Kentucky Falls to Florida, SEC Tournament Awaits

0:00On March 7, Kentucky dropped an 84-77 decision to number 5 Florida on Saturday in rubberina. The Wildcats, now 19-12 overall, and 10-8 in the SEC, never grabbed the lead and got knocked out of double-by-contention for Smarring. The league tournament. Florida improved to 25-6 with a 16-2 conference mark. Seniors Otega Oei and Denzel Aberdeen shown in their final home game. Oei topped all scores with 28 points and 5 rebounds while Aberdeen added 15 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. Junior Mo D U Bay chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds for Kentucky's other double figures. Fans saw a game that looked closer on paper than it felt. Florida starters all hit double figures with at least 11 points each, dominating the fast break by a whopping 24-4 margin. That edge proved too much despite even stats elsewhere. Kentucky mounted late pushes, trimming deficits to as little as 5 points in the closing

1:02minute. But Florida held firm after building big leads in both halves. The Wildcats head to Nashville next week, opening the SEC tournament on Wednesday or Thursday.