Numbers You Need to Know: Kentucky vs. Alabama

Alabama and Kentucky could produce one high-flying matchup Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum. When you look at all of the numbers you need to know, on paper this should produce an entertaining night of basketball.

2 — Straight wins by Alabama over Kentucky. The Crimson Tide swept UK last season for the first time since the Cats were on probation in 1989. Bama has won three of the last five meetings. Kentucky’s last win at Coleman Coliseum was in 2017.

4 — Where UK ranks nationally in KenPom’s offensive efficiency. Alabama is just behind at No. 8 in that statistical category. They are the two top-scoring offenses in the SEC. Kentucky ranks 19th defensively according to KenPom, but Alabama is all the way down at No. 77.

4.3 — Assists per game by Alabama point guard Jahvon Quinerly are the fifth-most in the SEC.

6 — Different Kentucky Wildcats have scored 20 or more points in a game this season.

7.05 — Assists per game by Sahvir Wheeler are the most in the Power Five, ranking fourth nationally.

11.9 — Kentucky’s rebounding margin is the best in college basketball.

15.2 — Rebounds per game by Oscar Tshiebwe, the most in the country. Of those boards, 5.09 come from the offensive end.

17.6 — Points per game by Alabama’s Jaden Shackelford are the fourth-most in the SEC.

18.5 — Fouls per game by Alabama ranks in the bottom 20th-percentile nationally (No. 292 out of 358). Don’t expect there to be a bunch of whistles sending UK to the charity stripe.

29.7 — Three-pointers attempted by Alabama per game, the seventh-most in America. They make 9.3 per game, ranking 24th nationally.

38.1 — Kentucky’s grabs offensive rebounds on almost 40% of its missed shots, the fourth-best offensive rebounding percentage in the country.

73.1 — Kentucky’s free throw shooting percentage ranks fourth in the SEC.

76 — Points per game allowed by Alabama’s defense, ranking No. 311 nationally. Only Georgia allows more points in the SEC.

Numbers You Need to Know