Kelly scores 30, No. 1 Auburn rolls No. 17 Kentucky 94-78

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl, center, celebrates with his team after defeating Kentucky in an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl, center, celebrates with his team after defeating Kentucky in an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/James Crisp)


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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Miles Kelly scored a season-high 30 points to lead No. 1 Auburn to a 94-78 win over No. 17 Kentucky. The Tigers have six straight victories and won the SEC regular-season title outright when No. 5 Tennessee edged No. 6 Alabama 79-76 later Saturday. Auburn won in Lexington for the first time since a 53-52 triumph over then-No. 1 Kentucky in 1988. Chad Baker-Mazara followed Kelly with 22 points and Tahaad Pettiford scored 21. Koby Brea led Kentucky on Saturday with 21 points. Andrew Carr had 20 points and Amari Williams had 13 points and 14 rebounds.

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