INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- For the first time since 1990, the Kentucky Wildcats have lost three straight games. And their inability to hit 3-pointers is a big reason.

"We had some good looks that didn't go down. Most of it had to do with the excellent defense that Indiana plays," coach Tubby Smith said after Indiana (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP) defeated the No. 13 Wildcats (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) 83-75 Saturday.

	A.J. Guyton drives around Kentucky's Jamaal Magloire.

"They did a good job of really pressuring us, keeping us on the sideline and did a good job of rotating over when we did penetrate," Smith said.

Indiana (4-0) ended a five-game losing streak to Kentucky (3-3) before a divided mix of 37,056 fans who came to the RCA Dome wearing the colors of their favorite team.

"It's about time," said senior guard Michael Lewis, who contributed 17 points to the victory.

Lewis said that during talk before the game, it was mentioned that coach Bob Knight and his son, Pat, a former player who is now an assistant coach, were the only two guys in the room that had beaten Kentucky.

"I know we got blown out our freshmen year and we still remember that. The last two years have been close. It came down to the little things that we had an opportunity to win and we couldn't finish," Lewis said. "This year we just wanted to come out and establish ourselves early and just ride it out and finish it."

The formula worked perfectly. An 18-4 first-half run by the Hoosiers doomed Kentucky, which last lost three straight during Rick Pitino's first year as coach of the Wildcats, when they lost four in a row from Dec. 27, 1989, to Jan. 6, 1990.

The run came as Indiana was shooting 61 percent in the first half (17-of-28). For the game, the Hoosiers shot 55 percent while limiting Kentucky to 40 percent.

A.J. Guyton led Indiana with 21 points, including a 3-pointer and a jumper that put the Hoosiers up 72-59 after Kentucky had reduced a 62-46 deficit to eight points with about six minutes to play.

"We focused on that, knowing how good a team Kentucky is. We wanted to keep them from making a run that we knew was coming. We did that with good ball handling and good free throw shooting," Guyton said.

Guyton's jumper put Indiana up 72-59 with just over five minutes to play, but the Wildcats weren't finished. They cut the deficit to 77-70 on two free throws by Jamaal Magloire with 1:08 to play. Indiana managed to survive the threat by making free throws in the final minute.

Tayshaun Prince had 17 points for Kentucky, while Saul Smith had 13.

Lewis made six free throws in the final minutes. He was 10-of-11 from the line, including two with 2:39 remaining to give Indiana a 77-66 lead. He hit two to put the Hoosiers ahead 79-70 with 1:04 left and made two more with 14 seconds to go.

"I was glad to see him on the line," Knight said. "When he made the first two, I said, 'Let's get him back there.' There haven't been many crucial times when he's been up there that he didn't make the shots."

The victory was the 747th for Knight, the NCAA's winningest active coach in Division I, and broke a tie with Phog Allen for sixth place on the list.

There were three ties and eight lead changes in the first half. Lewis put the Hoosiers ahead to stay as he hit a 3-pointer despite being fouled by Desmond Allison. The basket and free throw put Indiana ahead 22-19 and started the decisive run.

The run was mainly produced by Indiana's reserves as Kentucky committed four turnovers. Larry Richardson had four points, while Dane Fife and Luke Jimenez contributed three each.

"We had a really great shot from our bench in the first half. I thought they did a great job, an outstanding job throughout," Knight said.