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Kentucky Wildcats hold off Ole Miss, 75-66, in SEC Quarterfinals

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Doron Lamb scored 19 points and fellow freshman Brandon Knight had 17 to lead No. 15 Kentucky past Mississippi 75-66 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday.  Knight made five free throws in the final 41 seconds as Kentucky (23-8), which never trailed, held off Ole Miss. The Rebels trailed 68-66 following Chris Warren’s 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining, but didn’t score again.  Warren had 20 points for Mississippi (20-13) but shot only 5 of 20 from the field.

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