No. 13 Kentucky takes on No. 16 UCLA

Published Dec. 16, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UCLA Bruins (9-2, 2-0 Pac-12) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (7-2)

New York; Saturday, 5:15 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats take on the No. 16 UCLA Bruins in New York City, New York.

The Wildcats have a 7-2 record in non-conference play. Kentucky leads the SEC shooting 39.2% from downtown, led by Cason Wallace shooting 51.6% from 3-point range.

The Bruins are 7-2 in non-conference play. UCLA ranks sixth in the Pac-12 with 9.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Adem Bona averaging 1.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Oscar Tshiebwe is shooting 59.0% and averaging 16.1 points for the Wildcats. Antonio Reeves is averaging 13.9 points for Kentucky.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Bruins. David Singleton is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UCLA.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.