No. 7 Gonzaga faces No. 4 Kentucky

Updated Dec. 7, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Kentucky Wildcats (7-1) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-1)

Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -6.5; over/under is 166.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Kentucky and No. 7 Gonzaga square off in Seattle, Washington.

The Bulldogs are 7-1 in non-conference play. Gonzaga is 6-1 against opponents with a winning record.

The Wildcats have a 7-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Kentucky ranks eighth in college basketball with 19.9 assists per game led by Lamont Butler averaging 3.9.

Gonzaga makes 49.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.7 percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents (37.6%). Kentucky averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.8 more made shots on average than the 5.8 per game Gonzaga gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Hickman is shooting 46.2% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 11.5 points.

Otega Oweh is averaging 16 points and 1.5 steals for the Wildcats.

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