The #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats(20-1, 6-0) travel to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers(12-8, 2-4) at 4pm on the SEC Network.
Carter Blackburn and Kentucky’s own Kyle Macy will be the announcers.
Kentucky is favored by 9 points.
The game will be streamed online at ESPN3.com and if there is a stream available it can all be seen on the Nation of Blue Live Stream and Chat.
Here are some stats you might not have known about today’s matchup:
LSU has held 12 opponents under 60 points this season, winning 11 of those games … LSU won seven straight of those games while holding opponents under 60, equaling the streak of 7 set Jan. 16-Feb. 14, 1953.
In UK’s last game, Miller tied his season-high with 19 points including four 3-pointers, which also tied a season high. Kidd-Gilchrist posted his fourth double-double this season with 14 points and 11 rebound.
Point guard Anthony Hickey is shooting over 50 percent overall in SEC games, making 29-of-57 … He is 14-of-28 from the arc … Hickey, Andre Stringer (9) and Ralston Turner (7) have
30-of-the-36 treys in league play.
The Wildcats have six players averaging double-igures led by Doron Lamb’s 13.7 ppg average.
This will mark the 18th time LSU has faced a No. 1 team in the history of the AP poll … LSU is 3-14 against AP No. 1s, having defeated Kentucky in Feb. 1978; Arizona in Dec. 2002, and, Duke in March, 2006 … LSU has played a No. 1 Kentucky team seven times.
Kentucky is off to its best start in the SEC since the 2005 squad won its irst 10 SEC contests.
[U][B]PROJECTED STARTERS*[/B][/U]
[I][B]
Kentucky Wildcats[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F[B] 3 Terrence Jones 11.6 6.3 2.0^[/B]
• Has 13 blocks in last four games
F [B]14 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 13.2 7.6 2.1[/B]
• Has four double-doubles this season
G [B]20 Doron Lamb 13.7 3.4 1.9[/B]
• Hit multiple 3s in ive of last six games
F [B]23 Anthony Davis 13.2 10.3 4.7^[/B]
• One of two players in SEC to avg. double-double
G [B]25 Marquis Teague 10.0 2.7 4.4[/B]
• Seven assts., seven rebs., no turnovers vs. UGA
[I][B]LSU Tigers[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G [B]1 Anthony Hickey 10.0 3.8 4.0[/B]
• Team leader in assists and steals
G [B]10 Andre Stringer 10.8 2.3 2.2[/B]
• Shooting 85.7 pct. from free throw line
G [B]22 Ralston Turner 8.9 2.6 1.4[/B]
• Leads team wtih 32 made 3-pointers
F [B]24 Storm Warren 8.1 5.1 1.3[/B]
• Second on team with 41 offensive rebounds
F [B]41 Justin Hamilton 13.9 7.4 1.5^[/B]
• Team leader in scoring, rebounds, blocks, FG%
*-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal
