The #2 ranked Kentucky Wildcats(18-1, 4-0) face off with the Alabama Crimson Tide(13-5, 2-2) in Rupp Arena at 12pm.
The game is televised on CBS and the announcers are Ian Eagle and Jeff Spanarkel.
Kentucky is favored by 9.5 points, with the line opening at 11.
[COLOR=#32363F][FONT=Arial]Officials for today’s game are: Doug Shows, Mike Nance & Doug Sirmons[/FONT][/COLOR]
CBS has a [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/cbk-live?ttag=CBKL12_on_cspt_oas”]live stream of the game[/URL]. The game will hopefully be shown on the Nation of Blue.com Live Feed and Chat.
[I]Here is some information you might not have known about the matchup.[/I]
The Crimson Tide takes to the road following back-to-back losses and hopes to prevent its first three game skid of the season.
Kentucky is off to its second 4-0 start in the SEC (2010) under John Calipari.
UK leads the all-time series between the two teams by a 101-36 margin. However, UA won the last regular-season meeting between the two teams in Tuscaloosa last season.
Calipari coached teams are 199-19 at home since the 2000 season and UK currently owns the nation’s longest home-winning streak at 46 straight games (45 at Rupp; one at Memorial).
Only five of UA’s opponents have even reached the 60-point mark this season and four have failed to score 50 points.
[U][B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B][/U]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 1 [B]Darius Miller[/B] 9.8 3.3 2.3
• Shooting 74.3 pct. from free throw line
F 3 [B]Terrence Jones[/B] 11.8 6.3 1.9^
• Scored in double-igures in ive-straight games
F 14 [B]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [/B]13.2 7.5 2.1
• Shooting 49.7 pct. from the ield
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis [/B]13.8 10.4 4.7^
• Broke the UK single-season blocks record
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague [/B]10.5 2.5 4.5
• Ranks 10th all-time among UK freshmen in assts.
[U][B]Alabama Crimson Tide[/B][/U]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F 1[B] JaMychal Green [/B]13.7 6.7 1.5^
• Shooting 53.8 pct. from the ield
G 3 [B]Trevor Lacey[/B] 7.6 3.6 2.1
• Second on team with 17 3-pointers made
F 5 [B]Tony Mitchell[/B] 13.7 7.4 1.4
• Team leader in pts, rbs, blocks, 3-pointers (20)
G 12 [B]Trevor Releford[/B] 12.6 2.9 3.1
• Team leader in assists and FT pct. (.875)
G 20 [B]Levi Randolph[/B] 6.5 3.9 2.1
• Avg. 1.2 steals per game
*-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal
