No. 8/8 Kentucky Wildcats (2-0)
vs.
Georgia State Panthers (1-1)
Friday, Nov. 26 – 8 p.m. ET
Rupp Arena – Lexington, Ky.
Kentucky rebounded from a second-half deficit to record a 20-point win over Ball State Tuesday and hopes to keep the momentum going as it hosts Georgia State at Rupp Arena Friday.
Patrick Sparks led the Wildcats in scoring for the second time in as many games with a 20-point effort against Ball State. Sparks is an impressive 11-of-18 from the floor early in the season and is shooting 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from beyond the arc.
Shagari Alleyne provided a spark off the bench for the Cats, tallying a careerhigh 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Kentucky improved to 8-1 all-time in US Bank Arena with the win. All-America candidate Chuck Hayes recorded his secondconsecutive double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 rebounds against the Cardinals.
Tip-off for the Georgia State game is set for 8 p.m., a change from the original start time of 7 p.m. The tip time was adjusted to accommodate the live statewide broadcast on the UKTV Network.
Location: – Lexington, Ky. –
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– Full Game Video – Regional Live
Georgia State Panthers Information
Probable Starters
KENTUCKY Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Notes F 44 Chuck Hayes 6-6 242 Sr. 11.0 12.0 Back-to-back double-doubles F 24 Kelenna Azubuike 6-5 208 So. 6.0 4.5 6 pts., 7 rebs. vs. Ball State C 33 Randolph Morris 6-10 266 Fr. 8.5 4.0 8.5 ppg in just 15.0 mpg G 4 Rajon Rondo 6-1 171 Fr. 7.0 *3.5 7 assists, 6 steals this season G 22 Patrick Sparks 6-0 180 Jr. 16.0 *3.0 Led team in scoring both games GEORGIA STATE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Notes F 2 Marcus Brown 6-7 220 Sr. 12.0 3.5 20 points in Southern Miss win F 22 D?Andre McGrew 6-4 220 Sr. 2.0 2.0 Transfer from Cloud Co. CC (KS) C 52 Sylvester Morgan 6-9 215 Sr. 2.0 2.5 4 pts., 4 rebs. vs. Nevada G 34 Kevin Thomas 6-4 200 Sr. 4.0 3.0 5 assists in Southern Miss win G 50 Herman Favors 5-9 160 Jr. 3.5 *2.5 Started 20 of 29 games in 03-04 *assists per game
Scouting Georgia State
Georgia State opened the season last weekend at the Jim Thorpe Classic in Reno, Nev. The Panthers earned a season-opening victory over Southern Miss, 70-68, before falling to host Nevada, 76-55.
Senior Marcus Brown tallied 20 points in the victory over Southern Miss and was a perfect 4-for-4 from three in the game.
GSU coach Michael Perry is in his third season with the Panthers and holds a 31-19 career record. He guided the 2003-04 GSU squad to a 20-9 overall record and a 14-6 mark in Atlantic Sun action.
