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01/14 03:43 CST Florida visits No. 7 Kentucky following Morgan's 22-point outing
Florida visits No. 7 Kentucky following Morgan's 22-point outing
By The Associated Press
Florida Gators (12-7, 0-4 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (16-2, 3-1 SEC)
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Kentucky hosts Florida after Tonie Morgan scored 22 points
in Kentucky's 63-57 win over the Oklahoma Sooners.
The Wildcats are 9-0 in home games. Kentucky ranks seventh in the SEC in
rebounding with 38.3 rebounds. Clara Strack paces the Wildcats with 10.1 boards.
The Gators are 0-4 in SEC play. Florida scores 74.3 points and has outscored
opponents by 13.4 points per game.
Kentucky averages 78.2 points, 17.3 more per game than the 60.9 Florida allows.
Florida has shot at a 44.3% rate from the field this season, 11.0 percentage
points greater than the 33.3% shooting opponents of Kentucky have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams
in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Strack is averaging 16.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals and
2.9 blocks for the Wildcats. Morgan is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10
games.
Liv McGill is scoring 23.4 points per game with 5.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists
for the Gators. Me'Arah O'Neal is averaging 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8
steals and 1.7 blocks over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 9-1, averaging 76.8 points, 36.5 rebounds, 18.6
assists, 6.2 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 55.7 points per game.
Gators: 4-6, averaging 69.3 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 10.9 steals
and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 64.5 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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