Denzel Aberdeen had 16 points for the Cats while Collin Chandler added 10.
The game was tied 10 times and there were 11 lead changes. The largest lead for either team in the game was nine points.
Tahaad Pettiford made two free throws with 14 seconds left to pull Auburn (15-12, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) within a point. Kentucky (17-10, 8-6) turned it over, but Mouhamed Dioubate blocked an attempted layup by Kevin Overton at the other end. Murphy missed on the first tip, but Freeman came through on the second. The Wildcats mishandled the inbounds pass and didn’t get a shot off.
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