UK Hoops and Coach Mitchell host Alabama A&M today at 2:00pm in Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats have a 21 home game win streak that will be tested today against a warm A&M squad. Coming out of final week, UK Hoops has today’s game and one on Wednesday against Arkansas Pine Bluff before going on Christmas break.
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No. 13 Kentucky, fresh off finals week, will put its 21-game home winning streak on the line when it faces a hot-streaking Alabama A&M squad on Saturday in Memorial Coliseum. The Bulldogs travel to Lexington on a three-game winning streak after defeating Minnesota on Tuesday in Huntsville, Ala., 75-68.
The Wildcats improved to 7-1 with wins over Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga last week. Senior forward Victoria Dunlap continued putting up impressive numbers, averaging 28.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. She recorded a season-high 30 points and nine rebounds vs. TTU and followed that performance with 26 points and nine rebounds at Chattanooga. She was named SEC Co-Player of the Week for her efforts. With 18 rebounds in two games, Dunlap took sole possession of No. 3 on UK’s all-time rebounding list and needs just nine more to become the third player in school history with 900 or more career rebounds.
UK continues its dominance on the defensive side of the floor as it is forcing 25.5 turnovers per game while grabbing a conference-best 13.4 steals per contest. The Cats have forced 20 or more turnovers in six of eight games and rank eighth nationally in turnover margin (+8.9).
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[*]UK ranks eighth nationally in turnover margin, forcing 25.5 turnovers per game while only committing 16.6 per game. That results in an +8.9 margin. The Cats have forced 20 or more turnovers in six of eight games this season and double-digit miscues in 56 consecutive games.
[*]The Cats rank 20th nationally and lead the SEC in steals per game (13.4). UK has charted double-digit steals in 14 of their last 17 games, dating back to last season.
[*]UK also leads the SEC in scoring offense and ranks 25th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 78.1 points per game. The Cats have scored 77 or more points in seven of eight games this season.
[*]Kentucky owns a 21-game home winning streak and has won 17 in a row against non-conference opponents. The home winning streak is the school’s second-longest and ranks eighth nationally.
[*]The Cats are 330-138 (70.5) all-time in Memorial Coliseum and hold a 40-10 (80.0) record under Coach Matthew Mitchell.
[*]Senior forward Victoria Dunlap is the SEC Co-Player of the Week along with Vanderbilt’s Hanna Tuomi. Dunlap averaged a team-high 28.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game in UK’s two wins last week. She currently ranks ninth nationally in rebounding and is listed in the top five of seven SEC statistical categories, including leading the league in scoring (18.2), rebounding (11.8), blocks (2.5) and steals (3.8).
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Nation of Blue’s Scott Anderson will be at today’s game and will host a live chat on the site. If you’re not doing anything, check in with Scott and follow the action!
