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Robinson scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky over No. 11 Texas A&M, 81-69

AP
Jan 14, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Jaxson Robinson scored 22 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to an 81-69 victory over 11th-ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

Robinson made five of Kentucky’s nine 3-pointers, including four in the first half as the Wildcats (14-3, 3-1 SEC) improved to 5-0 against ranked opponents this season.

Andrew Carr added 13 points and Otega Oweh finished with 11 for Kentucky.

Zhuric Phelps led the Aggies (13-4, 2-2) with 21 points, followed by Pharrel Payne with 15 and Manny Obaseki with 12.

Texas A&M: Leading scorer Wade Taylor IV (15.7 points per game) missed his third straight game because of an undisclosed injury. Without Taylor, the Aggies have lost two of their past three games, both to ranked opponents.

Kentucky: The Wildcats remained undefeated at home this season (11-0) and had 19 assists on 24 made field goals.

Robinson sank a 3-pointer to end the first half, giving Kentucky a 35-32 halftime lead. The Wildcats then opened the second half with an 8-0 burst, capped by another 3-pointer by Robinson that made it 43-32.

Texas A&M entered the contest averaging 17 offensive rebounds per game and managed just 11 against the Wildcats. The Aggies were outrebounded (39-30) for just the third time this season.

Kentucky hosts No. 4 Alabama on Saturday. Texas A&M hosts LSU on Saturday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
32
UK
Wildcats
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Solomon Washington vs. Amari Williams (Wildcats gains possession)
19:38	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	0-2
19:04		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
19:02		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
19:02		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
18:44		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:42		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
18:42		Manny Obaseki turnover (out of bounds)
18:23		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
18:21		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
18:01		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
17:59		Amari Williams defensive rebound
17:41		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
17:39		Aggies defensive rebound
17:27		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
17:25		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
17:13		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:11		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:09		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:07		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
16:56	+3	Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot	3-2
16:48		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Hefner steals)
16:30		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
16:28		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
16:18	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup (Lamont Butler assists)	3-4
16:07		Otega Oweh personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
15:52		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
15:50		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
15:39		Solomon Washington blocks Amari Williams's two point layup
15:37		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
15:35		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
15:33		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
15:29	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	3-7
15:08	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	6-7
14:55		Lamont Butler turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
14:52		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals)
14:52		TV timeout
14:32		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:30		Jace Carter defensive rebound
14:20		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
14:18		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
14:08	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	6-9
13:44		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:42		Amari Williams defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	6-11
13:00		Andrew Carr shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-11
13:00	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-11
12:37		Brandon Garrison turnover (bad pass)
12:17	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	11-11
12:02		Jace Carter personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
11:53		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
11:51		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
11:44		Lamont Butler personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:34		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:32		Jace Carter offensive rebound
11:22	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	13-11
10:58		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
10:56		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
10:38		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
10:36		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
10:36		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
10:16		Brandon Garrison misses three point jump shot
10:14		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
9:55	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot	16-11
9:28		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
9:24		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Ansley Almonor draws the foul)
9:12		Lamont Butler misses two point jump shot
9:10		Wildcats offensive rebound
9:10		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
8:57		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass)
8:43		Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
8:41		Amari Williams defensive rebound
8:30		Amari Williams offensive foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
8:30		Amari Williams turnover (offensive foul)
8:15	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point dunk	18-11
8:14		Aggies technical foul
8:14	+1	Jaxson Robinson makes technical free throw 1 of 1	18-12
8:03		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
8:01		Aggies defensive rebound
7:38		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
7:33		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
7:31		Amari Williams offensive rebound
7:28	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup	18-14
7:22		Jaxson Robinson shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:22	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-14
6:55		Andersson Garcia blocks Amari Williams's two point jump shot
6:53		Wildcats offensive rebound
6:51		Travis Perry turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
6:49		Otega Oweh blocks Jace Carter's two point jump shot
6:47		Aggies offensive rebound
6:46		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
6:44		Wildcats defensive rebound
6:29		Otega Oweh offensive foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
6:29		Otega Oweh turnover (offensive foul)
6:17		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
6:15		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
6:15		Andrew Carr personal foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-14
6:15		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:15		Ansley Almonor defensive rebound
5:57		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Ansley Almonor draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Ansley Almonor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-15
5:57	+1	Ansley Almonor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-16
5:57	+1	Ansley Almonor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-17
5:50		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Amari Williams steals)
5:45		Amari Williams misses two point layup
5:43		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
5:36		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
5:34		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
5:31		Lamont Butler turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals)
5:28		Amari Williams personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:28		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:28		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
5:24		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
5:22		Koby Brea defensive rebound
5:21		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Koby Brea draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Koby Brea makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-18
5:21	+1	Koby Brea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-19
5:10	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	22-19
4:54	+3	Ansley Almonor makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)	22-22
4:38		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Garrison steals)
4:16		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
4:14		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
4:05		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
4:03		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
3:59		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
3:57		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
3:52	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	25-22
3:42		Solomon Washington personal foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
3:42	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
3:23	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	28-24
3:11	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	28-27
2:48		Brandon Garrison blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
2:46		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
2:39		Otega Oweh misses two point hook shot
2:37		Aggies defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot	31-27
1:53		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
1:51		Aggies defensive rebound
1:36		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
1:34		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
1:25	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot	31-30
1:23		Jaxson Robinson technical foul
1:23		Zhuric Phelps misses technical free throw 1 of 2
1:23	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes technical free throw 2 of 2	32-30
1:02		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
1:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:52		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
0:52	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
0:49		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:25		CJ Wilcher turnover (bad pass)
0:25		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:17		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:05	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	32-35
0:01		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
37
UK
Wildcats
46

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
19:46		Amari Williams defensive rebound
19:32		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
19:30		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
19:17		Travis Perry turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
19:07		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
19:05		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
18:48		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
18:34		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
18:34	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-36
18:34	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-37
18:26		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (Travis Perry steals)
18:20	+3	Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	32-40
18:07		Aggies 30 second timeout
18:07		TV timeout
18:01		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
17:59		Amari Williams defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)	32-43
17:27	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point jump shot	34-43
16:55	+3	Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Robinson assists)	34-46
16:43		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
16:41		Amari Williams defensive rebound
16:30		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:28		Wildcats offensive rebound
16:27		Manny Obaseki personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
16:20		Andrew Carr turnover (bad pass)
16:08		Travis Perry personal foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
15:59		Brandon Garrison personal foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:53	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	36-46
15:23		Andrew Carr misses two point jump shot
15:19		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	36-48
14:52	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point jump shot	38-48
14:52		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
14:52		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:52		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
14:36		Lamont Butler misses two point layup
14:34		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
14:23		Jaelyn Lee misses three point jump shot
14:21		Wildcats defensive rebound
14:06		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
14:04		Brandon Garrison personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
13:55		Amari Williams personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:50		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
13:48		Amari Williams defensive rebound
13:40	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	38-50
13:20	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	40-50
13:20		Ansley Almonor shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-50
12:55		Lamont Butler misses three point jump shot
12:53		Amari Williams offensive rebound
12:49	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup	41-52
12:30	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point hook shot	43-52
12:01		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass)
11:50		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
11:48		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
11:37		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals)
11:32	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point dunk	43-54
11:22		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
11:20		Amari Williams defensive rebound
11:15		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:15		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Jace Carter defensive rebound
11:02		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
11:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
10:44		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
10:42		Jaxson Robinson offensive rebound
10:36	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists)	43-56
10:19		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
10:17		Aggies offensive rebound
10:13	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point jump shot (Manny Obaseki assists)	45-56
9:37		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
9:30		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
9:30		Manny Obaseki misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
9:28	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	48-56
9:05		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
9:03		Jace Carter defensive rebound
8:57		Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals)
8:46	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	48-59
8:16		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
8:14		Lamont Butler defensive rebound
8:09		Lamont Butler turnover (lost ball)
7:56		Travis Perry shooting foul (Hayden Hefner draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
7:56	+1	Hayden Hefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
7:37		Andersson Garcia blocks Jaxson Robinson's two point layup
7:35		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	52-59
7:01		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
6:59		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:58		Ansley Almonor personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
6:58		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Amari Williams defensive rebound
6:42		Solomon Washington personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
6:33		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
6:33		Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:33		Lamont Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:33		Amari Williams offensive rebound
6:32		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
6:32	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
6:12		Amari Williams blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
6:10		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point jump shot (Lamont Butler assists)	53-63
5:52		Aggies 30 second timeout
5:43		Amari Williams personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:43		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-63
5:25	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point dunk (Lamont Butler assists)	54-65
5:05	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	56-65
4:32		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-66
4:32		Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
4:27		Brandon Garrison personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
4:27	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
4:09		Lamont Butler turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
3:51		Jump ball. Zhuric Phelps vs. Lamont Butler (Wildcats gains possession)
3:51		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Lamont Butler steals)
3:51		TV timeout
3:27	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup (Lamont Butler assists)	58-68
3:27		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-69
3:16	+2	Manny Obaseki makes two point layup	60-69
2:55		Manny Obaseki flagrant 1 (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
2:55		Official timeout
2:55	+1	Brandon Garrison makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	60-70
2:55	+1	Brandon Garrison makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	60-71
2:54		Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
2:54		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:54		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:53		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
2:44		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
2:44		Aggies offensive rebound
2:44		Andrew Carr personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
2:44		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:44	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
2:13		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
2:07		Lamont Butler shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
2:07	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
1:42	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	63-73
1:32		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
1:30		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
1:24	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists)	63-75
1:11		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals)
1:00		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-76
1:00	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-77
0:56	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	65-77
0:54		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-78
0:54	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-79
0:50		Aggies 60 second timeout
0:44	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point hook shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	67-79
0:43		Hayden Hefner personal foul (Lamont Butler draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-80
0:43	+1	Lamont Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-81
0:36	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	69-81
0:05		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		Jaxson Robinson blocks Hayden Hefner's three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Jaxson Robinson blocks Hayden Hefner's three point jump shot