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Oklahoma visits Oweh and Kentucky
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma Sooners (11-11, 1-8 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (15-7, 6-3 SEC)
Lexington, Kentucky; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kentucky takes on Oklahoma after Otega Oweh scored 24 points in
Kentucky's 85-77 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Wildcats are 11-2 on their home court. Kentucky is ninth in the SEC with
24.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Malachi Moreno averaging 3.9.
The Sooners are 1-8 against SEC opponents. Oklahoma is 1-2 in one-possession
games.
Kentucky scores 81.4 points, 5.0 more per game than the 76.4 Oklahoma gives up.
Oklahoma has shot at a 46.2% clip from the field this season, 4.5 percentage
points higher than the 41.7% shooting opponents of Kentucky have averaged.
The Wildcats and Sooners match up Wednesday for the first time in SEC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Chandler averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc. Oweh is
averaging 16.6 points and 1.9 steals over the past 10 games.
Mohamed Wague is averaging 6.5 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Sooners. Nijel
Pack is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 78.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 14.1
assists, 7.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points per game.
Sooners: 2-8, averaging 77.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.8 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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