The #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats(29-1, 15-0) travel to Gainesville to play #16 Florida(22-8, 10-5) on CBS at 12pm.
The announcers will be Marv Albert and Steve Kerr.
Kentucky opened a 3.5 point favorite. They are favored by 5 points today.
The game will also be live streamed on CBSSports.com.
[I]Lets look at the background info for today’s game:[/I]
The Gators celebrate Senior Day honoring Erving Walker, Florida’s fourth-leading scorer and all-time assist leader.
UK’s 29 wins ties the school record for wins during the regular season.
Kentucky leads the all-time series, 91-33. The Gators are 13-21 vs. the Wildcats under head coach Billy Donovan.
UK has faced Florida seven times previously as the No. 1 (AP) team. the Wildcats are 8-0 in those games, with the last meeting coming earlier this season. The Wildcats are 2-0 when travelling to Gainesville as the top-ranked team.
UF won the last meeting in Gainesville, a 70-68 victory on Feb. 5, 2011, led by 17 points and 12 rebounds from Chandler Parsons.
Kentucky is 37-12 on the road as the No. 1(AP) team in the country.
UF holds a 2-8 record all-time vs. the No. 1 team in the country, including 0-8 vs. Kentucky. This marks the third time UF will face the nation’s top-ranked team at home, previously losing to No. 1 UK teams in Gainesville in 1954 and 1978.
[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] 12.1 6.7 1.9^
• Has 16 games with multiple blocks
F 14 [B]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [/B]12.0 7.8 2.1
• Has six double-doubles this season
G 20[B] Doron Lamb [/B]13.5 3.0 1.7
• Shooting 50.8 pct. from 3-pt range in SEC play
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis[/B] 14.1 9.8 4.7^
• Leads nation in blocks; Second in fg pct. (.661)
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague [/B]9.7 2.6 4.7
• Averaging 6.3 assists over last six games
[I][B]Florida Gators[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 1 [B]Kenny Boynton[/B] 17.1 2.4 2.5
• Leads team in scoring and 3s made (101)
C 4 [B]Patric Young [/B]10.1 6.4 0.9^
• Shooting 61.2 pct. from the ield
G 11 [B]Erving Walker[/B] 12.6 3.0 4.7
• Shooting 82 pct. from the free throw line
G 23 [B]Bradley Beal [/B]14.7 6.5 1.4~
• Team leader in rebounds and steals
F 33 [B]Erik Murphy[/B] 9.9 4.1 1.0^
• Team leader in blocks
[SIZE=1]*-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal[/SIZE]
