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Antonio Reeves’ instant offense has been a key to Kentucky basketball’s win streak

As Kentucky basketball extended its win streak at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, Antonio Reeves continues to show he’s more than just a shooter.

There's a difference between a shooter and a scorer.

is a scorer.

To be sure, 's 6-foot-5 senior wing can shoot. Last year at Illinois State, the Chicago native made 39 percent of his shots from three-point range while averaging 20.1 points per game. This year, his first at after transferring from the Missouri Valley Conference, Reeves is shooting 39.7 percent from beyond the arc.

Reeves has that quick catch-and-fire release. He can knock it down in transition, in the corners, at the top of the key. On his game, he's a scoring threat from most any spot on the floor.

During Kentucky's current four-game win streak, including UK's 69-53 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium, Reeves has been the Cats' most consistent scorer. He's averaging 17.0 points per game during this winning stretch. He scored 18 points in the season-turning victory at Tennessee, 11 in the home win over Georgia, a game-high 23 in last Saturday's win over Texas A&M at Rupp and a team-high 16 against the Commodores.

How valuable has Reeves been in the Cats' course-correction?

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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