SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at LSU

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Kentucky visits LSU on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

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Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kentucky	0.463	0.333	0.789	233	910	335	124	125	304
Kentucky OPP	0.384	0.293	0.683	259	784	259	118	78	284
LSU	0.479	0.309	0.775	290	953	312	153	99	317
LSU OPP	0.418	0.343	0.704	260	780	303	144	71	302

Statistical Leaders

Kentucky Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Immanuel Quickley	Kentucky	23	14.9	95.0	111	42
Nick Richards	Kentucky	24	14.5	132.0	84	0
Tyrese Maxey	Kentucky	24	13.9	114.0	79	27
Ashton Hagans	Kentucky	24	12.3	88.0	106	13
EJ Montgomery	Kentucky	21	6.7	59.0	21	1
Nate Sestina	Kentucky	21	5.6	40.0	22	16
Keion Brooks Jr.	Kentucky	24	4.8	48.0	15	3
Kahlil Whitney	Kentucky	18	3.3	23.0	10	4
Johnny Juzang	Kentucky	21	2.8	21.0	8	8

Kentucky Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Nick Richards	Kentucky	66	131.0	197.0	8.2
EJ Montgomery	Kentucky	33	82.0	115.0	5.5
Ashton Hagans	Kentucky	5	96.0	101.0	4.2
Tyrese Maxey	Kentucky	7	93.0	100.0	4.2
Immanuel Quickley	Kentucky	15	80.0	95.0	4.1
Nate Sestina	Kentucky	27	58.0	85.0	4.0
Keion Brooks Jr.	Kentucky	27	53.0	80.0	3.3
Johnny Juzang	Kentucky	10	33.0	43.0	2.0
Kahlil Whitney	Kentucky	14	17.0	31.0	1.7

LSU Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Skylar Mays	LSU	24	16.2	129.0	98	33
Emmitt Williams	LSU	24	13.9	118.0	93	5
Trendon Watford	LSU	24	13.8	122.0	74	12
Javonte Smart	LSU	24	12.4	108.0	50	31
Darius Days	LSU	24	12.0	105.0	49	30
Aundre Hyatt	LSU	24	1.9	17.0	2	10

LSU Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Darius Days	LSU	66	113.0	179.0	7.5
Trendon Watford	LSU	50	121.0	171.0	7.1
Emmitt Williams	LSU	61	106.0	167.0	7.0
Skylar Mays	LSU	13	100.0	113.0	4.7
Javonte Smart	LSU	16	63.0	79.0	3.3
Marlon Taylor	LSU	21	37.0	58.0	4.1
Aundre Hyatt	LSU	12	40.0	52.0	2.2
Charles Manning Jr.	LSU	9	40.0	49.0	3.1
Courtese Cooper	LSU	4	9.0	13.0	1.6
Marshall Graves	LSU	0	6.0	6.0	0.4
James Bishop	LSU	1	3.0	4.0	0.3

NCAA RPI

Kentucky: 20

LSU: 27

Kentucky Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Ashton Hagans	G	6′-3″	198	SO	Cartersville, GA
1	Nate Sestina	F	6′-9″	234	SR	Emporium, PA
2	Kahlil Whitney	F	6′-6″	210	FR	Chicago, IL
3	Tyrese Maxey	G	6′-3″	198	FR	Garland, TX
4	Nick Richards	F	6′-11″	247	JR	Kingston, Jamaica
5	Immanuel Quickley	G	6′-3″	188	SO	Havre De Grace, MD
10	Johnny Juzang	G	6′-6″	214	FR	Los Angeles, CA
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	200	FR	Falmouth, KY
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	205	FR	Fort Wayne, IN
13	Riley Welch	G	6′-0″	185	JR	Littleton, CO
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	FR	Mount Sterling, KY
21	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	235	FR	Lexington, KY
23	EJ Montgomery	F	6′-10″	228	SO	Fort Pierce, FL
33	Ben Jordan	F	6′-9″	250	SO	Olive Hill, KY

LSU Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Darius Days	F	6′-6″	240	SO	Raleigh, FL
1	Javonte Smart	G	6′-4″	205	SO	Baton Rouge, LA
2	Trendon Watford	F	6′-9″	235	FR	Birmingham, AL
3	Parker Edwards	G	6′-3″	190	SO	Mandeville, LA
4	Skylar Mays	G	6′-4″	205	SR	Baton Rouge, LA
5	Emmitt Williams	F	6′-6″	230	SO	Fort Myers, FL
10	James Bishop	G	6′-2″	190	FR	Baltimore, MD
11	Charles Manning Jr.	G	6′-5″	200	JR	Riverhead, NY
12	Marshall Graves	G	6′-4″	195	SR	Ponchatoula, LA
14	Marlon Taylor	G	6′-5″	210	SR	Mount Vernon, NY
15	Aundre Hyatt	F	6′-4″	225	FR	Bronx, NY
20	Caleb Starks	G	6′-3″	205	JR	Lafayette, LA
21	Courtese Cooper	F	6′-9″	220	SO	Elgin, IL
24	Deshawn Thomas	C	6′-9″	250	JR	Dentsville, SC

Scouting Report

Kentucky: UK is averaging 75.4 points per game so far this season and allows 65.6 points a contest. Immanuel Quickley leads the Cats in scoring (14.9 ppg). The other players who also average at least 12 points a game include Ashton Hagans, Nick Richards and Tyrese Maxey. Richards also leads the team in rebounding (8.2 rpg). Hagans is one of the best guards in the country both offensively and defensively. Kentucky as a team is shooting 46.3% (2nd SEC) from the field, 33.3% (2nd SEC) from 3-point range and 78.9% (1st SEC) from the line. The Cats are third in the league in 3-point shooting defense (29.3%) and second in the conference in field goal shooting defense (38.4%).

LSU: LSU averages 80.7 points per game, second in the SEC. The Tigers are allowing opponents 72.1 points per contest, 11th in the league. LSU as a team shoots 47.9% from the field, 30.9% from 3-point range, and 77.5% from the line. Skylar Mays leads the Tigers in scoring averaging 16.2 points per game. Darius Days paces the Tigers in rebounding averaging 7.5 boards a game.

Kentucky-LSU Prediction

LSU 78, Kentucky 77

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 p.m (8 p.m. CT). ET. TV: ESPN.