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Game day: No. 8 Kentucky 105, Georgia State 76
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Georgia State in Rupp Arena.
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Looking to improve to 7-0 on the season, the Kentucky men’s basketball team welcomes the Georgia State Panthers to Rupp Arena on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. tipoff. The game will be televised by ESPNU.
Ben Roberts, Mark Story, Ryan Hermens and yours truly will be covering the game from Rupp Arena. On X/Twitter, you can follow @markcstory, @ryanhermens and @johnclayiv. You can follow Ben on Bluesky at @benrobertshl.
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Kentucky-Georgia State pregame info
Records: Kentucky is 6-0. In its last game, UK defeated Jackson State 87-68 on Nov. 26. Georgia State is 4-3. In their last game, the Panthers defeated Tulsa 74-71.
Series: Kentucky leads the series 2-0. UK defeated Georgia State 77-59 at Rupp Arena on Nov. 26, 2004, and 73-46 in Atlanta on Dec. 6, 2005.
Rosters: Kentucky — Georgia State
Rankings: UK is ranked No. 8 in the latest college basketball AP Top 25.
Pomeroy: Kentucky is ranked No. 13 in Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency numbers. The Wildcats are ranked 13th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 29th in adjusted defensive efficiency. Georgia State is ranked 220th in adjusted overall efficiency. The Panthers are 211th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 218th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
Coaches: Mark Pope is in his first year as the head coach at Kentucky. Including his time at Utah Valley and BYU, Pope is 193-108. Former Georgia star Jonas Hayes is in his second season as the head coach at Georgia State. He is 14-24 as a head coach. Hayes served as an assistant coach at Georgia under current Kentucky assistant coach Mark Fox.
Scoring leaders: Otega Oweh leads Kentucky in scoring at 16.5 points per game. Zarique Nutters leads Georgia State in scoring at 17.2 points per game.
Rebounding leaders: Amari Williams leads UK in rebounding at 10.7 per game. Nick McMullen leads the Panthers in rebounding at 10.6 per game.
Assist leaders: Kerr Kriisa leads the Cats in assists at 4.3 per game. Malachi Browns leads GSU in assists at 3.1 per game.
Team stats: As a team, Kentucky is shooting 50.2% from the floor, including 39.9% from 3-point range. The Wildcats are making 73.5% of their free throws. As a team, Georgia State is shooting 44.4% from the floor, including 33.8% from 3-point range. The Panthers are shooting 68.8% from the foul line.
Kentucky men’s basketball stats
Georgia State men’s basketball stats
This story was originally published November 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
