Kentucky basketball just this past Saturday was playing for the top spot in the SEC against a very good Florida team. They were unable to still one on the road against the Gators, but now have suffered a second loss in a row, this time to a desperate Georgia team who has been fighting for their NCAA Tournament hopes. Unfortunately, that loss has put Kentucky in a rough spot in the SEC standings.

With just five games remaining on the regular-season schedule, the Kentucky Wildcats are now 5th in the SEC after back-to-back losses, tied with five teams at 8-5. Obviously, that’s when the tie-breaker comes into play, so Kentucky would get the #7 seed if the SEC Tournament began today. There were plenty of games on Wednesday in the conference and the results made things very interesting. Check out how close the conference standings are here.

As it stands right now, there is a five-way tie for the fifth spot in the SEC, with Kentucky tied with Vandy, Texas, Missouri and Texas A&M. It’s a very tight race in the conference and honestly, the Wildcats could end up anywhere from 5th to 9th, which seems to be the most likely range at the moment, even though that is a sizeable range. As for the massive tie for fifth that Kentucky has themselves in, both Vandy and Missouri currently have thd tie-breaker over them, with the Commodores still set to play them one more time.

Kentucky’s resume through 13 conference games includes big wins over Arkansas and Tennessee, including one over Texas that could loom large for seeding purposes, given where they both stand right now. As for what the Wildcats have to come to close out the season, they have games coming up at Auburn and South Carolina, before finishing things off with Vandy and Florida at home. Just this past weekend, Kentucky was playing Florida for the top spot in the SEC and now, have dropped to the 5-9 range, involved in a pretty big tie that would require some tie-breakers to be had.

Up next, Kentucky heads to Auburn in what will be not only a massive game for SEC seeding purposes, but also the NCAA Tournament. Right now, the Wildcats are projected as either a back-end 6 seed or a 7 seed, depending on where you look. After dropping a Quad 2 game to Georgia, Kentucky needs to answer, or they will fall down even more among the SEC.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentuckians are seeing significant increases in their electricity bills this winter following the January winter storm and frigid temperatures.

Some customers report their bills are nearly double compared to recent months. Senate Bill 172, which addresses the sudden spike in bills, would help companies spread the cost of operations to customers over time instead of all at once.

The bill is the first to head to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk this legislative session.

Ellen Roddy, a Kentucky Utilities customer of 15 years, said her family’s budget didn’t plan for significant changes to monthly utility costs. Her January bill was nearly double what she expected to pay during the winter months.

“So you have utility increases, you have rent increases, you have food increases,” Roddy said. “My boyfriend had been out of work for two weeks because of the weather, because he works outside, so it’s got him scrambling.”

Roddy said they usually use auto pay for utilities because the cost is consistent most of the time. After seeing that her usage went down but her bill went up, she wondered what was included in her monthly cost.

“Well, I did not know and did not realize and I think a lot of people don’t realize that we are being charged besides usage. We are being charged for the fuel and their extras,” she said.

Sen. Brandon Smith, a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 172, said the legislation would help regulate how companies transfer costs of operations to customers.

“Rather than get hit on big bill in one month, something that could topple your whole economic plan for your family, this lets you take it in smaller bites,” Smith said.

Smith said he hopes giving the Public Service Commission a longer window to recover fuel increases will help families immediately if passed.

“I just think it shows the priorities of where the session is. There are lots of bills down here right now, but this is what’s important to me,” he said.

Some of the spike in electricity bills is due to a rate increase. This year, Kentucky Utilities implemented an interim 11.5 percent increase that took effect Jan. 1.

On Monday, state regulators approved a lower fixed increase of 6.54 percent. The utility company has to give customers credit for January and part of February.

Kentucky Utilities also offers budget plans for customers struggling to pay higher electricity bills all at once.

Roddy said she was able to adjust her budget this time but hopes the potential change offers relief.

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Otega Oweh tied his career high with 28 points, but Kentucky lost to Georgia 86-78 on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky (17-9, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) got 18 points from Collin Chandler and 14 from Denzel Aberdeen.

The Bulldogs scored 22 points off of 13 UK turnovers, while the Cats scored just nine points off of nine UGA miscues.

Georgia started the scoring with two free throws before Malachi Moreno dunked to tie the game. An Oweh three and a Aberdeen floater gave UK a 7-2 lead early. The Bulldogs would score to get within three, but Chandler hit a three-pointer to give Kentucky a 10-4 lead. Georgia answered with a three of its own to get back within three.

Brandon Garrison made two free throws to extend the lead to 12-7, but UGA hit a three to get within two. Oweh scored underneath to give the Cats a 14-10 lead, but the Bulldogs scored on a putback to cut the UK lead in half.

Oweh scored again extend the lead to four and a Jasper Johnson bucket made it 18-12. Georgia scored the next five before Andrija Jelavic scored on a dunk and Chandler hit a three to give the Cats a 23-17 lead. Two Moreno free throws stretched the lead to eight before the Bulldogs scored to cut the UK lead to 25-19.

An Oweh basket extended the UK lead to eight, but Georgia scored the next three to cut the deficit to 27-22. Oweh scored at the rim to extend the lead to seven, but the Bulldogs scored seven in a row to tie the game at 29-29.

Aberdeen scored in the lane to stop the run, but Georgia scored the next five to complete a 12-2 run that gave the Bulldogs a 34-31 lead. Jelavic scored at the rim to get UK within one, but UGA answered with a bucket of their own. Oweh made one free throw, but the Bulldogs hit a three just before the halftime buzzer and Georgia took a 39-34 lead into the break.

Georgia hit a three to start the second-half scoring, but Oweh answered with a three of his own to cut the deficit back to five. A Chandler three got the Cats within two, but the Bulldogs hit a three on their end and extended their lead to 45-40.

Oweh hit another three to get UK within two, but the Bulldogs scored to lead 47-43. Oweh then converted a three-point play to get the Cats within one but Georgia hit a three to lead 50-46. Oweh scored another bucket to cut the deficit to two but the Bulldogs hit two free throws to again lead by four.

Johnson hit a three to get UK within one, but Georgia responded with a three to lead 55-51. After the Bulldogs went one-of-two at the line, Mo Dioubate made one-of-two to cut the deficit to 56-52. A Chandler three got the Cats within one but the Bulldogs scored the next 10 points, taking a 66-55 lead in the process.

Oweh scored on the baseline to end the run, but Georgia responded with a three to lead by 12. A Chandler three cut the deficit to 69-60 and an Aberdeen free throw got UK within eight. After a Georgia basket, Aberdeen hit a three and Moreno scored in the lane to get the Cats within five, 71-66. Georgia scored but Chandler his sixth three of the night to cut the deficit to 73-69.

Georgia scored the next five to lead by nine, but Oweh scored on a three-point play to get the Cats within six, 78-72. The Bulldogs hit a three to lead by nine, but Aberdeen scored six in a row to get UK within three, 81-78. Georgia responded by scoring the next five to seal the win.

Kentucky returns to action on Saturday, visiting Auburn for an 8:30 p.m. tip. The game can be seen on ESPN.