Koby Brea Hits Seven 3-pointers As No. 10 Kentucky Hands No. 6 Florida Its First Loss, 106-100

Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100 on Saturday, handing the Gators their first loss of the season.

The Gators 13-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference had cut an 80-69 Kentucky lead to 89-87 on Walter Clayton Jr.'s free throws with 4:40 remaining, but Lamont Butler hit a 3 as the shot clock wound down and added two free throws to help the Wildcats 12-2, 1-0 hang on.

Clayton scored 33 points, 12 of those in Florida's 18-9 run before Butler's 3 with 3:42 left. Alijah Martin scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half to rally Florida after Kentucky took a 52-42 halftime lead.

Butler finished with 19 points and eight assists as Kentucky placed six players in double digits.

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