Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs: Inside the Numbers

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Team Rankings
RPI
• Kentucky: 1st
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 24th
• Mississippi State: 189th
• Mississippi State’s Strength Of Schedule: 98th

Sagarin Ratings
• Kentucky: 1st
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 36th
• Mississippi State: 148th
• Mississippi State’s Strength Of Schedule: 79th

Pomeroy Ratings
• Kentucky: 1st
• Kentucky’s Offensive Efficiency: 8th
• Kentucky’s Defensive Efficiency: 1st
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 33rd
• Kentucky’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 85th
• Mississippi State: 161st
• Mississippi State’s Offensive Efficiency: 240th
• Mississippi State’s Defensive Efficiency: 110th
• Mississippi State’s Strength Of Schedule: 89th
• Mississippi State’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 333rd

ESPN BPI
• Kentucky: 1st
• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 81st
• Mississippi State: 130th
• Mississippi State’s Strength Of Schedule: 65th

Kentucky Individual Game Records vs. Mississippi State
• Points: 34, Jim Andrews (1/10/1972)
• Rebounds: 21, Jim Andrews (1/8/1973)
• Assists: 13, Dirk Minniefield (1/23/1980)
• Steals: 8, Rajon Rondo (2/19/2005)
• Blocks: 6, Marquis Estill (1/5/2002)
• Field-Goals Made: 15, Dan Issel (1/5/1970)
• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 6, Derek Anderson (1/7/1997)
• Free-Throws Made: 18, Dwight Anderson (2/12/1979)

Mississippi State Individual Game Records vs. Kentucky
• Points: 37, Bailey Howell (2/11/1957)
• Rebounds: 18, Herb Biggs (2/11/1967)
• Assists: 9, Al Perry (2/28/1977), Butch Pierre (2/25/1981), Chuck Evans (2/19/1992), and Marcus Bullard (3/10/1996)
• Steals: 5, Greg Lockhart (3/4/1989), Greg Carter (1/31/1990), Timmy Bowers (1/5/2002), and Barry Stewart (2/16/2010)
• Blocks: 10, Jarvis Varnado (1/15/2008)
• Field-Goals Made: 14, Jack Bouldin (2/8/1971)
• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 6, Darryl Wilson (1/22/1994), Marcus Grant (2/14/1995), and Timmy Bowers (1/13/2004)
• Free-Throws Made: 14, Chuck Evans (2/19/1992)

Kentucky Team Game Records vs. Mississippi State
• Points: 118 (3/8/1975)
• Rebounds: 66 (2/12/1973)
• Assists: 33 (1/23/1980)
• Steals: 22 (1/9/1991)
• Blocks: 12 (2/16/2010)
• Field-Goals Made: 51 (3/8/1975)
• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 13 (12/4/1989 and 2/1/2006)
• Free-Throws Made: 40 (2/12/1979)

Mississippi State Team Game Records vs. Kentucky
• Points: 97 (12/4/1989)
• Rebounds: 55 (2/12/1973)
• Assists: 21 (1/31/1990 and 2/19/1992)
• Steals: 12 (2/3/1993 and 1/5/2002)
• Blocks: 15 (1/15/2008)
• Field-Goals Made: 40 (2/12/1973 and 3/8/1976)
• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 14 (2/3/2009)
• Free-Throws Made: 31 (2/11/1957)