SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Missouri

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Kentucky plays at Missouri on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Kentucky 0.477 0.353 0.743 313 980 354 164 123 320
Kentucky OPP 0.407 0.351 0.695 230 734 274 140 78 349
Missouri 0.432 0.370 0.700 252 840 267 111 43 350
Missouri OPP 0.435 0.326 0.700 213 777 289 148 82 301

Statistical Leaders

Kentucky Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PJ Washington 14.8 132 82 23
Keldon Johnson 14.2 119 81 36
Tyler Herro 13.4 120 53 41
Reid Travis 11.6 98 88 6
Ashton Hagans 7.2 66 43 5
Immanuel Quickley 5.6 39 44 19
EJ Montgomery 4.3 46 13 2
Nick Richards 3.4 31 22 0

Kentucky Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
PJ Washington 66 133 199 8.0
Reid Travis 68 109 177 7.1
Keldon Johnson 28 103 131 5.2
Tyler Herro 11 99 110 4.4
EJ Montgomery 46 53 99 4.0
Nick Richards 35 38 73 2.9
Ashton Hagans 14 45 59 2.4
Immanuel Quickley 1 41 42 1.7
Quade Green 3 9 12 1.3
Jemarl Baker Jr. 1 9 10 0.6
Jonny David 1 0 1 0.2

Missouri Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Jordan Geist 14.2 109 71 52
Mark Smith 12.1 72 24 49
Jeremiah Tilmon 10.9 100 50 0
Javon Pickett 8.3 78 16 28
Kevin Puryear 7.3 63 33 17
Xavier Pinson 6.5 45 40 20
Torrence Watson 5.2 42 13 27
Reed Nikko 2.9 29 11 0
Mitchell Smith 2.5 19 12 7
Ronnie Suggs 1.4 6 12 3

Missouri Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Jeremiah Tilmon 49 83 132 5.7
Kevin Puryear 41 88 129 5.4
Jordan Geist 21 91 112 4.7
Mark Smith 13 84 97 5.4
Javon Pickett 25 43 68 2.8
Xavier Pinson 19 45 64 2.8
Mitchell Smith 15 38 53 2.3
Reed Nikko 20 22 42 1.8
Torrence Watson 8 26 34 1.4
K.J. Santos 5 22 27 1.8
Ronnie Suggs 5 14 19 1.0

NCAA RPI

Kentucky: 5
Missouri: 92

Kentucky Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#2 Ashton Hagans G 6′-3″ 192 FR Cartersville, GA
#3 Keldon Johnson G 6′-6″ 211 FR South Hill, VA
#4 Nick Richards F 6′-11″ 244 SO Kingston, Jamaica
#5 Immanuel Quickley G 6′-3″ 185 FR Havre De Grace, MD
#10 Jonny David G 6′-2″ 188 SR Pittsburgh, PA
#12 Brad Calipari G 6′-0″ 179 JR Franklin Lakes, NJ
#13 Jemarl Baker G 6′-4″ 192 FR Menifee, CA
#14 Tyler Herro G 6′-5″ 195 FR Milwaukee, WI
#21 Zan Payne G 6′-4″ 240 FR Lexington, KY
#22 Reid Travis F 6′-8″ 238 SR Minneapolis, MN
#23 EJ Montgomery F 6′-10″ 225 FR Fort Pierce, FL
#25 PJ Washington F 6′-8″ 228 SO Dallas, TX

Missouri Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Torrence Watson G 6′-5″ 200 FR St. Louis, MO
#1 Xavier Pinson G 6′-2″ 170 FR Chicago, IL
#2 K.J. Santos G 6′-8″ 220 SO Geneva, IL
#3 Ronnie Suggs G 6′-6″ 190 JR Washington, MO
#4 Javon Pickett G 6′-4″ 207 FR Belleville, IL
#5 Mitchell Smith F 6′-10″ 215 SO Van Buren, AR
#10 Evan Yerkes G 6′-3″ 180 FR Tinley Park, IL
#11 Jontay Porter F 6′-11″ 240 SO Columbia, MO
#12 Dru Smith G 6′-3″ 200 JR Evansville, IN
#13 Mark Smith G 6′-4″ 220 SO Edwardsville, IL
#14 Reed Nikko F 6′-10″ 250 JR Maple Grove, MN
#15 Jordan Geist G 6′-2″ 180 SR Fort Wayne, IN
#23 Jeremiah Tilmon F 6′-10″ 252 SO East Saint Louis, IL
#24 Kevin Puryear F 6′-7″ 238 SR Blue Springs, MO
#25 Brooks Ford G 6′-0″ 170 FR St. Louis, MO
#32 Adam Wolf F 6′-7″ 219 SR Beaver Dam, WI
#33 Cullen VanLeer G 6′-4″ 208 SR Pacific, MO
#42 Parker Braun F 6′-8″ 205 FR Overland Park, KS
#55 Christian Guess G 6′-5″ 180 FR Cleveland, OH

Kentucky Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6* vs Duke L 118-84
Nov 9 vs S Illinois W 71-59
Nov 14 vs North Dakota W 96-58
Nov 18 vs VMI W 92-82
Nov 21 vs Winthrop W 87-74
Nov 23 vs Tennessee St W 77-62
Nov 28 vs Monmouth W 90-44
Dec 1 vs UNCG W 78-61
Dec 8* at Seton Hall L 84-83
Dec 15 vs Utah W 88-61
Dec 22* at UNC W 80-72
Dec 29 at Louisville W 71-58
Jan 5 at Alabama L 77-75
Jan 8 vs Texas A&M W 85-74
Jan 12 vs Vanderbilt W 56-47
Jan 15 at Georgia W 69-49
Jan 19 at Auburn W 82-80
Jan 22 vs Mississippi State W 76-55
Jan 26 vs Kansas W 71-63
Jan 29 at Vanderbilt W 87-52
Feb 2 at Florida W 65-54
Feb 5 vs South Carolina W 76-48
Feb 9 at Mississippi State W 71-67
Feb 12 vs LSU L 73-71
Feb 16 vs Tennessee W 86-69
Feb 19 at Missouri
Feb 23 vs Auburn
Feb 26 vs Arkansas
Mar 2 at Tennessee
Mar 5 at Ole Miss
Mar 9 vs Florida

Missouri Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs Cent Arkansas W 68-55
Nov 9 at Iowa State L 76-59
Nov 16* vs Kennesaw State W 55-52
Nov 27 vs Temple W 79-77
Dec 2 vs UCF W 64-62
Dec 4 vs UT Arlington W 65-45
Dec 7 vs Oral Roberts W 80-64
Dec 18 vs Xavier W 71-56
Dec 22* vs Illinois W 79-63
Dec 29 vs Morehead State W 75-61
Jan 8 vs Tennessee L 87-63
Jan 13 at South Carolina L 85-75
Jan 16 vs Alabama L 70-69
Jan 19 at Texas A&M W 66-43
Jan 23 at Arkansas L 72-60
Jan 26 vs LSU L 86-80
Jan 30 at Auburn L 92-58
Feb 2 vs Vanderbilt W 77-67
Feb 5 at Tennessee L 72-60
Feb 9 vs Texas A&M L 68-59
Feb 12 vs Arkansas W 79-78
Feb 16 at Ole Miss L 75-65
Feb 19 vs Kentucky
Feb 23 at Florida
Feb 26 at Mississippi State
Mar 2 vs South Carolina
Mar 6 at Georgia
Mar 9 vs Ole Miss

Kentucky-Missouri Prediction

HARRUMPH! You could hear Kentucky clear its collective throat and shout down the Tennessee Volunteers this past Saturday. It’s true that UK needed that win a lot more than Tennessee did, given the fact that the Wildcats’ loss to LSU put them two games back in the league standings. Nevertheless, Big Blue handed down a major smackdown to the Vols, announcing itself as a team which can be frighteningly difficult to play when it is fully locked in. That performance reminded each and every Wildcat player what he is capable of. It certainly bodes well for the future, even though it doesn’t guarantee much beyond the simple ability to stay in contention for big prizes. It is hard to imagine Kentucky playing poorly enough against Missouri to give the undermanned Tigers a genuine chance of winning this game. Don’t expect a letdown here. Kentucky 73, Missouri 58. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 8:00 PM CT (9:00 PM ET). TV: ESPN.

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