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Ament leads No. 25 Tennessee against Kentucky after 28-point performance
By The Associated Press
Tennessee Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC)
Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 144.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Tennessee faces Kentucky after Nate Ament scored 28 points
in Tennessee's 84-66 win against the Ole Miss Rebels.
The Wildcats have gone 12-2 in home games. Kentucky is second in the SEC in
team defense, giving up 71.3 points while holding opponents to 41.8% shooting.
The Volunteers are 6-3 in conference games. Tennessee averages 82.2 points and
has outscored opponents by 12.6 points per game.
Kentucky's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more
made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Tennessee allows. Tennessee
averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Kentucky
allows.
The Wildcats and Volunteers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Otega Oweh is shooting 47.6% and averaging 17.0 points for the
Wildcats. Denzel Aberdeen is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie is shooting 42.0% and averaging 18.6 points for the
Volunteers. Ament is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 78.0 points, 31.8 rebounds, 13.8
assists, 6.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Volunteers: 7-3, averaging 82.3 points, 39.3 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 7.6 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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