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How John Calipari’s Wildcats and Nate Oats’ Crimson Tide match up at each position for Saturday’s SEC men’s basketball game.

By Keith TaylorKentucky TodayKentucky is finally starting to turn the corner on the defensive end of the court and it’s beginning to show going into the stretch run of the regular season.T

On his weekly radio show Monday night, Kentucky head coach John Calipari talked about the defensive strides that his UK basketball team has made.

What a great weekend for one of the most deserving area superstars I have had the privilege to know.

Antonio Reeves and Kentucky stripped away Auburn’s aura of invincibility at home. Reeves scored 22 points and No. 22 Kentucky led throughout to beat cold-shooting Auburn 70-59 on Saturday night, ending the 13th-ranked Tigers' 16-game home winning streak that had included two straight routes of ranked teams. The Wildcats (18-7, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) held Auburn to 30.9% shooting and responded to every challenge in the second half.

The No. 22-ranked Kentucky Wildcats handed No. 13 Auburn its first home loss of the season Saturday, the biggest win of UK’s season so far.

For the first time in more than a year, Auburn men’s basketball lost a home game. Here’s everything Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said after Kentucky came to town and left with a win.

Tre Mitchell scored 22 points and sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:57 remaining in overtime as No. 16 Kentucky outlasted Saint Joseph's 96-88 after blowing a nine-point lead in the second half on M

The key talking points after John Calipari and the Wildcats’ victory versus Bruce Pearl and the Tigers.

By Keith TaylorKentucky TodayKentucky made itself at home in one of the toughest arenas in college basketball Saturday night with a wire-to-wire victory.The No. 22 Wildcats (18-7, 8-4 Southe