1:03 pm
March 7

#6 Kentucky @ Florida

Who will WIN this matchup?

#6 Kentucky Wildcats (24-6)

@ Florida Gators (19-11)

 

Current odds:

#6 Kentucky Wildcats: (+125)

Florida Gators: (-145)

 

• The spread for the game is Florida by 2.5 points.

• Immanuel Quickley (team-high 16.2 points) tallied 15 points Tuesday and has reached double figures in 19 consecutive outings, giving him the longest such run by a Wildcat since Malik Monk enjoyed a 30-game run during the 2016-17 season. The sophomore guard, who set a career high with 26 points in the Wildcats’ 65-59 win over Florida on Feb. 22 before breaking it three days later with 30 at Texas A&M, is averaging 14.3 points in the second half alone over the last nine contests. Freshman guard Tyrese Maxey (14.2) managed only a single assist and failed to record a rebound, block or steal in 37 minutes against Tennessee but poured in 21 points for his sixth 20-point effort.

• Keyontae Johnson (team-high 14.1 points, 7.3 rebounds) posted his eighth double-double of the season and fifth in the last eight contests with 18 points and 11 boards Wednesday; he just missed another one with 19 points and nine rebounds in the first meeting against Kentucky. Fellow sophomore Noah Locke (10.5 points) added 17 points Wednesday and knocked down two of his 3-pointers during a critical 10-0 run late in the second half that put the Gators in control. Kerry Blackshear Jr. (13.2 points, team-high 7.5 rebounds) produced 18 points last month versus the Wildcats but has been wildly inconsistent for over a month, failing to reach double figures in six of his last 12 outings after doing so in 16 of his first 18.

• Kentucky’s loss on Tuesday was its first over the last 10 seasons in which it led by double figures at halftime (129-1).

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