Kentucky

By the Numbers: Kentucky’s win over Mississippi State

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2 years ago

February 16, 2023

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Phew! It received anxious there on the finish, however Kentucky escaped Starkville with a 71-68 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The victory brings the Cats’ report to 17-9, 8-5 in SEC play. Most significantly, it takes their Quad 1 report to 2-7 with three extra Q1 alternatives remaining. Massive!

We’ll be rolling out protection all evening. Let’s begin with some numbers that stood out to me…

11-1: Cason Wallace‘s assists to turnovers. Wallace continues to be struggling together with his shot, going 1-13 from the ground for 4 factors tonight, and appears to nonetheless be battling again issues, however ran the workforce properly with a shorthanded backcourt. The offensive rebound that led to an enormous dunk by Daimion Collins to push Kentucky’s result in 7 with 11:08 left was large, as was the lob to Jacob Toppin with 1:46 left. Wallace completed the sport with a team-high +8 in effectivity.

38-22: Kentucky’s whole rebounds to Mississippi State’s

18-7: Kentucky’s offensive rebounds to Mississippi State’s. The Bulldogs got here into the sport because the fifth-best offensive-rebounding workforce within the nation with 11.8 offensive boards per sport.

13: Second-half factors from Chris Livingston after zero within the first half. He performed all 20 minutes within the second half. His offensive rebound after Antonio Reeves’ missed three with 9 seconds left was large, as have been the 2 free throws he sank two seconds later to place the Cats up 4 with 7 seconds left.

4: Wildcats in double figures: Livingston (13 factors), Oscar Tshiebwe (18 factors, 11 rebounds), Jacob Toppin (16 factors), and Antonio Reeves (14 factors)

833: Rebounds for Oscar Tshiebwe as a Wildcat. With tonight’s 11 boards, he handed Bob Burrow (823) for tenth place on Kentucky’s all-time rebounding listing. Rick Robey is up subsequent at 838.

7-9: Jacob Toppin‘s capturing from the sector tonight.

4: Three-pointers from Antonio Reeves, three within the first half.