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Jacob Toppin breaks down 'fun' environment of Arkansas game

PeterWarrenPhoto2by:Peter Warren•03/05/23•

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Kentucky forward Jacob Toppin said the environment of Saturday’s regular season finale against Arkansas was a perfect one to play basketball in. It wasn’t just because the Wildcats left Fayetteville, Arkansas, with an 88-79 victory of that he scored 21 points.

“It wasn’t just fun to win, it was fun to play in,” Toppin said. “That’s the type of atmosphere we love to play in. Even like when I’m back home playing in the city, that’s what it is. Everyone’s gritty. Everyone wants to win. It was good basketball today. We fought. We understood that they were coming into to beat us and we weren’t gonna let that happen. So we stayed together. We stay connected. We came out with the W.”

Antonio Reeves led the way with a game-high 37 points. Reeves played the entire 40 minutes of the game as he shot 12 of 17 from the field, 2 of 4 from the 3-point line and 11 of 11 from the charity stripe.

Toppin added his 21 points, four rebounds and three assists. Oscar Tshiebwe closed out his regular season with another double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds.

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“What Antonio did I went back and hugged him, I didn’t know he had 37,” head coach John Calipari said postgame. “I know he had a bunch, I didn’t know he had 37. I hugged him and said ‘wow.’”

Kentucky’s spot in the 2023 SEC Basketball Tournament field is officially set

Following a Saturday slate that saw Jacob Toppin and Kentucky defeated Arkansas, the SEC regular season schedule is complete. Here’s a look at the final SEC standings before next week’s SEC Basketball Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.

  1. Alabama  (26-5, 16-2 SEC)
  2. Texas A&M (23-8, 15-3 SEC)
  3. Kentucky (21-10, 12-6 SEC)
  4. Missouri (23-8, 11-7 SEC)
  5. Tennessee (22-9, 11-7 SEC)
  6. Vanderbilt (18-13, 11-7 SEC)
  7. Auburn (20-11, 10-8 SEC)
  8. Florida (16-15, 9-9 SEC)
  9. Mississippi State (20-11, 8-10 SEC)
  10. Arkansas (19-12, 8-10 SEC)
  11. Georgia (16-15, 6-12 SEC)
  12. South Carolina (11-20, 4-14 SEC)
  13. Ole Miss (11-20, 3-15 SEC)
  14. LSU (13-18, 2-16 SEC)