Tale of The Tape: Kentucky Wildcats
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-3, 1-1 ACC) at #8 Kentucky Wildcats (7-1, 0-0 SEC)
- Tipoff: Saturday, December 14th at 5:00pm EST
- Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
- How To Watch: ESPN
- How To Listen: 680 AM / 93.7 FM
- Betting Favorite: Kentucky -14.0 (KenPom)
- KenPom Prediction: Kentucky 75, Georgia Tech 61 (10% chance to win)
- All-Time Series: Kentucky leads 56-15
- Last Meeting: Georgia Tech won 86-84 on December 9th, 2000 (home)
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Rankings:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Associated Press | NR | 8th |
USA Today Coaches Poll | NR | 9th |
RPI | 134th | 132nd |
SOS | 113th | 275th |
KenPom | 94th | 7th |
Sagarin | 118th | 21st |
Team Leaders:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Points | Michael Devoe (21.4) | Nick Richards (14.0) |
Rebounds | James Banks III (8.4) | Nick Richards (8.5) |
Assists | Jose Alvarado (4.5) | Ashton Hagans (7.0) |
Steals | Khalid Moore (1.7) | Ashton Hagans (1.75) |
Blocks | James Banks III (4.0) | Nick Richards (2.25) |
Scoring:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Points Per Game | 69.9 | 77.6 |
Field Goal % | 44.1% | 47.6% |
FGM/FGA Per Game | 26.1/59.3 | 26.9/56.5 |
Three Point % | 29.0% | 29.0% |
3PTA/3PTM Per Game | 5.4/18.7 | 4.5/15.5 |
Free Throw % | 58.6% | 79.5% |
Rebounding:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Rebounds Per Game | 40.7 | 40.3 |
Off. Reb. Per Game | 9.9 | 9.5 |
Def. Reb Per Game | 30.9 | 30.75 |
Rebound Margin | +0.3 | +9.8 |
Defense:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Opp. Points Per Game | 69.1 | 60.0 |
Opp. FG% | 36.6% | 35.6% |
Opp. 3PT% | 30.3% | 28.9% |
Steals Per Game | 7.1 | 4.75 |
Blocks Per Game | 7.1 | 4.5 |
Ball Handling:
| Georgia Tech | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Assists Per Game | 14.6 | 15.3 |
Turnovers Per Game | 17.4 | 12.4 |
Turnover Margin | -3.0 | 0.5 |
Assist/Turnover Ratio | 0.8 | 1.2 |
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