Watch: Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis Appears To Take Cheap Shot at Texas A&M Player in SEC Title Game

Tyler Ulis of the Kentucky Wildcats averages 16.8 points and 7.2 assists per game. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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March 13, 2016Updated: March 13, 2016

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Kentucky’s 5-foot-9 point guard Tyler Ulis scored 30 points, dished out 5 assists, and grabbed 3 steals in the Wildcats’ 82–77 overtime win over Texas A&M, but it was his apparent cheap shot at an Aggies player during a loose ball play, just before halftime, that’s made the highlight reel.

Watch the clip here:

Kentucky gets away with a cheap shot!? 😡#BTHOkentucky pic.twitter.com/oXxZ2msd3B

— TAMUHighlights ᴴᴰ (@TamuHighlights) March 13, 2016

Ulis appears to kick Texas A&M guard Jalen Jones in the neck during the exchange. No foul was called on the play.

VIDEO: Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis appears to kick opponent in the head; no foul called. https://t.co/k08OtsR2Fk pic.twitter.com/N6Wf7nBVfP

— theScore (@theScore) March 13, 2016

With the win Ulis, the SEC’s Player of the Year, and Kentucky get an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament—a tournament they’ve thrived in historically.

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The Wildcats have made the Final Four in four of the past five seasons—including 2012, when the Anthony Davis-led team won the title.