Inside The Numbers: Lipscomb Bison

Various Records

• Kentucky’s overall record vs. Lipscomb: 1-0 (1.000)
• Kentucky’s record vs. schools coached by Scott Sanderson: 1-0 (1.000)
• Kentucky’s record playing in the month of December: 485-117 (.806) (8-2 in the last 10 meetings)
• Kentucky’s record playing on December 15th: 13-4 (.765) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)
• Kentucky’s record vs. schools currently in the Atlantic Sun Conference: 9-2 (.818) (8-2 in the last 10 meetings)
• Kentucky’s record vs. schools located in the state of Tennessee: 327-113 (.743) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)

Kyle Wiltjer

• 12 points vs. Portland
• 293 career points (tied with Jason Parker for 198th most in school history)
• needs 1 point to tie Bob Tallent for 197th most in school history
• 1 made 3-point field-goal vs. Portland
• 52 career made 3-point field-goals (tied with Desmond Allison for 38th most in school history)
• needs 2 made 3-point field-goals to tie J. P. Blevins and Michael Porter for 36th most in school history

Nerlens Noel

• 7 blocks vs. Portland
• 32 blocks this season (9th most by a freshman in school history)
• needs 1 block to tie Andre Riddick for 8th most by a freshman in school history

Team Rankings

RPI

• Kentucky: 75th
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 43rd
• Lipscomb: 153rd
• Lipscomb’s Strength Of Schedule: 90th

Ken Pomeroy Ratings

• Kentucky: 13th
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 130th
• Kentucky’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 135th
• Lipscomb: 232nd
• Lipscomb’s Strength Of Schedule: 57th
• Lipscomb’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 62nd

Jeff Sagarin Ratings

• Kentucky: 15th
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 148th
• Lipscomb: 216th
• Lipscomb’s Strength Of Schedule: 34th

Team-By-Team Statistical Comparison (Ranking Out Of 347 Division I Teams)

• Field-Goal Percentage: Kentucky – 50% (10th) Lipscomb – 42.7% (204th)
• Field-Goal Percentage Defense: Kentucky – 38.8% (61st) Lipscomb – 42.4% (185th)
• Free-Throw Percentage: Kentucky – 63.3% (288th) Lipscomb – 63.1% (296th)
• Opponents’ Free-Throw Percentage: Kentucky – 72.3% (286th) Lipscomb – 67.2% (132nd)
• 3-Point Field-Goals Made Per Game: Kentucky – 5.7 (218th) Lipscomb – 5.9 (201st)
• 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage: Kentucky – 37.8% (58th) Lipscomb – 32% (221st)
• 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage Defense: Kentucky – 33.1% (176th) Lipscomb – 30.6% (96th)
• Points Scored Per Possession: Kentucky – 1.11 (37th) Lipscomb – 0.95 (250th)
• Points Allowed Per Possession: Kentucky – 0.91 (72nd) Lipscomb – 1.04 (272nd)
• Scoring Offense: Kentucky – 77 PPG (45th) Lipscomb – 69.4 PPG (153rd)
• Scoring Defense: Kentucky – 63.1 PPG (122nd) Lipscomb – 76.4 PPG (326th)
• Scoring Margin: Kentucky – +13.9 PPG (38th) Lipscomb – (-7) PPG (294th)
• Rebounds Per Game: Kentucky – 37.4 (102nd) Lipscomb – 40 (39th)
• Opponents’ Rebounds Per Game: Kentucky – 33.9 (138th) Lipscomb – 35.8 (228th)
• Rebound Margin: Kentucky – +3.6 RPG (108th) Lipscomb – +4.3 RPG (96th)
• Assists Per Game: Kentucky – 16.4 (31st) Lipscomb – 12.6 (200th)
• Opponents’ Assists Per Game: Kentucky – 11.9 (140th) Lipscomb – 13.9 (252nd)
• Assist-To-Turnover Ratio: Kentucky – 1.32:1 (27th) Lipscomb – 0.67:1 (302nd)
• Opponents’ Assist-To-Turnover Ratio: Kentucky – 0.84:1 (155th) Lipscomb – 1.09:1 (287th)
• Steals Per Game: Kentucky – 7.3 (166th) Lipscomb – 6.5 (228th)
• Opponents’ Steals Per Game: Kentucky – 5.1 (28th) Lipscomb – 10.2 (341st)
• Turnovers Per Game: Kentucky – 12.4 (73rd) Lipscomb – 18.8 (336th)
• Opponents’ Turnovers Per Game: Kentucky – 14.2 (191st) Lipscomb – 12.8 (271st)
• Turnover Margin: Kentucky – +1.8 TOPG (111th) Lipscomb – (-6) TOPG (333rd)
• Blocks Per Game: Kentucky – 7.8 (5th) Lipscomb – 1.4 (337th)
• Opponents’ Blocks Per Game: Kentucky – 3.4 (171st) Lipscomb – 4.9 (323rd)
• Personal Fouls Per Game: Kentucky – 14.9 (30th) Lipscomb – 21.6 (332nd)
• Opponents’ Personal Fouls Per Game: Kentucky – 19 (121st) Lipscomb – 21.9 (9th)

Individual Players In The NCAA Division I Top 100

• Field-Goal Percentage: Alex Poythress, Kentucky – 69.09% (6th)
• Free-Throw Percentage: Martin Smith, Lipscomb – 88.9% (T-66th)
• Rebounds Per Game: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky – 9 (49th), Khion Sankey, Lipscomb – 8.125 (T-86th)
• Steals Per Game: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky – 2.667 (T-18th), Deonte Alexander, Lipscomb – 2.125 (T-82nd)
• Assist-To-Turnover Ratio: Julius Mays, Kentucky – 2.8:1 (T-78th)
• Blocks Per Game: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky – 3.556 (7th), Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky – 2 (T-63rd)