Final: Kentucky 71, @Texas A&M 63

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A&M's 6-9 freshman from Vivian, Louisiana has come a long way from January when Kentucky rolled to a 100-58 win over the visiting Aggies. Williams scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds in 17 mintues in Lexington.

Saturday, nearly two months later, Williams scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Aggies. He was nine-of-15 from the floor. He even made one of his two three-point attempts. He was just one-of-five from the foul line, but he blocked two shots and grabbed six offensive rebounds.

"He killed us," said Calipari.

It's little wonder the NBA scouts -- several of which made the trek to College Station on Saturday -- are in love with Williams. Draft Express has him 12th on its ratings board. ESPN's Chad Ford has Williams ranked 14th.

Briscoe contributes but he has to make shots

Kentucky finished with 17 assists compared to just six turnovers, its best assist-to-turnover ratio since piling up 24 assists compared to just eight turnovers in the 99-76 win at Ole Miss in the SEC opener way back on Dec. 29.

Isaiah Briscoe had much to with Saturday's success in that area. The sophomore led the Cats with eight assists to go with his seven points and six rebounds. He had just one turnover in 32 minutes.

He also went just three-of-eight from the floor, missing both his three-point attempts, and one-of-four from the foul line.

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