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Oscar Tshiebwe, JD Notae exchange historic performances in incredible Kentucky-Arkansas game
By Paul Harvey
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The stars took center stage Saturday during Arkansas’ 75-73 upset win over Kentucky. Oscar Tshiebwe and JD Notae both put up 30 points for their team, and both performances had some historical significance attached.
Tshiebwe – who remains one of the favorites to take home National Player of the Year honors – went 13-for-21 from the floor and grabbed 18 rebounds for another double-double. 8 of those rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor.
He rounded out the performance with 3 blocks, 2 assists and a steal. Tshiebwe also became the first Kentucky player to reach 30+ points and 18+ rebounds in an SEC road game since 1970.
The last Wildcat to accomplish those numbers was Dan Issel in a game at Ole Miss:
Oscar Tshiebwe is the first @KentuckyMBB player to have at least 30 points and 18 rebounds in an SEC road game since Dan Issel at Ole Miss on February 7th, 1970 (53 points, 19 rebounds)
— Corey Price (@coreyp08) February 26, 2022
For the Razorbacks, it was Notae’s 30 points and 8 assists that powered Arkansas. That makes Notae the first SEC player to hit those marks vs. a top-10 team in the past 25 seasons.
The first SEC player with 30 Pts and 8 Ast in a game vs an AP Top-10 team over the last 25 seasons:@RazorbackMBB‘s @jdnotae 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/EmvXxG07l5
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) February 26, 2022
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.