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Ohio State vs. Kentucky, Saturday, 3:30 PM, CBS

LitlBuck

Kevin Warren is an ass
Straight from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York the Buckeyes take on the Wildcats

Breaking down the Wildcats: Kentucky is coming off a 72-58 win over Arizona State on Dec. 12 ... The Wildcats lone loss this season came at then-unranked UCLA on Dec. 3 ... Freshman guard Jamal Murray leads the team with 15.5 points per game, and has reached double figures in all but one game ... Senior forward Alex Poythress has a team-high three double-doubles this year ... Freshman forward Skal Labissiere (10.6 points and 2.1 blocks per game) is projected as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com, Murray is projected as the No. 7 pick ... Kentucky is one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the country, ranked 330 out of 351 teams at 27.6 percent ... The Wildcats are 11th in the country with 6.3 blocks per game, and 21st in the country in rebounding margin at +9.7 ... Kentucky is shooting 47.9 percent from the floor this season, while opponents are shooting 39.8 percent ... The Wildcats are scoring 79.5 points per game, and allowing 64.8 points per game ... Kentucky is ranked No. 9 in the KenPom ratings.
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How Clark Kellogg sees us against Kentucky
It will be a challenge. Kentucky has some size, the big guys have not been super productive. I think the strength as I've watched Kentucky is on the perimeter with Tyler Ulis, Isaiah Briscoe and Jamal Murray.

They do have size. Skal Labissierre is eventually going to find his legs, he's struggled early so far. Marcus Lee is a veteran player who's played quite a bit and has an expanded role, he's a challenge because he's so active.

Just like against UConn, Ohio State started reasonably well, but any slippage can be devastatingly costly. That's basically where they'll be with this group. I watched Kentucky play Arizona State, a close game at half, and before you know it they hit you with a 10, 12-0 run and now you're reeling. So the Buckeyes will have to be really sharp, low turnovers, not giving up transition opportunities, making those guys play in the halfcourt and you have to rebound the ball. There's a lot on the plate for Ohio State to be competitive against a team that has a lot size and a little more talent than they do.
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