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No. 18 Mizzou hangs on to beat Kentucky for second time in program history

February 3, 2021 10:45 PM

Published February 3, 2021 8:12 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The No. 18 Mizzou men's basketball team beat Kentucky for just the second time in program history on Wednesday night. The Tigers held on for a 75-70 win.

Dru Smith led the Tigers with 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

The Tigers had a comfortable 40-27 lead at halftime, but the Wildcats opened the second half on a 15-3 run. MU was able to hold off Kentucky's late comeback to improve to 12-3 overall and 5-3 in the SEC.

You can watch full press conferences with Mizzou guards Dru Smith and Mark Smith in the video players below.

We'll have full highlights and reaction from Mizzou Arena at 10 on ABC 17!

Up next - MU will host No. 10 Alabama on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Andrew Kauffman

Andrew Kauffman is ABC 17’s sports director. He started working at the station in 2015.

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