Kentucky vs. Tennessee Numbers You Need to Know, Presented by UK Federal Credit Union

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1.4 — Kentucky’s assist-to-turnover ratio ranks 16th nationally.

2 — Straight games Kentucky has won at Thompson-Boling Arena. Rick Barnes is 9-9 vs UK in his career, never swept in a season by the Wildcats.

4 — Teams rank in the top 15 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, according to KenPom: Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor and Kentucky. The Wildcats have the No. 4 offense and No. 12 defense.

4.8 — Assists per game by Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler are the fourth-most in the SEC, trailing Sahvir Wheeler‘s 7.2 per game.

7 — Straight SEC wins for the Vols, interrupted by a loss to Texas in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. It’s the second-longest conference win streak in the Rick Barnes era.

10 — Tennessee’s NET ranking is seven spots behind Kentucky. All six of the Vols’ losses are to Quad I teams.

10.9 — Kentucky’s rebounding margin is the best in college basketball.

12 — Straight double-digit rebounding games by Oscar Tshiebwe, a new school record that was previously held by Dan Issel.

19 — Double-doubles by Tshiebwe in 25 games, the second most in college basketball.

45.7 — Sanitago Vescovi‘s three-point shooting percentage in SEC play is the best in league. Davion Mintz is not far behind, netting 44.1% of his long range attempts against conference foes.

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