Kentucky vs. Georgia State – UK Athletics

No. 8 Kentucky returns to action Friday night, hosting Georgia State inside Rupp Arena (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

Kentucky beat Western Kentucky 87-68 on Tuesday night to move to 6-0 on the young season. Andrew Carr and Otega Oweh each scored 18 points for the Cats. Lamont Butler added 14 points for the Cats.

Through six games, Oweh leads the Cats in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game. Koby Brea scores 14.8 points per game, while Butler averages 11.7 points per contest. Jaxson Robinson (10.8 ppg) and Carr (10.8 ppg) are the other Cats averaging in double figures. Amari Williams scores 9.3 points per game. game while pulling down a team-high 10.7 rebounds.

Kentucky has handled its five home games, averaging 99 points per game. match. UK wins its home games by an average of 33.2 points per game. The Cats have scored at least 100 points three times, with a season-high 108 against Jackson State.

Georgia State is 4-3 this season. The Panthers beat Tulsa 74-71 on Wednesday night and got 22 points from Zarique Nutter. Through seven games, Nutter leads Georgia State with an average of 17.2 points per game. game, while Toneari Lane posts 15.3 points per game. competition.

Kentucky and Georgia State have met on the hardwood twice, with UK winning both contests. The Cats beat the Panthers 77-59 in 2004 behind 16 points from Kelenna Azubuike and Chuck Hayes. The following season, UK won 73–46 behind 16 points from Shagari Alleyne.

Kentucky Tops Toppers

Andrew Carr and Otega Oweh each scored 18 points as No. 8 Kentucky pulled away from Western Kentucky 87-68 on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

Carr added 10 rebounds and three assists in the game, while Oweh had four rebounds.

Lamont Buter was the third Cat in double figures, chipping in 14 points to go with five rebounds and four assists. Amari Williams had eight points and 10 rebounds for UK.

Kentucky (6-0) had its worst shooting night of the young season, going just 8 of 29 (27.6 percent) from behind the arc. However, the Cats got to the line 42 times and made 29 free throws.

Some additional notes from the win:

• Kentucky is off to a 6-0 start for the first time since the 2016-17 team won its first seven
• The Cats are 5-0 at Rupp Arena on the year and have scored a total of 495 points, good for an average of 99 per game. home competition
• Kentucky controlled the rebounding, 54-41, and has won rebounding in five of six games this season. In the second game, UK trailed Duke by just one board
• UK held WKU to just 31.8% from the field, 15.4% from 3

Mr. Consistency

Not only does the team refer to Andrew Carr as “the team dad,” but Carr has delivered some of the most effective and consistent performances to date for the Cats.

• Carr is averaging 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
• He has led the team in scoring twice (Duke, WKU) and has reached double figures in four of six outings
• Carr is second on the team in rebounds per game. game, while ranking fourth in total assists, second in free throws made and second in field-goal percentage.
• The West Chester, Pennsylvania native has ranked third or better in the team’s plus/minus category in five of the six games, in the one game he didn’t rank in the top three, he was +21 on the day (Jackson State )
• Carr ranks 44th overall in offensive rating as of KenPom and 72nd in effective field-goal percentage