Live updates: Kentucky vs. Lipscomb college basketball
After last week’s 77-72 win over Duke, Kentucky returns home to face the Lipscomb Bisons on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena. Tipoff is 7 p.m. The game will be streamed by SEC Network+ and ESPN+.
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Kentucky-Lipscomb pregame info
Records: Kentucky is 3-0. In its last game, UK defeated Duke 77-72 on Nov. 12. Lipscomb is 2-3. It lost 66-61 at Western Kentucky on Sunday in its most recent game.
Series: UK leads series 2-0.
Pomeroy: Kentucky is No. 22 overall in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings. UK ranks 21st on offense and 35th on defense. Lipscomb is No. 129 in the KenPom rankings. The Bisons rank 137th on offense and 141 on defense.
Coaches: Mark Pope is in his first year as the head coach at Kentucky. Including his time at Utah Valley and BYU, Pope is 190-108. Lennie Acuff is in his sixth season at Lipscomb. He is 86-75 there. The 59-year-old Acuff was previously head coach at Belhaven, Berry College and Alabama-Huntsville.
Scoring leaders: Koby Brea leads Kentucky in scoring at 15.3 points per game. Jacob Ognacevic leads the Bisons in scoring at 20.6 points per game.
Rebound leaders: Amari Williams leads UK in rebounding at 11.7 per game. Oganevic averages 8.0 rebounds per game.
Assist leaders: Kerr Kriisa leads the Cats in assists at 5.7 per game. Joe Anderson leads Lipscomb in assists at 4.0 per game.
Team stats: As a team, Kentucky is shooting 49.3% from the floor, including 40.0% from 3-point range. Find UK’s full stats here. As a team, Lipscomb is shooting 43.6% from the floor, including 31.8% from 3-point range.
This story was originally published November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
