Kentucky is 29-2, 14-2 in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is 20-11, 9-7 in league action.
UK's 29 th victory is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the 2002-03 squad went 32-4.
UK's 14 th league win is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the 2005 team also won the championship with a 14-2 record.
South Carolina's win over Vanderbilt on Saturday clinched the outright SEC championship for Kentucky, the Wildcats' 44 th regular-season title. It is UK's first SEC championship since 2005.
Coach John Calipari has won 11 conference championships, including five in a row (one at UK, four Conference USA at Memphis).
Kentucky leads the series, 87-32. UK leads the series 44-8 in games played in Lexington.
Kentucky went 18-0 at home this season.
It is UK's ninth undefeated home record in the 34-year history of Rupp Arena.
It is the first undefeated home season since the 1999-2000 squad went 14-0.
It ties the 1985-86 team, which also went 18-0, for best home record in a season.
UK's men's and women's teams went undefeated at home this season, joining the 1980-81 season as the only times in school history that feat has been accomplished.
Kentucky is the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Division for the SEC Tournament, March 11-14 in Nashville. It is UK's first No. 1 seed in the league event since 2005.
UK has a bye on Thursday and will take on the winner of Alabama (West No. 4) vs. South Carolina (East No. 5) on Friday at 1 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
Today's attendance was 24,354.
Kentucky set the Rupp Arena record for most attendance in a season (433,989). The old record was 422,547 set last season in 19 games.
Kentucky set the Rupp Arena record for highest average in a season (24,111). The old record was 24,025 in 1990-91, a 13-game season.
Patrick Patterson opened the scoring on UK's first possession with a straight-away three-pointer with 18:44 on the clock. It extended UK's streak of 742 consecutive games with a three-point basket.
Kentucky jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed.
Harris, Krebs and Stevenson played the first 5:23 of the game before being replaced at the 14:37 mark. UK had a 7-3 lead at that point.
Ahead 20-16, UK went on a 14-0 run for a 34-16 lead with 5:20 to go, the Wildcats' largest advantage of the half.
Florida went on a hot streak in the final five minutes of the half, cutting the lead to 41-31 by intermission.
Kentucky made 6-of-12 three-point shots in the first half. It is the second-consecutive game that the Wildcats made six threes in the first half.
Second-Half Notes
Florida gradually chipped away in the second half and pulled within two, 60-58, at the 6:52 mark. The Gators got the ball back but had a turnover and Patrick Patterson hit a short jumper.
Florida again pulled within two, 62-60, with 5:28 to go, but the Wildcats got the next six points on a three-pointer by Wall, a foul shot by Wall and two foul shots by Darnell Dodson for a 68-60 cushion.
After Florida had pulled within 59-56 with 10:52 to play, the Gators scored only 10 more points the remainder of the game.
Team Notes
Kentucky had five players score in double figures, the first time that happened since the Vanderbilt game on Jan. 30.
Cousins extended his UK freshman season record for rebounds with 312.
Darius Millerhad 14 points, his first double-figure game since his career-high 18 vs. Arkansas on Jan. 23.
Darnell Dodson made all three of his field-goal attempts today, including a pair of three-pointers, and both free-throw attempts for 10 points. It is his second-straight game in double figures.
Eric Bledsoetallied 14 points, his most since 16 vs. Tennessee on Feb. 13.
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