It’s Game Day! The Cats are warming up in preparation for today’s game vs. Florida.
The Cats travel to Gainesville to take on the Gators. The game is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. ET tip. The rematch will air on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) with Larry Vettel and former Auburn head coach Joe Ciampi calling the action. The game also will be broadcast live on ESPN3, the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price and SiriusXM Radio Channel 92 (Sirius) and 190 (XM). Fans can follow Twitter updates on @UKHoopCats.
Here is a preview of Florida from UK Athletics:
Along with Kentucky, Florida has recorded SEC wins over Mississippi State (82-72), Arkansas (59-52), Auburn (87-69), Alabama (75-67) and Ole Miss (81-60).
Senior guard Jaterra Bonds leads three Gators in double figures this season with 15.6 points to go with a team-high 4.3 assists per game. Redshirt junior Kayla Lewis and sophomore January Miller average 10.9 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. Lewis leads the team in rebounding with 8.7 per game, while ranking second in the SEC in rebounding during SEC games with 8.8 per game. All eight active players on the roster average at least 6.1 points per game.
UK holds a slight 25-23 lead in the overall series, but trails 10-9 when the game is played in Gainesville. The Cats have had success as of late on the road against the Gators after winning the last two meetings in Gainesville. The last loss came on Jan. 29, 2009, 74-59. The last six matchups vs. UF have been decided by 10 points or less. UK went 5-1 in those close games.
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