The #1 Kentucky Wildcats(19-1, 5-0) travel to Athens to play the Georgia Bulldogs(10-9, 1-4) tonight at 9pm on ESPN.
The announcers for tonight’s game are Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes. Shannon Spake will be the sideline reporter.
Tonight’s game will also be online on ESPN3.com and the NOB Live Feed and Chat right here on Nation of Blue.com.
Kentucky is favored by 11.5 points.
Lets take a look at some stats you might not have known about tonight’s matchup.
The Wildcats own a 156-25 all-time mark as the top ranked team in the country.
This is the 139th meeting between UK and UGA, with the Wildcats leading the series 113-25.
John Calipari’s teams while ranked #1 have a record of 44-7.
Tonight’s game will mark the 12th time that Georgia has ever played the nation’s #1 ranked team. The Bulldogs have never beaten a top-ranked opponent.
Seven of Georgia’s previous games against No. 1-ranked teams occurred in years in which that team eventually won the NCAA Championship, which included Kentucky championships in 1978, 1951, and 1949.
[I][B]PROJECTED STARTERS*[/B][/I]
[U][B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B][/U]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 1 [B]Darius Miller[/B] 9.9 3.3 2.4
• Shooting 75.6 pct. from free throw line
F 3 [B]Terrence Jones [/B]11.9 6.3 1.9^
• Scored in double-igures in six-straight games
F 14 [B]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[/B] 13.2 7.5 2.1
• Shooting 50 pct. from the ield
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis[/B] 13.7 10.3 4.7^
• One of two players in SEC to avg. double-double
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague[/B] 10.5 2.5 4.3
• Ranks 10th all-time among UK freshmen in assts.
[U][B]Georgia Bulldogs[/B][/U]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 1 [B]Kenneth Caldwell-Pope[/B] 14.7 5.1 1.8~
• Team leader in scoring and steals
G 3 [B]Dustin Ware[/B] 7.7 2.2 2.1
• Shooting 90.6 pct. from free throw line
F 15 [B]Donte’ Williams[/B] 7.7 5.5 1.4^
• Team leader in blocks and rebounds
G 22 [B]Gerald Robinson [/B]13.8 3.5 3.6
• TShooing 79.1 pct. from free throw line
F 42 [B]Nemanja Djurisic[/B] 6.5 3.9 0.8
• Tied for team lead w/13 off. reb. in SEC play
-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal
