SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Kentucky

February 11, 2019 SEC News
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LSU plays at Kentucky on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

By 14Powers Hoops

Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
LSU 0.471 0.327 0.761 304 884 319 225 106 329
LSU OPP 0.441 0.345 0.696 244 757 263 161 66 377
Kentucky 0.477 0.357 0.748 286 902 326 155 116 300
Kentucky OPP 0.406 0.357 0.680 212 676 252 128 73 332

Statistical Leaders

LSU Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Tremont Waters 15.7 123 75 41
Naz Reid 13.9 114 70 21
Skylar Mays 13.4 97 76 39
Ja’vonte Smart 10.2 79 49 27
Kavell Bigby-Williams 7.8 70 39 0
Emmitt Williams 7.8 62 46 1
Marlon Taylor 7.0 55 40 11
Darius Days 5.4 45 21 14

LSU Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Naz Reid 49 94 143 6.2
Kavell Bigby-Williams 55 82 137 6.0
Emmitt Williams 59 68 127 5.8
Darius Days 51 48 99 4.3
Marlon Taylor 32 54 86 3.7
Ja’vonte Smart 12 62 74 3.2
Tremont Waters 7 66 73 3.2
Skylar Mays 8 63 71 3.1

Kentucky Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PJ Washington 14.2 116 72 22
Keldon Johnson 13.9 106 76 32
Tyler Herro 13.3 112 45 38
Reid Travis 11.7 93 79 5
Ashton Hagans 7.3 61 40 5
Immanuel Quickley 6.0 38 44 18
EJ Montgomery 4.1 41 11 2
Nick Richards 3.5 30 20 0

Kentucky Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
PJ Washington 61 124 185 8.0
Reid Travis 60 100 160 7.0
Keldon Johnson 27 95 122 5.3
Tyler Herro 9 87 96 4.2
EJ Montgomery 41 49 90 3.9
Nick Richards 33 38 71 3.1
Ashton Hagans 14 42 56 2.4
Immanuel Quickley 1 37 38 1.7

NCAA RPI

LSU: 17
Kentucky: 5

LSU Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Naz Reid F 6′-10″ 240 FR Asbury Park, NJ
#1 Ja’vonte Smart G 6′-4″ 190 FR Baton Rouge, LA
#3 Tremont Waters G 5′-11″ 167 SO New Haven, CT
#4 Skylar Mays G 6′-4″ 200 JR Baton Rouge, LA
#5 Daryl Edwards G 6′-3″ 165 SR Fresno, CA
#11 Kavell Bigby-Williams F 6′-11″ 230 SR London, England
#12 Marshall Graves G 6′-2″ 185 JR Ponchatoula, LA
#13 Will Reese G 6′-4″ 190 SO Leesville, LA
#14 Marlon Taylor G 6′-6″ 210 JR Mount Vernon, NY
#15 Aundre Hyatt F 6′-7″ 215 FR Bronx, NY
#20 Danya Kingsby G 6′-1″ 165 JR Milwaukee, WI
#21 Courtese Cooper F 6′-9″ 205 SO Elgin, IL
#22 Darius Days F 6′-7″ 218 FR Gainesville, FL
#24 Emmitt Williams F 6′-7″ 215 FR Fort Myers, FL

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

LSU Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs SE Louisiana W 94-63
Nov 9 vs UNCG W 97-91
Nov 13 vs Memphis W 85-76
Nov 16 vs LA Tech W 74-67
Nov 22* vs Charleston W 67-55
Nov 23* vs Florida State L 79-76 OT
Nov 25* vs LSU L 90-77
Dec 1 vs Grambling W 78-57
Dec 9 vs Incarnate Word W 91-50
Dec 12 at Houston L 82-76
Dec 15* at Saint Mary’s W 78-74
Dec 21 vs Furman W 75-57
Dec 28 vs UL Monroe W 81-69
Jan 8 vs Alabama W 88-79
Jan 12 at Arkansas W 94-88
Jan 15 at Ole Miss W 83-69
Jan 19 vs South Carolina W 89-67
Jan 23 vs Georgia W 92-82
Jan 26 at Missouri W 86-80
Jan 30 at Texas A&M W 72-57
Feb 2 vs Arkansas L 90-89
Feb 6 at Mississippi State W 92-88
Feb 9 vs Auburn W 83-78
Feb 12 at Kentucky
Feb 16 at Georgia
Feb 20 vs Florida
Feb 23 vs Tennessee
Feb 26 vs Texas A&M
Mar 2 at Alabama
Mar 6 at Florida
Mar 9 vs Vanderbilt

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
Feb 16 vs Tennessee
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

LSU-Kentucky Prediction

LSU-Kentucky is a delicious matchup between LSU’s skilled backcourt scorers and Kentucky’s lockdown perimeter defenders. Skylar Mays and Tremont Waters against Ashton Hagans and Tyler Herro? Oh, my. Then you have a couple of “Reids” who will both try to write a triumphant story in this game. LSU’s Naz Reid can play inside or outside. He will try to step outside and draw Kentucky’s big men out of the paint. One of those big men is the other “Reid” on the floor: Reid Travis. He and P.J. Washington will try to hammer LSU on the glass, but LSU defeated Auburn this past Saturday precisely because of its prowess on the offensive backboard. There is so much to love about this game. Ultimately, though, Kentucky is playing at home and playing well, and while LSU certainly has a chance, I know where I would lean. Kentucky 72, LSU 67.

(Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). TV: ESPN.

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