Inside The Numbers: Arkansas Razorbacks

Today at 4 p.m. ET on CBS the Kentucky Wildcats will return home to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the most anticipated SEC matchup of the season. Kentucky, ranked #1 in the latest AP Poll, is 28-0 so far this season, 15-0 in SEC play, and defeated Mississippi State 74-56 in Starkville on Wednesday night. Arkansas, ranked #18 in the latest AP Poll, is 23-5 so far this season, 12-3 in SEC play, and defeated Texas A&amp;M 81-75 in Fayetteville on Tuesday night. This will be the 37th meeting all-time between these two schools. Here are some numbers, records, and facts of interest heading into today's game: Various Records rn• Kentucky's all-time record: 2,168-672-1 (.763) (won the last 28 games)rn• Kentucky's record playing in February: 656-207 (.761) (9-1 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record playing on February 28th: 29-6 (.829) (7-3 in the last 10 meetings)rn• Kentucky's record playing in Lexington on February 28th: 10-1 (.909) (9-1 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record playing at Rupp Arena on February 28th: 6-1 (.857)rn• Kentucky's record when ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 205-27 (.884) (won the last 29 games)rn• Kentucky's record playing in February when ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 64-2 (.970) (won the last 15 games)rn• Kentucky's record on February 28th when ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 3-0 (1.000)rn• Kentucky's record vs. teams ranked in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 41-12 (.774) (9-1 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record in Lexington vs. teams ranked in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 8-0 (1.000)rn• Kentucky's record vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll: 15-12 (.556) (2-8 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record in Lexington vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll: 8-3 (.727) (7-3 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record at Rupp Arena vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll: 3-3 (.500)rn• Kentucky's record vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 13-7 (.650) (5-5 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record in Lexington vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 6-1 (.857)rn• Kentucky's record at Rupp Arena vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 2-1 (.667)rn• Kentucky's record vs. teams ranked #18 in the AP Poll when Kentucky is ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 2-0 (1.000)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas: 25-11 (.694) (6-4 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas in Lexington: 12-3 (.800) (9-1 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas at Rupp Arena: 10-3 (.769)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas in February: 8-6 (.571) (7-3 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record at Rupp Arena vs. Arkansas in February: 5-2 (.714)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 18-10 (.643) (7-3 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas at Rupp Arena when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 7-3 (.700)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas in February when Kentucky is ranked in the AP Poll: 5-6 (.455)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas when Kentucky is ranked #1 in the AP Poll: 2-0 (1.000)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas when Arkansas is ranked in the AP Poll: 7-4 (.636) (6-4 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas at Rupp Arena when Arkansas is ranked in the AP Poll: 1-2 (.333)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas in February when Arkansas is ranked in the AP Poll: 0-2 (.000)rn• Kentucky's record vs. Arkansas when both Kentucky and Arkansas are ranked in the AP Poll: 7-4 (.636) (6-4 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky's record vs. schools coached by Mike Anderson: 2-4 (.333)rn• Kentucky's record vs. schools located in the state of Arkansas: 28-11 (.718) (6-4 in the last 10 games)rn• Kentucky’s longest win streak against Arkansas: 10 games (3/10/2001 to 1/23/2010)rn• Kentucky’s longest losing streak against Arkansas: 3 games (3/2/2013 to Present)rn• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Arkansas: 37 points (12/13/1948)rn• Kentucky’s smallest margin of victory against Arkansas: 1 point (1/29/2005)rn• Arkansas’s largest margin of victory against Kentucky: 17 points (1/25/1992)rn• Arkansas’s smallest margin of victory against Kentucky: 1 point (2/23/2011)rn• Kentucky’s most points scored against Arkansas: 101 (1/23/2010)rn• Kentucky’s fewest points scored against Arkansas: 57 (1/2/1950)rn• Arkansas’s most points scored against Kentucky: 105 (1/25/1992)rn• Arkansas’s fewest points scored against Kentucky: 39 (12/13/1948)rn• Kentucky’s most points scored in a loss against Arkansas: 94 (2/10/1993)rn• Kentucky’s fewest points scored in a win against Arkansas: 57 (1/2/1950)rn• Arkansas’s most points scored in a loss against Kentucky: 93 (3/12/1995)rn• Arkansas’s fewest points scored in a win against Kentucky: 74 (2/20/1999)rn• Most combined points scored in a Kentucky/Arkansas game: 195 (2/10/1993)rn• Fewest combined points scored in a Kentucky/Arkansas game: 109 (12/18/1945)rn• Largest crowd ever at Rupp Arena for a Kentucky/Arkansas game: 24,371 (2/23/2008)rn• Smallest crowd ever at Rupp Arena for a Kentucky/Arkansas game: 21,941 (2/18/2004) Neighborhood Block Watch rnrn Willie Cauley-Stein rn• 2 blocks vs. Mississippi Statern• 209 career blocks (5th most in school history)rn• Needs 3 blocks to tie Andre Riddick for 4th most in school historyrnrn Karl-Anthony Towns rn• 2 blocks vs. Mississippi Statern• 66 blocks this seasonrn• Anthony Davis blocks through 28 games, 2011-2012: 133rnrn Kentucky rn• 9 blocks vs. Mississippi Statern• 197 blocks this seasonrn• Kentucky team blocks through 28 games, 2011-2012: 255rnrn Assist-To-Turnover Ratio rnThe school single-season record for best assist-to-turnover ratio by a team is 1.41:1 by the 1995-1996 team. The school single-season record for best assist-to-turnover ratio by a player is 3.3:1 by Anthony Epps in 1995-1996. Both records could be broken this season.rnrn Kentucky rn• 1.67:1 assist-to-turnover ratio vs. Mississippi State (15 assists, 9 turnovers)rn• 1.38:1 assist-to-turnover ratio this season (430 assists, 311 turnovers)rn• Kentucky assist-to-turnover ratio through 28 games, 1995-1996: 1.33:1 (606 assists, 454 turnovers)rnrn Tyler Ulis rn• 1.33:1 assist-to-turnover ratio vs. Mississippi State (4 assists, 3 turnovers)rn• 3.28:1 assist-to-turnover ratio this season (95 assists, 29 turnovers)rn• Anthony Epps assist-to-turnover ratio through 28 games, 1995-1996: 2.81:1 (132 assists, 47 turnovers)rnrn Kentucky: Best Defense Of The 35-Second Shot Clock Era? rnIt has been fairly obvious how dominating Kentucky's defense has been so far this season. But, how does this season's Kentucky team stack up against past great team defensive performances? I decided to compare only teams in the 35-second shot clock era, since the 1993-1994 season, so that there's a level playing field. I decided to look at scoring defense, field-goal percentage defense, and scoring margin. Here's how Kentucky stacks up:rnrn Scoring Defense rn• NCAA record during 35-second shot clock era: 50.9 points per game, 2003-2004 Air Forcern• Kentucky scoring defense through 28 games: 52.7 points per gamern• 2003-2004 Air Force scoring defense through 28 games: 50.4 points per gamernrn Field-Goal Percentage Defense rn• NCAA record during 35-second shot clock era: 35.2%, 1999-2000 Stanfordrn• Kentucky field-goal percentage defense through 28 games: 34.3%rn• 1999-2000 Stanford field-goal percentage defense through 28 games: 35.4%rnrn Scoring Margin rn• NCAA record during 35-second shot clock era: +24.7 points per game, 1998-1999 Dukern• Kentucky scoring margin through 28 games: +22 points per gamern• 1998-1999 Duke scoring margin through 28 games: +25.4 points per gamernrn Home Game Rarity rnThe fans that will be in Rupp Arena today will be able to say that they were at a game that doesn't happen too often, even at a program like Kentucky. Here's how rare today's game will be:rnrn• It will be the first regular season home game in which both Kentucky and their SEC opponent have at least 23 regular season wins entering the gamernrn Home Game With Both Kentucky And Their Opponent With At Least 12 SEC Wins Entering The Game rn• March 8th, 1969: (15-2) Kentucky - 84 (13-4) Tennessee - 69rn• March 6th, 1971: (15-2) Kentucky - 84 (13-4) Tennessee - 78rn• March 8th, 1973: (13-4) Kentucky - 86 (13-4) Tennessee - 81rn• March 1st, 1981: (14-3) Kentucky - 73 (17-0) LSU - 71rn• March 2nd, 1997: (13-2) Kentucky - 66 (14-1) South Carolina - 72rnrn Home Game In Final 3 Games Of Regular Season With Both Kentucky And Their Opponent Ranked In The Top 18 Of The AP Poll rn• February 28th, 1955: #2 Kentucky - 66 #12 Alabama - 52rn• February 21st, 1959: #3 Kentucky - 75 #2 Auburn - 56rn• March 6th, 1971: #8 Kentucky - 84 #14 Tennessee - 78rn• March 1st, 1981: #9 Kentucky - 73 #2 LSU - 71rn• February 28th, 1988: #12 Kentucky - 62 #10 Syracuse - 58rn• March 2nd, 2002: #11 Kentucky - 70 #8 Florida - 67rnrn Home Game With Kentucky Ranked #1 In The AP Poll And Their SEC Opponent Ranked In The AP Poll rn• January 30th, 2010: #1 Kentucky - 85 #21 Vanderbilt - 72rn• February 7th, 2012: #1 Kentucky - 78 #8 Florida - 58 Team Rankings rnrn RPI rn• Kentucky: 1strn• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 35thrn• Arkansas: 20thrn• Arkansas’ Strength Of Schedule: 71strnrn Sagarin Ratings rn• Kentucky: 1strn• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 44thrn• Arkansas: 26thrn• Arkansas’ Strength Of Schedule: 85thrnrn Pomeroy Ratings rn• Kentucky: 1strn• Kentucky’s Offensive Efficiency: 7thrn• Kentucky’s Defensive Efficiency: 2ndrn• Kentucky’s Strength Of Schedule: 40thrn• Kentucky’s Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 95thrn• Arkansas: 32ndrn• Arkansas’ Offensive Efficiency: 29thrn• Arkansas’ Defensive Efficiency: 75thrn• Arkansas’ Strength Of Schedule: 87thrn• Arkansas’ Non-Conference Strength Of Schedule: 237thrnrn ESPN BPI rn• Kentucky: 1strn• Kentucky's Strength Of Schedule: 82ndrn• Arkansas: 19thrn• Arkansas' Strength Of Schedule: 52ndrnrn Kentucky Individual Game Records vs. Arkansas rn• Points: 45, Jodie Meeks (2/14/2009)rn• Rebounds: 20, Jared Prickett (2/9/1994)rn• Assists: 11, Cliff Hawkins (2/18/2004)rn• Steals: 5, Wayne Turner (1/26/1997) and Rajon Rondo (1/29/2006)rn• Blocks: 7, Andre Riddick (3/12/1994) and Anthony Davis (1/17/2012)rn• Field-Goals Made: 17, Jodie Meeks (2/14/2009)rn• 3-Point Field Goals Made: 7, Jodie Meeks (2/14/2009)rn• Free-Throws Made: 10, Tayshaun Prince (3/10/2001), Ramel Bradley (2/23/2008), and Julius Randle (1/14/2014)rnrn Arkansas Individual Game Records vs. Kentucky rn• Points: 28, Corliss Williamson (1/29/1995)rn• Rebounds: 16, Corliss Williamson (3/12/1994)rn• Assists: 9, Cory Beck (2/9/1994) and Kareem Reid (3/7/1999)rn• Steals: 5, Sunday Adebayo (2/11/1996) and Jason Henry (2/14/2009)rn• Blocks: 4, Darnell Robinson (3/9/1996) and Nick Davis (1/17/1998)rn• Field-Goals Made: 10, Pat Bradley (1/17/1998), Joe Johnson (3/10/2001), and Sonny Weems (2/23/2008)rn• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 6, Pat Bradley (1/17/1998)rn• Free-Throws Made: 12, Lee Mayberry (1/25/1992)rnrn Kentucky Team Game Records vs. Arkansas rn• Points: 101 (1/23/2010)rn• Rebounds: 59 (1/23/2010)rn• Assists: 24 (3/12/1994 and 3/7/1998)rn• Steals: 14 (1/26/1997)rn• Blocks: 13 (1/17/2012)rn• Field-Goals Made: 38 (3/9/1996)rn• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 16 (3/12/1994)rn• Free-Throws Made: 30 (3/10/2001)rnrn Arkansas Team Game Records vs. Kentucky rn• Points: 105 (1/25/1992)rn• Rebounds: 50 (3/12/1994)rn• Assists: 24 (2/10/1993)rn• Steals: 13 (3/10/2000)rn• Blocks: 9 (3/9/1996)rn• Field-Goals Made: 35 (3/12/1995)rn• 3-Point Field-Goals Made: 11 (3/12/1995 and 3/10/2001)rn• Free-Throws Made: 41 (1/25/1992)

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