Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
The Kentucky Wildcats and Georgia Bulldogs will play Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum. Tip-off from Athens, GA, is at 12:00 p.m. ET. Kentucky's CJ Fredrick (7.3 PPG) is questionable with a rib injury and Georgia's Terry Roberts (15.0 PPG) is not expected to play due to concussion symptoms.
Kentucky, 16-8 SU and 10-13-1 ATS, lost to Arkansas on Tuesday. The Wildcats are 3-2 in their past five and 7-4 in Southeastern Conference competition.
Georgia, 14-10 SU and 10-14 ATS, lost to Ole Miss on Tuesday. The Bulldogs are 1-4 in their past five and 4-7 in SEC play.
The Wildcats beat the Bulldogs 85-71 on Jan. 17. Kentucky took 14 more shots than Georgia, collecting 16 offensive rebounds. UK leads the series 114-22 since the 1949-50 season.
Kentucky must regain its footing after falling to Arkansas at home. UK is now in a fourth-place tie in the SEC standings with seven regular season games remaining.
The Wildcats were outscored 47-33 in the second half of their loss to the Razorbacks, who have won three straight in the series. Kentucky shot 46.8 percent, but Arkansas couldn't miss, hitting 62.7 percent of its field goals. The Hogs also hit 20-of-24 free throws (83.3%). UK shot 4-of-13 from three (30.8%) and 11-of-18 at the foul line (61.1%). It also committed 15 turnovers.
Cason block ?? Chris finish ?? pic.twitter.com/dS1E0Opwiw
— Kentucky Men's Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 8, 2023
Kentucky averages 75.1 points per game (103rd) and shoots 45.9 percent from the field (98th), including 36.6 percent from three (50th). It converts 69.0 percent of its free-throw attempts (257th) and averages 35.6 rebounds (29th) with a +8.4 rebounding margin. The Wildcats are 20th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 124th in effective field goal percentage (51.5%).
Senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe leads UK in scoring this season. He's averaging 15.5 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game. Other Wildcats to watch are senior guard Antonio Reeves (12.9 PPG, 40.8 3PT%), freshman guard Cason Wallace (12.3 PPG, 3.6 APG, 40.8 3PT%), and senior forward Jacob Toppin (11.7 PPG and 6.5 RPG).
Kentucky gives up 67.7 points per game on defense (124th), and its opponents shoot 43.4 percent from the floor (174th), including 33.3 percent from deep (169th). It's 88th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 267th in adju sted tempo, and 29th in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.37).
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