Kentucky vs Arkansas | 2024.3.2 | NCAAB Game

player that really can add some depth up front coach caliper Hall of Famer here in his 15th season and we're underway at rup Arena our officials Doug shs Vladimir board toadal and Jeb Hartness going be interesting to see what type of tempo Arkansas decides to play I don't think they want to go up and down with Kentucky today L Ellis nice drive to open things up the Razer backs that's a great start when L Ellis plays well Arkansas plays well he's the head of the [Music] snake the arrow on the dri

bble and on the drive and the kick back out nice ball Movement by Kentucky good defense by Arkansas with a high ball screen game to the clock DJ Wagner going to have to hurry they just got it away and they'll have a fresh possession three-pointer one go that's a possession that Arkansas did a great job of preventing any drive and space opportunity for Kentucky that's their strength TR Mark pull up jumper and a 40 start for Arkansas come on Mark can score if he he's the type of guy with Caleb bat

tle that can come into a game like this and just take over and get they can become Unstoppable Kentucky does not want to let those guys get a going at the start battle Le SEC play of the week for his performance last week and it was Sensational 42 in one game 36 in the other DJ Wagner Wagner great look by Justin Edwards if DJ Wagner's hitting threes kuy's even on another level offensive because he's more of the distributor not the three-point shooter only a 27% three-point shooter that's his 21s

t of the year he's good in IO right here and the second turnaround jumper for Tron Martin that's what he can do Tron Mark can make tough difficult shots that was good defense he makes tough shots here's an open three two for two for DJ Wagner man Kentucky is a different team I love his confidence that DJ will come out and take those shots early he's he's dealt with a little bit of an injury problem this year and he's healthy I think for the first time there's not been a game all year where Kentu

cky was 100% healthy nice feed inside good look and the score by Brazil Brazil Brazil Arkansas Four for four from the floor here early Savon Brazil is a talented scorer it's good to see him get going at his start re nice dve Anon re leading score for Kentucky we're going to go up and down today NES These Guys these guys are put in the bucket I think both teams are trying to defend without fouling because Arkansas gets the foul on more than anybody in the country and I think Kentucky wants to mak

e sure that they have to take difficult shots that they don't throw to the foul line they not only get to the foul line they make them when they get there boy red hot Arkansas to open things up w we are watching some skilled offensive players but this is the team that I think we all thought we would see from Arkansas early in the season and the first turnover is Kentucky on the run and the lay in by Brazil who's got six early Arkansas does not want to go up and down but they will take opportunit

y baskets like that and you hear the Roar from the crowd because two freshman are about to enter one is Rob Dillingham one is Reed Shepard you don't usually get that kind of Ovation when somebody goes to the scores table you do when Reed Shepard does though and you're in Kentucky homegrown and they take pride in him and a whistle on the drive as a four-point lead for Arkansas early keys to the game Arkansas's got to control the tempo of the game and they can't turn it over turnovers is going to

turn into points for Kentucky on Kentucky side after big wins they've got to respect Arkansas they beat Arkansas earlier in the year and when you're a young team you don't understand that all the time it's part of respecting the game and that's important for this young Kentucky team I know Cal's worried about it because Cal had them stay in a hotel last night on a home game the only time this season and here comes the substitutions Shephard coming in off his career hi that they talked about agai

nst Mississippi State his scoring line his box score was out of this world in every category Justin Edwards meanwhile second of two thr got them both there's nobody in the country that comes in with this fire power off the bench I like KY starting lineup though I think that's their best defensive lineup and I love how Cal inserts the offense now after the tone is kind of set even though Arkansas was really effective see him both zone for the first time here from Kentucky at the top of that zone

Dillingham and sheardy just checked in from the elbow again that one rattles out EV H with the rebound he also a freshman at 72 and he gets the ball back on the other end and he'll go to the free throw line up and down the floor we go as Jay said early Arkansas up by two lost UNC Wilmington their best one in the CBS Sports classic over North Carolina in Atlanta back in December you know they vadir at the free throw line CBS tomorrow critics agree the new hit series trackers additively entertaini

ng and full of suspense catch a new episode of tracker starring justtin heartley tomorrow after the equalizer on CBS entertaining and full of suspense cat a new episode of tracker starring Justin Harley tomorrow after the equalizer on CBS and streaming on paramont plus by at 12 you know they talk about kuy's best win being Carolina I think winning at Auburn and at Mississippi state's more impressive than that game and Aransas turns it over Kentucky looking to run out of the head reeds in the cor

ner for three [Applause] and the loose ball rebound to maai Mitchell Arkansas got away with that turnover they're the ones that going to be D dangerous maai Mitchell in the game now he just bobbled that last pass but he can score inside that'll miss the Deep three the big fella dribbles the do Court to Antonio Reeds and now shepher for three rebound picked up by Ellis they survived one there Ellis scored earlier on that drive and he got another one that's the same move L Ellis is the key he's no

t a true point guard but when he plays like a smart point guard then Arkansas's really dangerous because they've got guards in Mark and battle that can really score he only scores about six a game and he's on that already Billingham up the window so created there's so many ways that Kentucky can hurt you the only hand great three points that's a run over a lengthy Defender Ellis going to try the other side up and under that time EV got in his way that's where he's got to be more like a point gua

rd that Ball's got to get kicked out on that drive Bingham tied up by Ellis going out of bounds it'll be Kentucky ball this is good L Ellis when he gets to the to the rim and he and he's got a good angle and then Dillingham again a finish over M M Mitchell is a great defender with great length Reeves up under Antonio Reed has been so consistent what a great senior leader could be one of the all-time scorers under Cal in this program he does it all and one of their best on the ball Defenders ky's

got its first lead Arkansas try to change that and they do it with a three from Mark these two guards Travon Mark and Caleb battle they can get on a heater and can get Unstoppable Kentucky does not want to let those two get it going Mitchell has missed some time with injuries in the lineup reads they draw a foul that'll be on Mark and it'll send him to the free throw line with this lineup when Trey Mitchell's in there and and big Z's in there you've got five threo Shooters in the game that's wh

y Reed is getting to the to the rim that's why Dillingham got to the rim on the last B because that whole middle of the floor is open I think John K Perry has been trying to get Kentucky to this point in the season where they can play this way they just need to get Z more time Antonio Reeds improved his shooting percentage as you saw in that last graphic and free throw shooting is not a problem 88% as he ties things up at 17 L Ellis went out so dvo Davis not be playing the point for Arkansas tha

t's where Arkansas's kind of struggled this year at the point guard position Divo is an experienced Senor let's see if he can he can keep Arkansas in this right here Arkansas's hanging tough on the road and looking good to start this is deo way out on top with Dillingham on him and Reeds caus the steal he'll get the pass and the FL oh they're so dangerous they turn your mist Mak into baskets immediately that's where we got to take care of the ball it might have to come back with L Ellis Mark try

ing to lob it inside dangerous pass another Arkansas [Applause] turnover Billingham on a crossover dribble lost it hits the deck loose ball still out there everybody's hit the deck except J right and they're close enough to me there's the hustle of March Chandler Larson starts this 7 7' 7 in wingspan and you're not going by that guy he starts it and everybody's on the floor because it's March you got to love it it's going to be Kentucky ball Rob dingan right in front of us inbound even up top is

a great passer and roller and look out it'll be a foul on the drive Tre Mitchell a nice move to get it to the rack give big Z spre credit for a screen assist right there the man that seals his man that opens the lane for Trey Mitchell to get the ball to the rim that's a screen assist you don't get really anything in the stats for that but teams chart that and C got the first CBS Wednesday survivors back it's a super siiz season but the most surprising unexpected and unorthodox cast yet don't mi

ss a new survivor Wednesday at 87 Central on CBS and streaming on paramont plus and there's a guy that didn't play the other night has been out with some injury problems a shoulder back spasm a few other things happy that he's back out there for the wild cats in his first two points this lineup right now that the wild cats have on the floor I think is their best lineup if they're going to really advance in March this is the group that's got to play the majority of the minutes nice move on the in

side my mar he's got seven don't let him get it going Kentucky talked in practice yesterday about not letting for Mark and Kaleb battle get it going Tron Mar is getting it going GRE Shephard thought about a three gave it up back out on top eight on the shot clock the extra pass to the corner Dillingham short on the three I like Arkansas's defense keeping the Kentucky in front of them they're not letting them get into their driving space offense running Jumper by Mark that's a little bit of a hea

t check by Tran with a 1141 remaining in the first half the lead has changed several times we've been tied up so creative she does the same thing and she makes your team win that's what I love about her here Kentucky a three-point lead with 1141 to go in the first half Arkansas's done a good job of not letting them get to their driveing space game which means drive it into the paint get a touch kick it drive it again kick it you're keeping them in front of them [Applause] Trey Mitchell for a Tre

y e had a hand on it taken out of his hands Cale battle has not scored no I was just going to say they got to get him in the Rhythm here but that scouting report we watched that at at kuy's [Applause] practice and going to be a foul on BJ Wagner that's an interesting play right there they have battle clear out and when battle goes through you have to go through with them because they give three and it gave fromont Mark the whole right side of floor to drive it and the guards at Arkansas as you m

entioned earlier M they seek contact when they drive the ball they don't drive it to score they drive it to seek contact and get fouls which is hard to defend against you got to get your hands back and avoid the contact the arrows checks back in for Kentucky so two big guys on the floor for the cats nice spin move and up and over and a chance for a three-point play Jeremiah hav't P who came here as a shooter and this is a development under musk he he's a three-point shooter but he's gotten bette

r this season of putting ball on the floor and when you're a three-point shooter ky's going to crowd you to take away the three the only response you have is to be physical and drive the ball finish chance for a three-point play for Jeremiah 76% free throw shooter and we're tied again check brought in a a number of transfers and mus has been really successful that this year with injuries and just a little bit of chemistry just hasn't clicked yet but must thinks they could still get it going and

go on a run like they have the last couple years back to back Elite eights a couple years ago last year sweek 16 this year they'd have to win the SEC tournament to get there Dillingham pull up from 15 off to the Hogs dialed in defensively [Applause] all the way and for the lead and there's Caleb battle's first basket Cale get going is always on the attack you cannot relax when he hit the ball you can't guard him with one person Billingham double down on the Baseline no call on that collision and

Wagner has got three threes wow I think Arkansas came into this game and said we'll live with with DJ wagon and shooting three we're going to take it away and that that happens sometimes when you have a scouting report and you you decide you take it away from that guy and somebody say well why wouldn't you adjust because then dilling him can get it going and re 27% point shooter and he's perfect right now jumper that's a tough foul going to call it on Shephard and John caliper doesn't like to c

all letting D shs know it Caleb battle is a dangerous score it's very difficult guarding him oneon-one he finds ways to create contact he's got an NBA Style being always able to get his shot off and create contact in the same motion conversation is still going on between the aforementioned Hall of Fame coach and Doug sha has been around a long time done the couple National Championship games and and now mus is back talking to dou shs cuz he didn't like the conversation that Cal has the T he does

n't he wants his time tonight at 8 eut CBS Sports Network gear up for double the Mountain West play Boise States aims to capture a fifth straight win against New Mexico that'll be followed by San Jose State battling unlb Caleb battles on a tear he's at 78 points in his last two games unbelievable and he is the focal point of kuy's defense today and they' done a good job so far but this is what he does he gets to the foul line and gets to the basket and he drills fre his last four games 185 42 an

d then 36 in the lost to VY earlier this week dvo Davis and he's going to finish it with the left hand B by Davis his first basket heo Davis pre-season all SEC has struggled this year had some personal left the team didn't play last game against Kentucky and that pass almost another turnover they'll reset things with DJ [Applause] Wagner Bradshaw lost it got it back here's Reeves for three long ball that's tell a re Evo Davis left re to help on that pick and roll and he shouldn't have left them

quick three-pointer by Davenport he was looking for a foul what a pass underneath Bradshaw will slam it delivered L Ellis as a point guard has to get back to the rim he's stepped up on the pass he's got to protect the rim Ellis double team nowhere to go finally got rid of it Kentucky fans loving the fact that teams playing defense that's been one of the problems this year and a rejection underneath by here and they're going to call goaling I think Chandler lawon shoots the ball just well enough

that you got to come out and guard him and he is long 7' 7 in wingspan it looked pretty good didn't it ah no they're right a bang bang play they're right it it it hit the backb and it was on its way down yep good call by the officials boy to see that happen that fast that's pretty good learn in coaching 98% of the time they're right still doesn't help you from Los doesn't keep you from losing your mind though and another Kentucky turnover they'll lay it in on the rebound by battle this looks lik

e an Arkansas team that we've seen over the last few years creating Havoc defensively to get easy baskets in transition and they're keeping Kentucky in front of them not beat off the dribble excuse me under eight to go first half half extra pass brw hook got it and that's where sio is so valuable an aggressive Arkansas defense DJ Wagner or do we let DJ Wagner keep shooting I think they're going to let him keep shooting because they fear Dillingham and they fear second Aaron Bradshaw caps off his

three-point play he's got five off the Kentucky bench and now he will head to the bench and get a breather with his team up by two LL is back at the point I like this this is an ISO here battle working against Shephard up under oh my goodness with the left hand that is his game that's not anything that's not a highlight film that's khif battle Caleb battle can score in bunches and Kentucky knows it and they know they might have to go attack him on his [Applause] dribble Shephard lives underneat

h the turn no good on the rebound uh jump ball to be Arkansas's basketball this is where Caleb battle is so talented he can Elevate he can get around big guys in the air he can finish right hand left hand change his hands while he's going up and under that's pretty nice he's a bucket getter they're going to iceo him again and he's going to take it over Shephard it's the three that's part of their offense they know he's going to either drive it or pull up there and they're going to the offensive

glass Wagner the kick out shepher gave up a [Applause] three love their unselfishness that's why Kentucky is one of the highest teams in the country they're so unselfish Wagner wide open three-pointer in route no good by the arrow notice that Shephard and Dillingham are not getting the threes that's what must is such a great tactician at that's a two-pointer foram mark Tran Mark if battle and Tran Mark get it going kck's going to be in trouble cuz those two love to take over games sheer in and o

ut on the three offensive board goes to ucky and Reeds drives a scoop shot and now hitting the deck after getting the rebound and the extra fromo the arrow Arkansas want to travel cuz he went to the floor and they're going to get a technical that's going to be on Eric [Applause] musan that's going to be on musan a techical fou to the AR they wanted they wanted a travel right here I think the officials are saying he didn't have control the ball if he would have controlled it and gone to the floor

then that would be a travel but I think they're they're ruling that he didn't have control of it the technical and Antonio re I've been in that spot that that mus is in you know you have such small room for error in this kind of game and when you see those little plays like that you you can't control yourself sometime Jean stator is with us Gino what' you think of that call I agree with what coach just said I don't believe he had firm possession of that basketball when he was Airborne even thou

gh it appears that you know you've got someone losing their feet he's got to have secure possession he's bobbling it all the way down to the ground and then what he possesses on the ground coach mus definitely thinks there's a walk there Kentucky by one important possession here and the isolating battle again and foul on Kentucky on the drive for the young DJ Wagner that's his second that might be problematic a little bit the way he's been playing this is Eric mus man's offensive philosophy get

a little movement early and then get your best players in ISO situations to go one-on-one everybody else we ready to play off that ISO if two or three Defenders come to the iso they'll kick it if they put it up on the glass offensive rebound K one out of two from the free throw line so far today make it two out of three Monday on CBS grab your gear and head out with the NCIS team to investigate High St high stakes crimes with Navy and Marine Core ties episode of NC is Monday at 9: K Central on C

BS Brad nestler Jay Wright Jean stator rup arena in Lexington Kentucky where we've been seesaw back and forth between the Razer backs and the Wildcats and now it's Arkansas by one with five and a half to go in the half L is doing a good job on Reed Shepard really pressuring the ball not leaving him too much to help trying to take away his threes erant pass and a turnover for Kentucky there fourth Reed Sheffer has not scored yet in this game by the way great denial misread of a back cut they're g

oing to ISO come on Mark now on this side now they move it and get another iceo they look for battl iceo or high ball scen here Ellis found a little seam got through the big guy but didn't get it to drop and now a collision on the sideline let see who the fouls on going to be on Battle he and Shepard were fighting for the same basketball and over the limit now that'll send Reed sheer to the free throw line and there's a foul yeah he got him at the line GRE Shepard shooting 83% from the free thro

w line his numbers against Mississippi State as he hits the fre throw just listen to this 32 points five rebounds seven assists two Steals and two blocks he led his team in every category in that 9189 Thriller in Starkville and the timing of it in the second half when they needed it when the game was on the line big steal big block shot big bucket 23 points in the last 11 minutes 11 points in the last 90 seconds including the shot that you talked about to won it that was that was an incredible p

erformance and that's your freshman in really one of the toughest in environments in the SEC this year it's going to be ISO at the top of from on Mark this is their offensive philosophy Mark over sheeper rebound off to Kentucky Rob Dillingham ahead on the run and the lay in doesn't go Edwards rimmed out on him battle the other way hangs in the air and delivers so after a slow start he's warming up yes he is Arkansas's s have to get back after these iceo Shephard midrange jumper won't [Applause]

go it's going to be out of bounds to Arkansas I'm concerned about Arkansas's transition defense because when one of these guards isos the other two guards have to get back to the rim kuy got some good looks that they missed over the course of the game Kentucky can put them away with these transition opportunities they're hanging they got to feel Arkansas's got to feel great about where they are right now no doubt what Eric musan does is he looks out and he sees what's the matchup I like and righ

t now I think he's going to like battle here he comes to the top el trying to cut that Baseline off did just enough that the shot didn't go Antonio Reeds will bring it up that line up on the floor Kentucky five three-point Shooters on the floor big Z can shoot threes Shephard alive and they missed inside the big guy what a great pass not an assist though it wouldn't go battle battles underneath foul on Kentucky second on the lead keeps changing hands at rupper coming to their place which is a wo

uld be a very valuable win for them they've actually got a gauntlet the rest of the way for Tennessee so if they ran that table and then did well in the SEC tournament you could be right you saw the countdown [Applause] clock the NCA men selection show my partner will be there part of that Caleb battle has scored the last five points for Arkansas and has 12 after a close start it can pick up in a hurry with this guy Kentucky and Tennessee by the way is on CBS next week Arkansas is getting to the

foul line that's what they do well and and Arkansas is not fouling Kentucky and they're keeping them on the perimeter and taking kuy's three-point Shooters out of the game so far Mitchell left-handed pass into Bradshaw and traffic and Bradshaw scores off the window and a foul obviously you don't want to give up a three-point play but the Arkansas is making the two forwards play off of each other Bradshaw and Mitchell if if everybody looks at this it looks like this is a great play it is but Dil

lingham isn't getting it going and Shepard's not getting it going and that's Arkansas's game plan to take those guys out of the game make Bradshaw mitcho Bradshaw seven Off the Bench so far for Kentucky one of his better first halfs they going look for their [Applause] matchup Ellis didn't go BR snatches it off for the Kentucky rebound this is where L's got to be smarter as a point guarder P up his first basket that decision by L Ellis there when you've got battle and trar Mark who are feeling i

t right now that decision creates an easy basket for Kentucky that's where they strugg at the point 15th lead change of this first half couldn't ask for more than what they're giving us here in [Applause] Lexington that's three no good Bradshaw another rebound boys's playing inspired right now Shephard all the way to the other side of the Court got it back three again Yes again Kentucky Gets In transition and they get that ball popping they're so difficult to get maxed up on Reed Shepard shootin

g 52% from outside the arc backto back threes for him in Kentucky back in front by [Music] four that answer won't go Bradshaw again clears the glass now you got a guard in transition again and they get this ball popping driving kicking oh re with a little look and then a little L and it comes off of no Drives By Arkansas settling for threes they're not a three-point stre team they need to get to the foul line and he get the ball in the paint cat's biggest lead of six cut in half by that three-po

inter by vport that's the shooter Jeremiah Davenport's a [Applause] shooter Ran's going to try triple got it Kentucky has so many answers Arkansas's game plan is take away shepher take away Billingham but kuy's Brad Charles answering kuy's the best three-point shooting team in the SEC and they're showing us that here today don't settle get something going for the basket battle tough shot Kentucky looking to run again rat off foul before the [Applause] shot coming up on AT&T at the half Adam Clar

k and Seth will have their first half analysis a look ahead to the second game of our double header USC at Washington and all the scores and highlights that's coming up AT&T at the half in about 37 seconds this is the explosiveness of Kentucky they just make you pay Arkansas's had about four or five just poor possessions where they don't make good decisions and kuy's made them pay on every one of them transition Ops br got 11 off the bench at doubles more than doubles his season average you neve

r know which one of these bigs is going to answer for Kentucky big Z's been great oneno has been starting ratell hasn't played a lot and man he's he's been a big factor in this game he missed the first seven games with a foot injury on the season but he's playing the best he's played all year right now A 153 run the cat is six times this year they're in route to another one depending on how our second half goes this is an important 36 seconds right here Arkansas has to run this down to the end k

uy's going Zone don't take an early shot well they take an early shot but they hit it for three shamon mark his second triple unless you're going to make it three then take an early shot and now Kentucky can play for the final shot I wouldn't guard him that far away from the basket just opens up driving lanes for him back it off right to the scoring area which is right above the three-point line Dillingham gives it back to Reeves on the drive loose ball Arkansas trying to handle it they've got a

shot at it here almost went great finish for Arkansas they got a three they got a stop and they cut that eight-point lead down to five end of the first half they got a shot if they can start with a good stop on the first possession and Brazil's back in the game now he had some early foul trouble had most of their points early he's back out there as the second half's underway Kentucky trying to go to 11 and five in the SEC Arkansas at 5- 10 weighing some really good basketball here today in what

has been an inconsistent year Wagner he's got another three that's four in the game for DJ I recruited DJ and I told him that's what he's got to do to get to the next level and he's got here with John Kell Perry and he's created him into his shooter and I give a lot of credit four triples for DJ today and it gives Kentucky matching their biggest Advantage up eight battle in a lot of traffic through the foul that's exactly what Arkansas's got to do in the second half Arkansas only made six free

throws in the first half they're number four in the country at getting to the foul line five in the country they're number four in making free throws and ky's got to get Shepard and Dillingham going I the way Arkansas is playing today Arkansas is going to put up some numbers ky's not great defensively they're getting better but if they don't get Dillingham and Shepard going I don't think they can hang with arkans the way they're playing today Jane talked about their numbers nationally they avera

ge 26 free throw ATT attempts the game they make 19 so when he said get to the free throw line that's immediately what they've done here to open the second half and six out of seven and now seven out of eight for Caleb battles from the strike you could tell that was Eric muscle's message at halftime guys we've got to drive the ball and get to the foul line we cannot get into a three-point shooting contest with [Music] Kentucky Antonio Reeds kuy's leading score up off the window goes wide he has

been so consistent all year leading score in the first half he had 24 in the last game against Arkansas he he is a senior that is going to carry his team this year got 16 right now ball Arkansas found the handle and found a man to shoot it off the mark on the three for Mark here comes Wagner down in the paint knocked Away by Arkansas still Kentucky ball good job getting back in the paint right here but here's Antonio Reeves has added mid-range drive game he's always been a good shooter he's deve

loped himself into an NBA player this year in his fifth year of college basketball here's a break out for Arkansas block shot by theier a dude Fierro does so much for this Kentucky team that doesn't show up in the stat Wagner off the window got another one wag 14 for GJ Wagner and the lead is swell to double digits DJ's used to be a scorer in high school he more facilitator in high school in college look at this adier what a run to get there and goes across his body here to block that shot big t

ime remember they called a goal ending on him on one in the first half that one he made sure and swatted it out of there I don't think tront Mark thought he would catch him because tront Mark is good at going into the defender and creating contact he that's why he gets to the foul line but again here you see Arkansas driving the ball getting to the rim this is how they play they've got to get enough twos and they've got they've got to create enough turnovers prevent Kentucky from getting threes

and that's going to be their chance to kind of steal it in the yet right now Caleb battle has hit eight of nine he is 45 of his last 49 free throws just added another one that's why he's got to get to the foul line he's automatic they got to keep it close here eight-point game AR got to start getting some stops keep this around five or six arrow in traffic through the foul see Fierro knows he's playing with Shooters around him so he knows if he puts his head down and drives it they're not going

to leave Shooters he's going to have a chance to get to the Wi big Z did a good job of sealing up there in the post to give him space to get to the rim F was on Lawson that's his third the at the line for two there's the arrow two points so far on the game averages about eight a game over the wild cats and off the mark on his first one on Pluto TV there's hundreds of channels and thousands of movies all for free just turn on the TV and watch it yep it's that easy Pluto TV stream now pay ever it'

s a good deal if it's free it's for me you got it got the second D the is so valuable to his team because at times when they're taking away Shooters he can drive it and score and he saved the a breakaway basket with a block shot nice look inside beautiful dish and the finish by Mitchell that's his first basket the weak side defense has to be there to take away that roll G they work on that in practice justest today there's a rejection by Arkansas and now the Hogs looking to run battle Up and Und

er and in that's their game getting to the rim not settling for jump shots creating offense off the defense remember when we said battle was quiet early in the half and now he's got 19 Arkansas beat Duke this year and this is how this is how they played Duke they played with some size Brazil was great in that game but Z hasn't done much yet they can still get him going back to- back turnovers by Kentucky nice job by the Arkansas defense going to capitalize on the other end they like this match u

p this will be nice out Mark against evasic up with the left hand [Applause] easy and John caliper didn't like the looks of any of that the turnovers or the easy basket this is Arkansas Bas a 60 run has cut that 10-point lead down to what we have now 6158 Mark and battle 36 between him of the 58 for the Arkansas Razer backs he's got a text from my friend country star Justin Ward gave me the blue Pig sooie I don't know if it's too early for that but they're playing really well on the road right n

ow and Trevor Brazil back in the game his length right there bothers Trey Mitchell but Brazil can spread the floor because he can shoot it Mitchell can roll loose ball e it behind the back and the pass to shephard I thought he was going to lead the break and maybe do it himself I think he was thinking about it good transition defense back out on top and there going to be a turnover Kentucky they haven't had many but they've had three in the last three possessions they still lead though 61 58 Big

12 was clearly the best confence I think we can make an argument this year for the SEC and it's because teams like Kentucky Alabama Tennessee they're on the upswing they're getting better by tournament time their teams that could be playing like one two seats and the surprise of all of that group obviously is the game toxic South Carolina who had have had a tremendous season notice every time you come out of a timeout we came out of halftime what does Eric musman draw up something for battle fr

om on Mark to drive the ball to the rim get to the foul line that's that's what they do best it keeps the crowd out of it it takes away ky's aggressiveness and it takes away Kentuck transition offense there's 10 out of 11 from the strip for Caleb battle averaging just under 13 points a game but we said the tear he's been on in the last two weeks or so is just phenomenal I recruited his brother Tyas B went to Syracuse great player he was a little kid little did I know he was going to turn into a

scoring machine where did he say his brother's playing that China yeah he is he's in China one-point game 80 run the last two minutes for the Razer backs see Billingham gets involved going to kick it out three-pointer left wing no good Hogs can lead with this trip if they score and they do dbo Davis in transition great find and he can create Havoc defensively dvo can guard anybody he's doing a good job on Dillingham first lead of the second half for the Razer backs and there's a runner on the Ba

s line there's a just as you say it he can find so many ways to score and John gives him great freedom and I think that really makes him even more effective cuz he's so [Applause] unpredictable 17 lead changes in this game how good that wow I would not play around with the ball if R shepher guard he's got super hand and Kentucky gets the rebound looking to push it I thought that was a foul killingham in traffic way up off the [Applause] window they're letting him play he's a great look on dvo Da

vis to Mai Mitchell D Davis is a guy that can that can change a game defensively he's he's struggled this year he hasn't been the player we've seen throughout of his career but it's funny when guys like that get in these environments they forget about everything and they go back to who they are dvo Davis is an assassin defensively this guy for freshman's an assassin midrange Jumper by shepher he's a figures with 10 it's amazing how he's got to feel when when when Kentucky needs him to step up on

ly only as a freshman but I think it's CU he he grew up watching Kentucky basketball he understood it before he got might take a look at this one it's an offensive foul on Mitchell and I think D sh and those guys are going to have a look on whether that was an intentional elbow here's another look this is going to be a flagrant one and they're going to get the ball so they lost possession and Brad Sha's he's doing all right today three he is today you're right four out of five one of his better

offensive games of the year he's got a sweet stroke so that's what you always look for in a player that early in his career got them both that's a pure stroke he just needs reps and he should be a 75 80% free throw shter later in his career a one possession game a moment ago turned into a five-point Kentucky lead and the basketball important right here for Arkansas keep your composure dvo Davis is really getting after reach shepher it's a great match up watch this match and he got the best of it

steal from behind BYO there's not many people that have as good a hands as Reed sheeper but dvo Davis is one of them those points back they going have to burn them from the free throw line the reason they're able to run that pick and roll in the middle of the floor and throw over the top is because of the size of Tron Mark and Mitchell so they're their guards Arkansas's guards have good sizing they can throw the ball on lobs over top of the Kentucky guards Mitchell good three thr shooter up unt

il this year he had always played with his brother M all the way through high school and and in college at Rhode Island now Brothers at Little Rock he's in fville that's still only about 3 hours apart I don't know if they have any separation issues or whatever they're close enough yeah but maai had a great game against Kentucky last game 12 12 points 13 rebounds four blocks he let him in every category he was ding a fire in and out of three Bradshaw gets the offensive Rebound in traffic and he's

fouled Aaron Bragaw has come to play today boy I think that chat you had with him yesterday right before the practice we were hanging out we were just talking Camden and Philly back then I don't think I had any I don't think I had any influence but this is the luxury that Cal's had all season and he will have going to the NC tournament I think he wed to play Big z a little bit more he started on yenso but Bradshaw has been the guy that's given Arkansas the most trouble so he's sticking with it

you did say to him though you're playing really unselfish and that's part of why your team is so good and there was a situation a couple of games ago when he put his arm around a teammate and kind of said hey man even though it was his position yes I loved how he put his arm around in yenso at Mississippi State after Cal took him out of the game there's a foul trouble situation with Mitchell having [Applause] four getting his own rebound and getting it back out to battle battle Miss three sheer

here's the pass ahead to Rees Rees had it stripped but he's fouled this is a situation I'm talking about where a corner three by your two guard dvo Davis your point guard's got to be up top and he's got to get back to the rim that corner three is always going to be a long rebound they're giving up too many of those easy baskets you know I've seen more 70 foot passes from Reed sheeper than I've seen from anybody since like Magic Johnson I mean he gets the ball out of there man that's a great poin

t because a lot of time guys when they get the ball they're thinking about putting on the floor and what can they do with it Reed Shepard gets it in the back C and he thinks about who's ahead of me and who can I get an easy basket for that's that's a pass he doesn't get an assist on that right but that's really valuable to winning back when he's in fifth grade I think his dad Jeff was his coach at that point and he stressed that entire year get the outlet pass man get everything going and he sai

d my dad just pounded that into me the whole year when I was in fifth grade and I think it stuck pretty well it sure has Bo he's got vision and he's got an ability to put the ball on a dime nice look inside easy basket for Brazil that's his first score of the second half maybe this will get Brazil going Bazil can really score he can hit threes he's got some foul trouble issues right now but we are down to the 12-minute mark theier on a runner got it big time Touch by theier almost had a turnover

there Nate turned it into a bucket keep taking the ball to the basket keep attacking the rim nice move inside around Bradshaw on the score for Mitchell who just has back to- back baskets now a chance for a three-point play Mai Mitchell gave Kentucky problems last game when they played at Arkansas he's strong he's got great hands they can run some offense through him too because he's a very good passer he's two for two from the line so far 79% on the year Arkansas's just got to hang around here

keep it a two three possession game game pressure gets on Kentucky towards the end because Kentucky needs this needs this to keep moving up in standing get to that top four maybe get a double buy for the SEC tournament and we got a technical [Applause] Ah that's something that happened in the front Court I didn't see it I was still watching the back court Reed Shepard bringing the ball up it's got to be on Arkansas right number two Brazil yep and that's his fourth I guess there's a little too mu

ch chatter going on after the free throw look at look at the there two number TW holding on to each other I see where it happened yeah and then then it continued up the floor and then they had a chat coming down Court ah a little friendly competitiveness the big guys big guys are always a different breed d Point gain Dillingham trying to change that battle for the rebound as Arkansas as they can regain TI or regain the lead keep attacking the rim keep attacking don't settle he [Applause] can maa

i Mitchell with a great pass he caught out on the [Music] roll Evo Davis un know that oh nice touch pass didn't end up being a basket but it could have been a turnover nice ball Movement by Arkansas battle leans in got it I thought he got fouled great ball Movement by Arkansas dvo Davis is really becoming disruptive defensively time out Arkansas on the road 11 and 1/2 minutes to go they put together another run and right now I don't know if they're going to win the war backs everybody playing th

eir role forward to forward passing finished by Brazil rolls big scoring big passing shooter shooting you's got a new Your Role Mai Mitchell finishes goes strong maai Mitchell feels traffic kicks it the battle battle catches the shoot and then the defense has got him going Caleb battle Now 26 points after going scoreless in the early part of this game for several minutes Antonio re has been the most consistent scorer in the cat today like to see get something here for Antonio AJ Wagner on the dr

ibble he's at four threes today which is unlike [Applause] him Jamar Mark denying Antonio Reeds Wagner on a runner oh it's alive and a foul underneath is going to be on Mitchell I think and that might be it K Mitchell just didn't get low enough in that drop coverage you have to be low enough so when the guard pulls up you can go out and get that pass he just got caught a little too high G Eno at the free throw line you got to watch some of these match these matchups defensively Evo Davis on bham

ano not a great free throw shooter but that was a good one Mark is guarding Antonio Reed Arkansas's got great depth they come back and they answer with Chandler Lawson who's who's just as effective as mikai Mitchell Mitchell had four fouls Lawson's got three one of two BR oneno there's the foul trouble I was just talking about Brazil Mitchell with four loss him with three the thing Brazil fou out in only about 20 minutes of their last last game B fors A shooter battles the driver and battle dre

w the foul get get to the free throw line where he's been living today he's already shot 12 free throws this is what's impressive about what Arkansas is doing today Davin PS a shooter he wants to get off the ball get it to battle let battle drive it DAV P be ready to catch and shoot he did a great job of that battle at the line for two Caleb you get a apartment complex right here at the 15 ft away from the basket he just keeps nailing him too he missed his first one hasn't missed since what's un

ique about his game is if you're as good a shoter shooter as Caleb battle is sometimes you can fall in love with that but he uses his jump shot to set up his Drive which makes him really difficult to guard he had a game in the last week where he hit 14 out of 14 today he's missed one what he have 42 in that game yeah Reeves J was just talking about get Antonio Reeds involved they tried to run a screening action for him the previous play kamam Mark just took it away they're going to keep going ba

ck to me I think that's [Applause] smart sett almost a walk Davenport for three got it Shooters shooting lost rolls he's not a shooter kicks it to Davenport Davenport's the shooter that's what they brought him here as a transferred from Cincinnati to D Arkansas has matched its biggest lead to the ball game at the Midway point of the second half and now they got a steal Deo Davis going up against Shephard missed the layup and now it's Kentucky going the other way no foul call there and still loos

e ball everybody's all over the play almost Antonio re in our and finally at the Finish it's Arkansas honestly there should have been a couple fouls called there but but they're keeping it consistent they're letting them play six-point Arkansas lead on the road Shepard pull up short and the Razer backs bring it down up by six the defense on the ball by battle Mark Diva dvo Davis and Davenport is the best I've seen anybody guard Kentucky they are doing an outstanding job of keeping them in front

of them smart shooter DAV for's going to try it again got another one and kuy's only got one timeout remaining so they're going to let him play on here and it's a nine-point razor back Advantage Arkansas has to be smart here and just keep them in front don't [Applause] foul here's what happened a couple of possessions ago go you can follow all this no foul there no foul there Antonio Reeves almost ends up in our lap and there was the Finish even there could have could have been one and then Dave

nport back toback threes Jeremiah Davenport is one of those guys who's a a great shooter coming in here from Cincinnati and just hasn't made shots this year could this be the Arkansas Team coming together like they've done the last three years under mus at the end of the year they played a great game they to shot the tied against Vanderbilt they beat Missouri beat Texas A&M they're on a little bit of a role here but coming into here the way they're playing this looks like an NCA tournament team

right now DJ Wagner 16 points on the [Music] afternoon they like the match up with Kon Mark against DJ Wagner wow great speed and a lay in by Mark you can tell by when they clear the side out that's muscleman telling them I like that match up take them what a pass down low to Reeves from shepher Antonio Reeves recognizes they're denying him because he's the most consistent score right now so what are you do when you're denied back cut 22 for Antonio Reed on an 8 of 10 shooting day but it's going

to take a run by Kentucky now as we're approaching coaching the 8 Minute Mark to come from behind on their home [Applause] floor this is going to be an ISO everybody else got to be ready to catch and make a play out the pass battle rejected by I Shephard thought about it and going to be a foul on the drive on Lawson and that's going to be four on him seven-point game 750 to play at rup Arena the emotions of March showing up here L about him is even when he's not making shots he's going to keep

taking them Shooters got to shoot them up and sleep in the streets and that's exactly what's Happ Port St because if you're not afraid to sleep in the streets then you're going to have a night when you're making him like he is [Music] today you know you you talked n about John Cal PR's got one timeout left what he what he's thinking about right now is I'm going to hold this timeout for last possession of the game and I'm going to and to hope the game doesn't get out of hand where I have to use i

t but I don't think he's going to want to use this one more until this probably will come down to the wire he's going to try to hold on to it for last possession you know you I were talking about doing the timeout about going and not really being part of the offense too much today he just checked back in he's only got two buckets though and they could use his offense and that's exactly what C's looking for he's giv Reeds a below he knows he's coming back at re he's going to see who's playing wel

l they might even go if he has to but steing him could get on a roll we know that y keep going to the r don't settle for threes get a drive of pink Touch first pull up Kentucky rebound looking to cut the five point lead down good job getting match up transition this is Reed Shepard time too this is when he starts to take over ding get good hustle though he got it back Shephard thought about a three let Dillingham take it instead and the rebound off to the Razer backs and Ellis will slow it down

Ellis has got to be a distributor not a score he's in the score battle Mark battle didn't get the foul that he was looking for or did he battle's got to stay in control he can get he can get emotional he's got to stay under control don't need a technical here real important for Lis his point guard game going down the stretch here this is what point guards understand like we just saw uh Reed Shepard there he had a shot he passed it up and gave it to Dillingham trying to get Dillingham going that'

s that's thinking the game as a point guard L Ellis has got to get everybody else shots [Applause] now 13 14 from the free throw line you know what he has he's got a short stroke so it's it's like it's like your uh golf swing like if if you've got a good compact stroke there's not a lot of room for error and he doesn't is that your golf swing yes nice and smooth like that my swing yes you haven't seen it it's not that Compact and it's not that sweet all let's see what Reed Shepard decides to do

I think he's going to start being a playmaker here and one for6 killing him with a great look when you're a scorer like rob dson you know you're going to draw two people you have the best chance of being a good passer and that's it for Lawson correct yeah lawon that's filed out gave him good minutes Kentucky comes at you with three big digs and today this is where someone like Jaylen Graham who didn't make the trip with the Razer backs they're missing him right here because M Mitchell's coming b

ack with four fouls now Arkansas has played with dvo Davis at the four spot if they get in foul trouble look for that they'll play Four guards now to a four-point lead here comes the crowd at [Applause] r dingham a steel and a chance for a three-point Play What a play think about it Rob Dillingham comes off the bench he drops a dime for an am1 and then comes up with his steal and creates his own am [Applause] one that's what these freshman are special Shephard Dillingham Wagner they're they're n

ot just guys looking to come in and win the game by scoring they're doing all the little things and that's what makes this this Kentucky team really dangerous because they can continue to grow and get a lot better as this season comes the we just said Can Dillingham give him some offense he just gave him a three-point play to cut the lead to one foul trouble is all on Arkansas side this one will be a foul on Kentucky bu got to settle down he's already got a technical going to settle down Mitchel

l out let Trevor Brazil play for little who's probably going to foul out Ron Davis calmly hits the free throw then you still got maai Mitchell to come back with because if they have to go small like I've said they have played small four guards you don't want to do that against kentu dvo got them both happy for dvo Davis he's had some personal issues this year left the team one time who's really been impactful in this game look at the free throw shooting Arkansas hasn't missed Kentucky 13 out of

16 o don't know about that shot rebound Arkansas Big Time rebound by Brazil Kentucky need to get a stop [Applause] here tough catch by Davenport we under six to play in regulation Brazil can pop Brazil can pop for a three left hand off the windows no good killingham the rebound and he runs with himself but he is fouled by battle and that's going to be four on Battle there's some foul problems going on right now even though Arkansas has got the lead it's starting to be a little dangerous for Arka

nsas right there no need right now no need to stop the ball there get back to the paint keep them in front of you Man actually would have been better for on Divo Davis he could absorb that just you don't need to stop the ball in that area of the floor you need to get back to the foul line area and get matched [Applause] up dou sha having a conversation with Eric musan over there there's been several conversations by both coaches with our officiating crew Rob Dillan just struggled all day but jus

t recently since he come back back off the bench in the last two minutes has done a good job defensively has created great offense for Kentucky this is where these young guys show their Po in own Kentucky Wildcat battle inside rebound comes off to EV Kentucky a chance to regain the lead behind the back by Dillingham up off the window and it fillingham time he has been taking it over since he's come off the bench we're heading to the sentury mark folks no matter how you slice it five minutes to g

o in regulation Kentucky by one behind the back here's a three-pointer way off the mark But underneath that is foul Ro steing hand very similar to the Arkansas guards gets to the rim he's great at creating contact and still finishing his contact creates separation from the defender which allows him space to get off his shot that's something you can't teach somebody you get that by just playing a lot of games in the playground a lot of a games D at the strike calmly knocks it down he's got 11 tha

t was not a great shot by Brazil when you're a big guy like that you don't want to take contested thre you want to take wide open threes battle can take contested thre Mark can take contested thre not Trev bre a lead can change again on this and it does watch these matchups tan mark on Dillingham now size on Dillingham Evo Davis on Reed Shepard 20 lead changes in our game here's that match up Dillingham a l eny and the score they just don't have an answer for doing him they're they're forcing hi

m in One Direction he's too good you got to just keep them in front of [Applause] you sneaky pass underneath he to the rebound Dillingham going through people but fouled watch how they get up on the side of Dillingham here and they're forcing him to Brazil I I I don't he's he's too good I would never give him an open Lane like that it forces dport have to come over and help and ky's great that's roll to the rim they've got seven Footers there just play him square up and keep him in front of you

freshman from Hickory North Carolina who's lit the crowd up and his team up here in the last 5 minutes or so you know what's impressive he's he's really struggled all day they've done a good job on him until just recently here in the last three or four minutes and he's kept his composure he hasn't taken any bad shots great great basketball I for a question got to get Battle Mark going through the rim opposite ball movement one possession game as we approach four [Applause] [Music] [Applause] min

utes they the kick out marked for three in the tie in and out EV it's another rebound I like I like Mark the ball better than shooting threes play your strength let battle and Davenport shoot the threes Billingham going to work again jumper no good knocked out of bounds Kentucky [Music] ball they contest 3 minutes 43 seconds remaining in regate there the team leaders so we head out there when we're done we got 343 remaining Arkansas three timeouts left KY still holding on to that one and now the

y're holding on to a lead of three points C likes to use Dillingham in these situations Dillingham the to the big fell it they clear out of side they've got Shooters everywhere you can't can't load and they've got big Z with great hands and great length and a steel by Kentucky Justin Edwards inside left hand he'll go to the line these are all freshman making these plays one possession G come out of a timeout cowps dingham and big Z in a pick roll they clear the whole side so there's no help from

that corner there's nothing you can do there's no one that size of Z and there's no one from the weak side that can help and Brazil has fouled out the second guy to fou out today for Arkansas so the uh ranks are getting thin for Eric musle and a Razer back sideline Justin Edwards The Freshman Out of Philly two for two from the free throw line so far today and a big steal think about who's making these plays down the stretch Justin Edwards denying the pass up top Tran Mark's got the ball he's no

t a point guard he knows he picks up his dribble and gets a steal finishes it with two three first got one and two and now the Razer backs are pushing it Davis leaves it for Davenport and now another steal by Kentucky everybody's on the deck again and Arkansas comes up with a loose ball and now going have a foul on Dillingham he does not like the call This Guy's getting after it it's a big time play by Davenport here Reed sheeper giving up Davenport right here strong With The Ball battle smart p

lay Bingham thought he got elbowed meanwhile Mr free throw battle at the line Caleb battle back there again once this happens neither coach can be upset you don't want to foul there but you're playing so hard I can't be upset when you guys on that these two teams are combined 54 out of 60 from the free throw line make that 55 of 61 Arkansas's getting starting to get hurt in these middle ball screens now and I I I would just switch everything and keep it in front of you because getting hurt on li

ves and getting hurt on Billingham going downhill the kai Mitchells their their last big right now with four fouls in there i' just switch it let him get two here they go here comes the in the middle of the floor Dillingham up under and around that's incredible that's incredible they can't stop him you get him in the middle of the floor he just picks an angle he's so fast and so creative can't stop the seventh time Kentucky scored 100 or more in a game and they come up with another turnover see

if DJ Wagner pulls it out and they just keep pushing it ky's doing it with their defense and again consecutive stops this is an area where they've wanted to improve and their defense is getting it done for them down the stretch Dillingham the lob underneath the big Z big Z he finished the Mississippi State game on the road and now C's got him at the end the tops about to come off rough a whistle and a foul that'll settle things down a little [Applause] bit DJ Wagner picks up his fourth Arkansas'

s really struggling this middle ball screen it's because of Dillingham they don't know which way he's going to go they start to switch it no weak side help and when you're throwing it up to a 72 guy once the ball gets in the air it's his you got to bang him before he can get that deep he's his own air traffic controller once he gets inside M Mitchell all his points have come in the second half this is why I would go under that call screen right now stay under it so big Z can't roll and just try

to get matched up kuy's got so many weapons I I know it seems like Oh They'll do this on a mismatch but they're killing them on the drop coverage right now two minutes left in regulation with the works go back to it get theing hand back in the middle of the floor again here he comes he comes Evo Davis won't let him touch tough shot on the Baseline by Edwards can't cover everybody Arkansas did everything you could do there that jumper goes great hand from on Mark with 23 still a two- possession g

ame Kentucky just got so many answers it's going up it's going in Edwards coming off his big game against Alabama he looks the same as he did in the Alabama game right now nice look oh but that one came out somehow that hurt got to keep their composure there one more stop before they got to start trapping or fouling [Music] that might have to do a little B more don't foul this late in the clock DJ Wagner after this Sur was Arkansas either way I get a timeout set up my catchup game and ball knock

ed away but it's Kentucky basketball with nine of the shot clock 47.6 in the game kind of waited too long here but now they it is what it is get a stop here don't foul at the end of this clock either way I'd call time out and get myself organized after this possession now the can't it go big blue Shephard trying to get it in not only got it in but it's knocked away again but it looked like it was going to be a layup great Hands by Davenport to [Applause] recover oh that's a this is going to be a

technical on dvo Davis off the ball double teal for double teching for Kentucky and found that time same play different guy same play the exact same play Oh AR Arkansas can do now is score quick call timeout but you got to go your catch up quick quick scores quick shots fre throws won't help you time out we're just going to play it out 109 100 three time out and now we're going to have a foul on battle from behind that might be it for him I think mus is conceding here but man Arkansas came in h

ere and they were impressive they were impressive they're playing good basketball this Kentucky team is playing great basketball right now wow look at the numbers that these guys are putting up this year of all Cal's great teams his team goes over 100 more than any of his teams but n what's really impressed me here is Kentucky comes off a big emot win at Mississippi State Arkansas comes in here and plays the game of the season besides the win against two and and Kentucky just keeps their composu

re grings it out and finds a way to get it done at the end well after Kentucky put up 117 on Alabama last Saturday I thought I don't think they can do that maybe again oh I was wrong pretty much the same thing here today I think ky's getting better and big Z is a big part of it he has been today that's for sure he's in double figures and he's going to go back to the line to try to add to it look at this lineup on the floor five freshman out there right now yep the Fab cat five Bradshaw gave him

great minutes at the five spot I know they can use Bradshaw Bradshaw on Eno is the best defensive big but I think big Z big Z gives him the chance in the NCA tournament if he's in there down the stretch he's got the best basketball IQ he's got the best skill and the best size of all their bigs he could be the one in the end that carries him to finish with 12 points great effort by Au yep battle was great Mark was great battle with 34 after 42 and 36 his last two games Reed Shepard will dribble i

t out or try two and Kentucky goes to 21 and8 what a game I don't even know how many lead changes we had we quit keeping track after a while [Music] 11102