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Kentucky Hosts Mount St. Mary’s: Preview, How to Watch, Listen and Follow

Looking for Kentucky basketball’s game versus Mount St. Mary’s on TV, radio or online? Here’s what you need to know to watch or listen.

vs. 's
Tue., Nov. 16 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Game Notes: UK (PDF) | MSM (PDF)
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Coverage
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Sports Network
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Live Stats
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 , who said he wants to average 20 rebounds per game this season, Kentucky point guard  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.

Read full article here.

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

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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