KOBY Brea came off the bench to tally 23 points and seven 3-pointers, both career highs, as No. 10 Kentucky opened Southeastern Conference play by outlasting No. 6 Florida 106-100 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Lexington, Kentucky.
The fifth-year guard was one of six to score in double figures for the Wildcats (12-2, 1-0 SEC), who shot 48.3 percent (14-for-29) from the 3-point line and 57.8 percent overall. Lamont Butler added 19 points and a career-high eight assists and OtegaOweh finished with 16 points for Kentucky.
Walter Clayton Jr. tied a career high with 33 points to lead the Gators (13-1, 0-1), who also got 26 from Alijah Martin. It marked just the fourth time Florida lost a game despite scoring at least 100 points.
The Gators scored seven straight points to cut their deficit to 89-87 with 4:16 left, with Clayton scoring five of his 23 second-half points during the flurry. Butler followed with the next five points for the Wildcats and Florida never got back within four the rest of the way.
In other games, it was Tennessee 76, Arkansas 52; Auburn 84, Missouri 68; Iowa State 74, Baylor 55; Duke 89, SMU 62; Alabama 107, Oklahoma 79;
Texas A&M 80, Texas 60; Houston 86, BYU 55; Nebraska 66, UCLA 58; Arizona 72, Cincinnati 67; Mississippi State 85, South Carolina 50; Gonzaga 96, Loyola Marymount 68; and Ole Miss 63, Georgia 51.
Tennessee 76, Arkansas 52
Chaz Lanier scored 29 points as the Volunteers equaled the best start in program history with an easy victory over the Razorbacks in the SEC opener for both teams at Knoxville, Tenn.
Zakai Zeigler recorded 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for Tennessee (14-0, 1-0 SEC), which also opened with 14 straight wins in 1922-23. Igor Milicic Jr. had 13 points along with a career-best 18 rebounds for the Volunteers, who held a commanding 51-29 rebounding advantage that included a 24-9 edge in offensive boards.
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D.J. Wagner scored 17 points as Arkansas (11-3, 0-1) had a six-game winning streak halted. Boogie Fland added 12 points and three steals for the Razorbacks, who shot just 37.7 percent from the field and went 6-of-29 from behind the arc.
Auburn 84, Missouri 68
Johni Broome scored 24 points and blocked four shots as Auburn began SEC play with a convincing home victory over Missouri.
Chad Baker-Mazara and Chaney Johnson each scored 13 points for Auburn (13-1, 1-0 SEC), which opened the second half with a 12-1 run to take a 57-34 lead. Bruce Pearl earned his 213th coaching victory at Auburn, tying him with Joel Eaves for the all-time lead at the school.
