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Kentucky at Auburn Sat., Jan. 19 – 9:00 p.m. ET Auburn, Ala. Game Notes: UK | AU |
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Following a 75-65 victory over visiting Tennessee on Tuesday, the Wildcats will hit the road for back-to-back contests beginning with Auburn on Saturday. UK secured its sixth-straight win over the Volunteers behind an SEC career-high 17 points from sophomore Kyle Wiltjer. Freshman Nerlens Noel continued his steady presence with 12 points, nine boards, six blocks and four steals to propel the defensive effort.
Kentucky will hit the road for two-straight in the Heart of Dixie with Auburn on Saturday before wrapping up the road swing at Alabama on Tuesday.
UK owns an 86-17 overall record against the Tigers which includes two wins over the Tigers' head coach Tony Barbee, who is a former player and assistant coach for John Calipari.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.