Kentucky vs. Mount St. Mary's | ||
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Tue., Nov. 16 – 7:00 p.m. ET Rupp Arena Lexington, Ky. Game Notes: UK (PDF) | MSM (PDF) UK Athletics App |
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Coverage | ||
TV: SEC Network Radio: UK Sports Network Watch Listen Live Stats |
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UK | Stats | MSM |
1-1 | Record | 1-2 |
85.5 | PPG | 76.0 |
69.5 | Opp PPG | 77.7 |
.469 | FG% | .483 |
.446 | Opp FG% | .489 |
43.5 | RPG | 33.3 |
.463 | 3PT FG% | .354 |
.235 | Opp 3PT FG% | .411 |
19.5 | APG | 16.0 |
6.0 | SPG | 4.7 |
6.5 | BPG | 1.7 |
Unlike his teammate Oscar Tshiebwe, who said he wants to average 20 rebounds per game this season, Kentucky point guard Sahvir Wheeler does not have a particular number of assists he wants to average. Instead, he just wants more than anyone else.
“I definitely want to lead the country in assists,” Wheeler said, matter of factly.
He's off to a good start so far. Wheeler is tied for the nation's lead in assists (with Marshall's Andrew Taylor) at 11 per game. Wheeler will get a chance to add to his total on Tuesday night when the Cats host Mount St. Mary's at Rupp Arena (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network).
In UK's season-opening loss against Duke, Wheeler established early that he was going to be the one to make the Cats' offense go. Wheeler had 16 points and 10 assists against the Blue Devils.
Then on Friday, he was at it again, only this time, it was even better. Wheeler had 12 assists without a turnover as the Cats rolled past Robert Morris at Rupp Arena.
While Wheeler is seen as someone who likes to pass first, he does note that he's just trying to make the best play.
TV
The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network. That's DirecTV 611, Dish 408 (Hopper 404), U-Verse 607/1607, FiOs 75/575 and Spectrum Cable 516/517 in Louisville and Lexington.
Stream:
Eligible subscribers can stream the SEC Network broadcast online via WatchESPN.
Listen:
Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Mike Pratt (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington or online at UKAthletics.com.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.