No. 12 Kentucky withstands test from Texas A&M

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Kentucky coach John Calipari would certainly prefer his team shoot better than the 36.2% the Wildcats shot Wednesday night against Texas A&M.

But the fact that 12th-ranked Kentucky won despite tying a season low with that shooting percentage actually pleased the veteran coach.

"I love those games, absolutely love them," he said. "That means you know you had to fight, and you had to guard, and you had to rebound or you had no chance of winning."

Sahvir Wheeler scored 12 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and Kentucky used a strong second half to outlast Texas A&M 64-58.

The victory extends Kentucky’s winning streak to four games and snaps an eight-game winning streak for Texas A&M (15-3, 4-1 SEC).

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Kentucky forward Keion Brooks Jr. (12) shoots over Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

"Our guys played with tremendous fight, tremendous togetherness from start to finish," Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said. "We came up short but not (because) of how hard we competed."

The Aggies were dominant early and led by as many as 13 in front of a record crowd of 14,036, but the Kentucky (15-3, 5-1) chipped away at the lead before going on top midway through the second half and holding on for the win.

Calipari enjoyed the atmosphere of the rowdy crowd that was mostly dressed in white T-shirts handed out at the arena, that was loud from start to finish.

"I want to be roundly booed," he said. "I want guys to almost have aneurysm booing, screaming so loud. Then I