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At the buzzer: No. 23 Kentucky mens basketball defeats Arkansas 88-79

Isabel McSwain

No. 23 Kentucky mens basketball defeated Arkansas 88-79 in Fayetteville on Saturday, concluding its regular season 21-10.

The Wildcats entered the game coming off a loss in their home finale against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday.

Kentucky entered the game in Fayetteville without both starting point guards, with Sahvir Wheeler having had surgery and Cason Wallace suffering a lower leg injury against the Commodores.

Utilizing a starting lineup of CJ Fredrick, Antonio Reeves, Jacob Toppin, Chris Livingston and Oscar Tshiebwe, the Cats faced off against Arkansas’ starting five of Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr.