The ridiculous numbers behind Kentucky's 118-56 win over Carleton

Coming into the Bahamas trip, Carleton University was billed as Kentucky’s biggest competition. The Ravens have won 16 of the last 19 national championships in Canada and, in the past, have beaten NCAA teams like Wisconsin, Alabama, Memphis, Baylor, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Cincinnati. Heck, Duke famously refused to play them on their Canadian summer tour in 2018.

Even though this Carleton squad is rebuilding and lost to Northeastern and Florida State in the last week, the hope was that they’d give Kentucky at least a little bit of a challenge. That was not the case. The Cats cruised to a 118-56 victory, led by Jacob Toppin and Antonio Reeves, who combined for 50 points, 30 of those coming beyond the arc. There are more crazy numbers like that in the box score, so let’s dive in.

15 – Threes by Kentucky

11 – Threes by Kentucky in the second half

58.5% – Kentucky’s field-goal percentage for the game

61.1%– Kentucky’s three-point field goal percentage in the 2nd half

16.7% – Carleton’s three-point field-goal percentage in the game

5 – Threes made by Jacob Toppin tonight

4– Threes made by Jacob Toppin all last season

39-1 – Kentucky’s edge in fast-break points

22-3 – Kentucky’s edge in steals

26-6 – Kentucky’s edge in assists

11 – Number of Kentucky turnovers

54 – Oscar’s +/- efficiency. All 10 scholarship players ended up in the positive

18 – Years it’s been since Carleton lost by 40+ points

As someone who has covered Carleton basketball since 2019… This is not normal. It's been at least 18 years since they lost by 40+ points.

— Mark Colley (@MarkColley) August 13, 2022

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