Jason Jitoboh misses two point hook shot
18:21		Antonio Reeves defensive rebound
17:55		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
17:53		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
17:52		Jason Jitoboh personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
17:50	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup (Cason Wallace assists)	42-39
17:31	+2	Kyle Lofton makes two point driving finger roll layup	42-41
17:20	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point reverse layup	44-41
16:55	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Kyle Lofton assists)	44-43
16:32		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
16:30		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
16:21		Kyle Lofton turnover (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)
16:16	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point dunk (Antonio Reeves assists)	46-43
15:58		Antonio Reeves blocks Aleks Szymczyk's two point layup
15:56		Cason Wallace defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point layup	48-43
15:24		Oscar Tshiebwe blocks Riley Kugel's two point layup
15:22		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
15:15	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point floating jump shot	50-43
15:13		Gators 30 second timeout
15:13		TV timeout
14:49	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point stepback jump shot	50-46
14:22		Jacob Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals)
14:14		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
14:12		Cason Wallace defensive rebound
14:09		Cason Wallace turnover (lost ball) (Niels Lane steals)
14:09		Antonio Reeves personal foul (Kowacie Reeves draws the foul)
14:09		TV timeout
14:09	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-47
14:09	+1	Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
13:58		Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot
13:56		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup	50-50
13:47		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Niels Lane draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-51
13:23	+3	Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Chris Livingston assists)	53-51
12:46		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
12:38		Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot
12:36		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
12:29		Chris Livingston misses two point jump shot
12:27		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
12:22	+2	Chris Livingston makes two point layup	55-51
12:15		Riley Kugel turnover (carrying)
12:00	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point driving hook shot	57-51
11:30	+2	Niels Lane makes two point floating jump shot	57-53
11:13		Antonio Reeves turnover (bad pass)
11:13		TV timeout
10:52		Kyle Lofton misses three point jump shot
10:50		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point hook shot	59-53
10:27		Jason Jitoboh shooting foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
10:27		Oscar Tshiebwe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:27		Niels Lane defensive rebound
10:06		Jason Jitoboh misses two point hook shot
10:04		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
9:49		Cason Wallace misses two point jump shot
9:47		Niels Lane defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Niels Lane makes two point driving layup	59-55
9:42		Chris Livingston shooting foul (Niels Lane draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-56
9:32		Chris Livingston misses three point jump shot
9:30		Will Richard defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)	59-59
8:48		Niels Lane personal foul (Oscar Tshiebwe draws the foul)
8:37		Chris Livingston misses two point layup
8:35		Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
8:27	+2	Chris Livingston makes two point layup (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)	61-59
8:14		Kyle Lofton misses two point jump shot
8:12		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
8:12		Will Richard personal foul (Chris Livingston draws the foul)
8:00		Cason Wallace turnover (Kyle Lofton steals)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		Antonio Reeves personal foul
7:43		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
7:41		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Antonio Reeves makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	63-59
6:59		Aleks Szymczyk misses three point jump shot
6:57		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Cason Wallace makes two point driving layup	65-59
6:12		Aleks Szymczyk turnover (traveling)
6:01	+2	Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point driving hook shot	67-59
5:38	+2	Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Kowacie Reeves assists)	67-61
5:38		Chris Livingston personal foul (Jason Jitoboh draws the foul)
5:38		Jason Jitoboh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:36		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
5:14		Chris Livingston misses two point jump shot
5:12		Gators defensive rebound
4:56		Chris Livingston shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-62
4:56	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-63
4:44		Jason Jitoboh blocks Cason Wallace's two point layup
4:42		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
4:42		Kowacie Reeves turnover (bad pass)
4:30		Myreon Jones shooting foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
4:30	+1	Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-63
4:21		Kowacie Reeves offensive foul
4:21		Kowacie Reeves turnover (offensive foul)
4:11	+3	Jacob Toppin makes three point jump shot (Antonio Reeves assists)	72-63
4:06		Gators 30 second timeout
4:06		TV timeout
3:47		Kowacie Reeves turnover (lost ball) (Antonio Reeves steals)
3:40	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Antonio Reeves assists)	74-63
3:25		Oscar Tshiebwe shooting foul (Kyle Lofton draws the foul)
3:25		Kyle Lofton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:25	+1	Kyle Lofton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-64
3:15		Jump ball. Cason Wallace vs. Riley Kugel (Gators gains possession)
3:15		Cason Wallace turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
3:08		Cason Wallace shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	74-65
3:07	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 3	74-66
3:07	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	74-67
2:45		Oscar Tshiebwe turnover (out of bounds)
2:31		Niels Lane misses two point layup
2:29		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
2:05		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
2:03		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)	74-70
1:44		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:26		Antonio Reeves misses two point jump shot
1:24		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
1:24		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
1:17		Cason Wallace turnover (traveling)
1:12		Antonio Reeves personal foul (Kyle Lofton draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Kyle Lofton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-71
1:12	+1	Kyle Lofton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-72
0:51		Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot
0:49		Chris Livingston offensive rebound
0:49	+2	Chris Livingston makes two point putback layup	76-72
0:49		Will Richard shooting foul (Chris Livingston draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Chris Livingston makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-72
0:36		Niels Lane misses two point jump shot
0:34		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
0:34		Will Richard personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-72
0:34		Jacob Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
0:26		Kyle Lofton misses two point layup
0:24		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
0:16		Kowacie Reeves personal foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-72
0:16	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-72
0:08	+2	Kowacie Reeves makes two point running jump shot	80-74
0:07		Riley Kugel personal foul (Cason Wallace draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-74
0:07	+1	Cason Wallace makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-74
0:02		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
0:00		Chris Livingston defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Chris Livingston defensive rebound