Kentucky vs. Florida Box Score: A Game of Runs

by:Nick Roush•01/04/25•

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Kentucky players celebrate a play by Otega Oweh - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

Back and forth and back and forth. The pendulum took a few wild swings on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Fortunately, it ended with Kentucky on top in a 106-100 victory to open SEC play.

The Wildcats trailed Florida for the first 12 minutes of the game. Then we saw the first of a few huge runs.

Kentucky went on a 16-0 run, with Otega Oweh scoring 10 points in that stretch that ultimately finished with a 21-3 margin for the Cats. Florida went on a run to tie the game, then Lamont Butler helped Kentucky close the half on a 12-2 run for a 10-point advantage.

Florida had the first run of the second half, finishing +9 over the first two TV timeouts to shrink the Kentucky lead to one. If you blinked, you missed Kentucky’s response: a 10-0 run.

Koby Brea hit three three-pointers to extend the Kentucky lead to nine. It felt like the dagger, but Florida had one more 7-0 run before Lamont Butler scored five straight points, giving the Cats enough cushion before free throw time.

Rebounding and Second Chance Points

Florida built its early lead on second-chance points. Seven of the first ten were from the offensive glass. The Gators finished the game with 31 second-chance points on 15 offensive rebounds. Florida rebounded 55.5% of their misses.

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Kentucky was able to even out the scales by creating turnovers. The Wildcats had a 20-4 advantage on points off turnovers. Six of those turnovers were Kentucky steals.

Career-Highs

Koby Brea netted a career-high seven three-pointers on nine attempts from downtown. He finished with a career-high 23 points.

Lamont Butler had a career-high eight assists for the Wildcats.

Walter Clayton Jr. tied his career-high with 33 points, while Alijah Martin chipped in 26 points for the Gators.

Kentucky vs. Florida Box Score

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