Otega Oweh has been elite in fast break points per game

Death, taxes, and Otega Oweh getting at least a couple of breakaway dunks during a Kentucky game. According to CBBAnalytics.com, Oweh ranks in the 99th percentile of all college basketball players in fast points this season at 4.4 per game. In terms of actual ranking, his puts him 4th in the power conferences. Over the last five games in SEC play, his fast break points have shot up to 4.8 per contest.

Fast break scoring makes up 28 percent of Oweh’s total points, a stat that ranks in the 93rd percentile of all college hoops. Lamont Butler is not far behind Oweh when it comes to fast-break scoring, averaging 3.9 points per game, making up 28.9 percent of his total scoring.

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As a team, Kentucky ranks second in the SEC in fast break points per game, averaging 16.7. This also ranks them in the 99th percentile of all college basketball. They trail only Florida in the Southeastern Conference in this category as the Gators have been putting up 17.8 fast break points per contest. The They and Wildcats are in a league to themselves in this category, as the third-place team, Oklahoma, averages just 14.9.

Alabama, known for their fast play, ranks fifth at 14.5 fast break points per game.

As good as Kentucky has been on the break, they have been equally bad giving up fast break points. The ‘Cats trail only South Carolina and LSU in the SEC in fast break points allowed at 9.7 per contest.

Mark Pope’s half-court offense gets a lot of praise, but his team’s ability to score on the break has helped elevate their scoring average to 89.2 points per game, the second most in all of the NCAA. Once the defense matches the offense both in the fast break and the half-court, this team is going to be hard to beat.