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TENNESSEE (8-6, 0-2 SEC) at KENTUCKY (10-5, 1-1 SEC) JAN. 15 » RUPP ARENA » LEXINGTON, KY.
GAME 15
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
8-6, 0-2 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 27-21 (2nd yr) 88-62 (5th yr) UTsports.com
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ITEMS OF NOTE
KENTUCKY
Record 10-5, 1-1 SEC Ranking RV / RV Head Coach John Calipari Record at School 112-19 (4th yr) Career Record 514-157 (21st yr) Website UKathletics.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Kentucky leads, 148-66 In Knoxville: Kentucky leads, 51-46 In Lexington: Kentucky leads, 86-16 Neutral Sites: Kentucky leads, 11-4 Current Streak: Kentucky has won five straight Last Meeting: Kentucky won 69-44 in Lexington (1/31/12) Martin vs. Calipari: Calipari leads, 2-0
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Snap a three-game overall losing streak for Tennessee Snap a three-game losing streak for Tennessee in true road games Be Tennessee’s first true road win of the season Snap Kentucky’s five-game win streak in the series Be the 75th win of Tennessee seniors Kenny Hall and Skylar McBee’s careers
¢ Tennessee is seeking its first true road win of the season and also is looking to avoid its first 0-3 start to SEC play since the 1997-98 campaign. ¢ Kentucky is one of only three SEC schools (along with Alabama and Missouri) to lead its alltime series against the Volunteers. ¢ The Kentucky series is UT’s oldest and mostplayed among SEC opponents. The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910, and have clashed 214 times over the years. ¢ At least one of these teams has been ranked for each of the last seven meetings in this series. See Page 3 for a more in-depth look. ¢ No program in college basketball has logged more wins over Kentucky than Tennessee (66). ¢ Entering December, Kentucky owned a 55game home winning streak. But the Cats have lost twice at Rupp Arena this season, falling to Baylor on Dec. 1 and Texas A&M on Saturday. ¢ A Tennessee win on Tuesday would give Kentucky its first two-game home losing streak since March of 2009 (LSU and Georgia). ¢ Underclassmen account for 84.5 percent of Kentucky’s scoring. Upperclassmen are responsible for 59.3 percent of UT’s points this season. ¢ Tennessee has defeated a John Caliparicoached team five times since he returned to the college game in 2000-01. See Page 3. ¢ UT has held 12 of 14 opponents to fewer than 70 points this season. Kentucky averages 77.4 ppg. ¢ In SEC play, Vols junior Jordan McRae ranks second in the league in scoring (23.5 ppg) and tied for fifth in field-goal percentage (.571).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 52 Jordan McRae G 13 Skylar McBee G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 13.3 3.1 .328 3FG% 6-3 195 Sr. Rutledge, Tenn. 6.1 1.0 .312 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.4 5.3 .505 FG% 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 11.2 7.7 .523 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.5 6.3 .544 FG%
Kentucky G 12 Ryan Harrow G 10 Archie Goodwin F 22 Alex Poythress F 3 Nerlens Noel F 15 Willie Cauley-Stein
Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-10 7-0
Wt. Yr. Hometown 170 So. Marietta, Ga. 198 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. 239 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. 228 Fr. Everett, Mass. 244 Fr. Olathe, Kan.
PPG 10.1 15.7 13.4 10.8 7.6
RPG OTHER 2.5 .344 3FG% 4.9 3.6 apg 6.3 .632 FG% 9.3 3.7 bpg 5.9 .622 FG%
THE RECORD
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall Record:
8-6
SEC 0-2 Non-conference 8-4 Home 6-2 Away 0-3 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ W 51-47 J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80 J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74 J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ L 68-65 J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ 7:05 p.m. J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. J24 at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)^ 7 p.m. J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ 2 p.m. J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN2)^ 4 p.m. F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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