CatsIllustrated – By the Numbers: Missouri 89, Kentucky 75

Listed below are among the telling and important numbers from Kentucky’s 89-75 loss to Missouri in Columbia, Mo., on Wednesday night.

53 … Missouri factors which got here from the three-point line (10/25) or free throw line (23/28). The Tigers shot the ball very nicely from exterior.

49.1% … Missouri’s discipline aim proportion for the sport. The Tigers had been 28/57 and the success was divided just about equally between the 2 halves.

46.4% … Whereas Kentucky was chilly from lengthy vary early, the Wildcats weren’t completely ice chilly for the sport, capturing 46.4% general and eight/23 from three. That might have been adequate to win with a greater defensive effort.

45 … Second half factors for Kentucky. The issue? Missouri scored 47. Within the second half Kentucky was 6/11 from three-point vary and 14/26 general. The Cats additionally tried 18 free throws.

34 … Factors within the paint for each groups. Kentucky wanted rather more of a bonus right here due to the way in which the Tigers play protection.

30 … Factors for Mizzou’s Kobe Brown, who related on 10/18 FG together with 4/8 from exterior the arc. He chipped in six boards and the Tigers had been +18 in his 35 minutes of motion. Brown actually heated up within the second half, when he additionally did not miss a free throw.

0:23 … Kentucky solely had the lead for 23 seconds. This sport was dominated by the Tigers.

19 … Factors for Cason Wallace, following up his monster sport in opposition to FAMU with one other good statistical evening. That was largely as a result of 5/13 three-point makes an attempt.

17 … Free throw makes an attempt for Oscar Tshiebwe, who made a dwelling on the line. He made 11 of these, and posted one other monster statistical evening (23 factors, 19 rebounds). Tshiebwe performed your complete sport so these numbers did not do a lot to bridge the hole.

+9 … Kentucky’s benefit on the boards, 37-28, and that was an space that it appeared just like the Wildcats may exploit going into the sport.

Kentucky additionally missed 9 free throws (15/24), so a part of the scoring hole is defined by the charity stripe, though that wasn’t decisive.