Kentucky vs. Auburn By the Numbers

Bruce Pearl is returning to Rupp Arena. Before the Auburn Tigers travel to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats, take a deeper dive into the facts, stats and all of the numbers you need to know about the matchup.

2 — All-time wins at Rupp Arena for Auburn. The last was 35 years ago when Chris Morris scored 18 points to help the Tigers upset Eddie Sutton’s top-ranked Wildcats.

4.3 — Assists per game by Auburn’s Wendell Green ranks fourth in the SEC, just ahead of Cason Wallace‘s 4.1 per contest.

8.9 — Rebounds per game by Johni Broome, ranking second in the SEC, trailing only Oscar Tshiebwe’s 12.7 per game.

10 — Blocks Auburn tallied in its most recent win over Ole Miss, the sixth time the Tigers have recorded 10+ blocked shots in a single game. The sixth-best shot-blocking team in America is led by Johni Broome, who averages 2.5 blocked shots per game.

11.4 — Points per game for Chris Livingston over the last five games, including back-to-back double-doubles.

14 — Ranked Kentucky offense in KenPom will face off against Auburn’s 15th-ranked defense. Something’s gotta give.

15 — Double Doubles for Oscar Tshiebwe is tied for the sixth-most in college basketball, yet he’s failed to reach double-figures in rebounds over the last two games.

36.2 — Three-point shooting percentage for Kentucky, the highest in the SEC.

44.1 — Effective field goal percentage by Auburn opponents, the fifth-best in college basketball. They also have the fourth-best three-point defense in America, limiting opponents to 27.7% from downtown.

47.1 — Jacob Toppin‘s three-point shooting percentage over the last 11 games, each of which he has scored in double figures.

58 — Percent chance for a Kentucky win according to KenPom. ESPN BPI’s numbers like Kentucky most, giving UK a 67.4 winning percentage.

61 — Players have reached the 1,000-point club at Kentucky. Oscar Tshiebwe joined that club Wednesday vs. Florida. Only four others in the Calipari era have reached that milestone: Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones, Darius Miller and Patrick Patterson.

Kentucky vs. Auburn Notable Numbers