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0 — Losses by John Calipari in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as Kentucky’s head basketball coach. Calipari has a program-record 31 NCAA Tournament victories.

2 — Of Kentucky’s 11 basketball players have NCAA Tournament experience.

2.73 — Blocks per game by Saint Peter’s KC Ndefo, good enough to rank No. 13 nationally. The leading shot-blocker in school history, his 296 are the fourth-most among all active D-I players. He blocked 11 shots in a game against Quinnipiac this spring.

4 — NCAA Tournament appearances by Saint Peter’s and the first since 2011.

5 — Games with 10+ assists for Sahvir Wheeler, who ranks third nationally with 6.9 assists per game.

10 — Of the final 12 points scored in the MAAC Championship came from Doug Edert, a junior guard who finished the game with 20 points. He nets better than 41% of his three-point attempts.

16 — Points Kellan Grady scored on 4-of-14 shooting against Kentucky as a member of the Davidson Wildcats in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. This will be his first NCAA Tournament game since his freshman season.

20 — Straight games with 10+ rebounds for Oscar Tshiebwe. The nation’s leading rebounder is tied for the most double-doubles in college basketball with 27, a UK single-season record.

22.7 — Percent Davion Mintz is shooting from three over the last seven games. It’s the same three-point shooting percentage by Grady over the last six games. The UK guards need a slump-buster.

27 — Days in-between games for Saint Peter’s between December and January due to COVID-19 cancellation/postponements. They’re 16-5 since that lengthy pause.

35 — Where Saint Peter’s defense ranks in KenPom. Not all of their advanced stats are as positive. They rank No. 260 in offense, and rank No. 352 in offensive block percentage. In other words, their shots get swatted more than any other team in the NCAA Tournament field.

Numbers You Need to Know