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Live updates from Kentucky vs. Ole Miss college basketball at Rupp Arena

Locked in a three-way tie for first place in the SEC, Kentucky hopes to cool off the red-hot Ole Miss Rebels and their star, Breein Tyree, when the two teams meet Saturday at Rupp Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN.

UK, Auburn and LSU sit atop the SEC standings at 9-2. Ole Miss got off to a 1-7 league start before catching fire to beat South Carolina (84-70), Florida (68-51) and Mississippi State (85-58). The conference’s leading scorer, Tyree scored 38, 23 and 40 points in those three games.

We’ll be in our normal perch above the floor at Rupp bringing you updates, statistics and analysis. Follow the dedicated Twitter feed below. And send your comments and questions via Twitter to @johnclayiv.

This story was originally published February 15, 2020 at 12:00 PM.

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John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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