The #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats(25-1, 11-0) are back in Rupp Arena today to face the Ole Miss Rebels(15-10, 5-6) at 4pm today on the SEC Network.
Clay Matvick and Joe Dean Jr. will be calling the game.
Kentucky is favored by 21.5 points.
The game will also be live streamed on ESPN3.com and if there is a feed available can also been seen on Nation of Blue.com.
Let’s look at today’s matchup:
Ole Miss is 0-14 all-time against the nation’s top-ranked team, last playing No. 1 Florida in 2007.
Kentucky is off to its best start in the SEC since the 2003 squad went 16-0.
The Rebels are 3-6 in true road games this year.
The Wildcats are 15-0 at home this season and are in the midst of a 49-game home-winning streak(48 at Rupp; one at Memorial).
The Rebels rank 20th in the most recent NCAA rankings with 5.4 blocks/game.
Anthony Davis currently ranks first nationally in blocked shots per game (4.9).
Today’s game will be the 112th meeting between the two schools. The Wildcats hold a 98-13 lead in the series, but two of the Rebels’ 13 wins have come since 2009. Kentucky is 46-2 against the Rebels at Rupp Arena.
[U][I][B]PROJECTED STARTERS*[/B][/I][/U]
[B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F 3 [B]Terrence Jones[/B] 12.2 6.5 2.0^
• Has scored double-igures in 10 of last 12
F 14[B] Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [/B]12.3 7.7 2.2
• Shooting 47.5 pct. from the ield
G 20 [B]Doron Lamb [/B]13.7 3.3 1.7
• Averaging three 3-ptrs per game over last three gms.
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis [/B]14.0 9.9 4.9^
• National Player of the Year candidate
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague[/B] 9.8 2.6 4.7
• Has 2.7 assts-turnover ratio in last eight games
[B]
Ole Miss Rebels[/B]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F 1 [B]Terrance Henry[/B] 11.5 4.6 1.6
• Second on team assists, blocks
G 20[B] Nick Williams[/B] 10.1 3.5 0.9~
• Shooting 76.8 pct. from free throw line
F 23 [B]Reginald Buckner[/B] 7.2 8.3 2.5^
• Team leader in blocks and offensive rebounds
F 31 [B]Murphy Holloway[/B] 10.8 9.0 1.3~
• Shooting 54.1 pct. from the ield
G 32 [B]Jarvis Summers[/B] 10.2 2.2 3.4
• Hit team-high 27 3-pointer
*-Based on previous game’s starters; ^-blocks; ~-steal
