Kentucky vs. Tennessee: By the Numbers, Presented by Sumner County Tourism

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1 — Tennessee has the best defense in the country in multiple statistical categories. They rank first in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency, first in field goal defense (35.5%) and three-point field goal defense (24.7%).

2 — Steals per game by Zakai Ziegler, Santiago Vescovi and Kentucky’s Cason Wallace tied for the second-most in the SEC.

3 — Missed free throws by the Wildcats in the first matchup against the Vols. The Cats iced the game by knocking down 22-of-25 from the charity stripe.

5.5 — Assists per game by Tennessee’s Zakai Ziegler, second in the SEC only to Sahvir Wheeler.

8 — Wins by Tennessee over the last 14 meetings against Kentucky, including three of the last five at Rupp Arena.

11 — Years since Kentucky won both regular season meetings against Tennessee, dating back to John Calipari’s 2012 National Championship team.

15 — Kentucky is 8-1 when Jacob Toppin scores at least 15 points.

38.1 — Kentucky’s offensive rebounding percentage is the best in the country. The Cats get 11.7 offensive rebounds per game.

55.2 — Oscar Tshiebwe‘s field goal percentage is the third-best in the SEC. He still leads the nation with 13.3 rebounds per game.

70 — Points should be good enough to give the Cats a win. Kentucky won the first meeting 63-56. Tennessee has held every SEC opponent on the road to 70 or less this season.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tale of the Tape