No. 8/8 Kentucky Wildcats (12-2, 3-0 SEC)
vs.
Ole Miss Rebels (11-6, 2-2 SEC)
Wednesday, Jan. 19 – 8:00 p.m.
Tad Smith Coliseum – Oxford, Miss.
TV: JP Sports
A pair of team on SEC winning streaks collide as eighth-ranked Kentucky travels to Oxford, Miss., Wednesday to face Ole Miss.
Kentucky heads to Ole Miss with a 3-0 start in conference play. The Wildcats defeated Georgia 76-55 Saturday in Athens as senior Chuck Hayes became the 52nd member of UK?s 1,000-point club with a 13-point, 11-rebound performance. Kelenna Azubuike continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 14.4 ppg.
Kentucky has won nine-straight SEC regular-season games dating back to last season.
Scouting Ole Miss
Ole Miss returns home with an 11-6 overall record and a 2-2 SEC mark after a road win over Auburn Saturday. Ole Miss has won nine of its last 11 games and has won two in a row against Georgia and Auburn to even their SEC record at 2- 2.
The Ole Miss starting lineup features five seniors, though the team is led by junior Londrick Nolen, who has started 16 games, but didn?t start at Auburn. Nolen averages 13.0 points in 28.2 minutes and adds 5.1 rebounds to lead the team. Tommie Eddie is the only other double-figure scorer for the Rebels with 11.8 ppg.
Rod Barnes is in his seventh season at Ole Miss, boasting a 124-82 overall record. His best season came in 2000-01 when the Rebels went 27-8, won the SEC West and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Probable Starters
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Notes F 44 Chuck Hayes 6-6 242 Sr. 11.9 9.6 51st in scoring at UK (1,006 pts) F 24 Kelenna Azubuike 6-5 208 Jr. 14.4 5.1 Shooting 62% in SEC games C 33 Randolph Morris 6-10 266 Fr. 9.0 4.1 Team-high 63 free throw attempts G 4 Rajon Rondo 6-1 171 Fr. 7.6 *2.6 43 pts in last four games G 22 Patrick Sparks 6-0 180 Jr. 11.6 *5.1 Leads SEC in turnover-assist ratio OLE MISS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Notes F 3 Marvin Moore 6-6 220 Sr. 4.5 3.1 23 pts, 12 rebs vs. Auburn F 4 Kendrick Fox 6-7 215 Sr. 7.1 2.5 Shooting 43% 3FG (26-of-60) F 44 Tommie Eddie 6-7 245 Sr. 11.8 4.1 Team-high 62% FG (69-of-111) G 12 Justin Johnson 6-0 188 Sr. 5.8 1.5 Leads team in steals (24) G 21 Cavadas Nunnery 5-9 170 Sr. 3.4 *2.6 Has started all four SEC games *assists per game
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