LSU and Kentucky delivered one of the most exciting finishes of the season in the SEC, with the Tigers taking down the No. 17 Wildcats on a buzzer beater to win 75-74.

John Calipari’s squad nearly pulled off a road win in the final minute. LSU extended its lead to 73-69 with 1:04 to go. Kentucky’s Rob Dillingham scored the next 5 points on a layup, a free throw and a jumper. Up 74-73 with 13 seconds to go, UK had its first lead since 58-57 (8:01), needing one last stop to escape with a win.

Jordan Wright had his jumper blocked with 2 seconds remaining. He tracked down the ball and found Tyrell Ward for a buzzer beater.

Kentucky had the game’s two top scorers. Antonio Reeves scored 25 points on 8-of-15 field-goal shooting, including 3-of-5 3-pointers and 6 free throws. Dillingham had a nearly identical line, with 1 fewer triple and 1 fewer free throw to log 23 points.

Ward was LSU’s high scorer, as the buzzer beater gave him 17 points for the night. Ward was 5-of-10 from the field, making 3-of-4 3-pointers and going 4-of-4 at the line.

LSU made only 64% of its free throws, but the Tigers made it to the line 25 times to UK’s 12 free throws. The Tigers were the better rebounding team, 38-30.

There were 12 ties and 13 lead changes. LSU led for 16:50 while Kentucky was in front for 14:12 of game time.

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