Back to the SEC Newsfeed

No. 8 Kentucky Tops No. 15 Auburn 73-66 to Win SEC Regular Season Title

James Crisp/Associated Press

The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats clinched the outright regular-season SEC championship Saturday with a 73-66 win over the No. 15 Auburn Tigers at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky improved to 24-5 overall and 14-2 in SEC play with the victory, while Auburn fell to 24-5 with an 11-5 conference record.

The Wildcats went just 2-of-13 from beyond the arc, but they shot 42.3 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line, while also forcing 10 turnovers and only turning the ball over seven times.

Auburn shot the ball 36.