The #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats(23-1, 9-0) hosts the Florida Gators(19-4, 7-1) tonight at Rupp Arena on ESPN tonight at 7pm.
Brad Nessler and Dick Vitale will announce the game tonight. Shannon Spake will be the sideline reporter.
The game can also be seen on the Nation of Blue Live Stream and Chat(if there is a feed available.)
Kentucky is favored by 9 points.
Here is background information on tonight’s matchup:
Florida trails in the all-time series against Kentucky, 33-90. The Gators are 13-20 vs. the Wildcats under head coach Billy Donovan. UF is 3-12 on the road vs. Kentucky under Donovan and 8-46 all-time.
Under Donovan, the Gators are 2-0 vs. the nation’s No. 1-ranked team, with both previous meetings coming in the NCAA Tournament (2000 vs. Duke; 2007 vs. Ohio State). UF is 2-7 all-time vs. the No. 1 team, with all seven losses coming against Kentucky.
The Wildcats own a 160-25 all-time mark as the top ranked team (AP) in the country.
Florida comes into the game with fi ve players averaging in double fi gures, led by Kenny Boynton (17.6).
The Wildcats have ive players averaging double-igures led by Anthony Davis’ 13.9 ppg.
Six of the past eight meetings between Florida and Kentucky have been decided by single digits.
[U][I][B]PROJECTED STARTERS*[/B][/I][/U]
[I][B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F 3 [B]Terrence Jones [/B]12.5 6.4 1.9^
• Scored 16 irst-half points in win at S. Carolina
F 14 [B]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[/B] 12.6 7.5 2.2
• 1.7 assist/turnover ratio over last ive games
G 20 [B]Doron Lamb[/B] 13.5 3.3 1.8
• Has hit multiple 3s in seven of last nine games
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis[/B] 13.9 10.1 4.8^
• Broke SEC freshman blocks record
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague[/B] 9.6 2.5 4.3
• 2.5 assist/turnover ratio in last ive games
[U][I][B]Florida Gators[/B][/I][/U]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 1[B] Kenny Boynton[/B] 17.6 2.4 2.8
• Ranks second in the league with 3.3 3s per gm
C 4 [B]Patric Young [/B]10.7 6.5 1.0^
• Shooting 62.4 pct. from the ield
G 11 [B]Erving Walker[/B] 12.6 2.9 5.1
• SEC leader in assists
G 23 [B]Bradley Beal[/B] 14.3 6.1 1.9~
• Second on team in scoring and rebounding
F 33[B] Erik Murphy[/B] 10.2 4.2 1.3^
• Team leader in block
*-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal
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