Kentucky 82, Auburn 80

JT Thor and Allen Flanigan combined for 47 points, but a late comeback bid from Auburn came up short Saturday as the Tigers lost, 82-80, at Kentucky. Down 12 with six minutes remaining, Auburn scored six unanswered points in less than 30 seconds to cut the lead in half. Then Thor went to work. He grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in for two. He buried a 3. He made another tough basket inside off the glass. The freshman scored 12 of the team’s final 14 points down the stretch. The only points not accounted for by Thor was a fastbreak layup from Flanigan that tied the game at 77-77 with less than a minute to go. Kentucky answered with a 3 on the other end, though, giving the Wildcats the lead for good.