< Previous10 @KentuckyMBBYou can enjoy FREE * grocery delivery, 2X Fuel Points and more for as low as $59/year. *$35 order minimum. Restrictions apply. Subject to availability. Delivery time not guaranteed. Official Grocery Partner of UK AthleticsWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.From Press Row Kentucky in AP Top-Five Matchups Since the inception of the Associated Press Top 25, Sunday will mark Kentucky's 61st appearance in a top-five matchup in program history. The Cats are a combined 38-22 in those meetings. • UK is 24-12 in regular-season match- ups, with the last coming on Nov. 5, 2019 when the No. 2 Wildcats downed top-ranked Michigan State in the Champions Classic by a 69-62 score • The Cats are 7-3 all-time in road games in top-five meetings. UK last played in a top- five road matchup on Dec. 27, 2014 at Lou- isville. The Cats were the top-ranked team in the country with the Cards sitting at No. 4. UK won 58-50 • Kentucky is 7-4 under John Calipari in such matchups Need to Know ... Need to know facts about the Cats: • While Sahvir Wheeler sits fifth in the conference and 28th nationally with a 5.8- to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, the senior is tied for the most assists nationally among players with five or fewer turnovers. Wheeler, along with Cleveland State's Deshon Parker, has 29 assists and only five turnovers, but Wheeler has accomplished this in just three games, one fewer than Parker • Wheeler's 9.7 assists per game are the most in the SEC and rank fourth nationally • Cason Wallace has totaled 21 assists and 13 steals through the first four games of his college career. The freshman is the only player in the country with at least 20 assists and 12 steals • Wallace is sixth nationally in field-goal percentage (58.8%) among players averaging at least five assists per game • Oscar Tshiebwe's 22-point, 18-rebound game against Michigan State was the third such contest of his UK Career. He now has three of the six 20 or more and at least 18 re- bounds in a game by an SEC player in the last 10 seasons. No other player has more than one and the feat had not been accomplished since South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell did so against Alabama on Feb. 7, 2017 Big-Game Cal, Cats John Calipari’s teams aren’t just good against the best teams in the country, they’re great. Some notes about Cal's teams against the best: • Not only does Kentucky own a 67-44 record (60.4%) vs. Associated Press Top 25 teams under John Calipari, UK is 7-4 when both teams are ranked in the AP top five • All-time, Calipari is 13-8 when both teams are ranked in the AP top five • When both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, Calipari’s alltime record is 89-64, in- cluding a 58-36 mark at Kentucky • When both are ranked in the top 10 he has a 27-21 record, including 16-14 at UK • By defeating top-ranked Michigan State to start the 2019-20 season, UK knocked off the No. 1 team in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. Kentucky downed Tennessee on Feb. 19, 2019 • With the win over MSU to begin 2019- 20, the Wildcats have nine victories over the No. 1 team in 25 tries in program history • Calipari improved to 6-4 vs. the No. 1 team in his career with the win vs. Michigan State, including 3-2 at Kentucky. According to ESPN, Calipari is the only coach with a winning (.600) percentage against No. 1 Cats Deliver the Knockout Punch Kentucky is 313-13 (96.0%) in the John Calipari era when leading by at least 10 points at any time in the contest. Ten of the 13 losses in the Calipari era are to conference opponents. Perhaps most impressive of all is that 69.4% of games Calipari has coached in at Kentucky have produced 10-point leads at some point during the game for UK. The Wildcats have led by 10 points or more in a whopping 85.1% of Calipari’s 368 career wins at Kentucky. Hold Them to 55 Points, 40% Defense has always been a recipe for suc- cess for the Wildcats under John Calipari. The special ingredient: 55 points. Kentucky is a perfect 84-0 under Calipari when holding the opponent to 55 points or fewer, including 1-0 this season after limiting Duquesne to 52 points. The Wildcats are 205-9 (95.8%) under Calipari when limiting the opponent to 63 points or less, including 3-0 this season. Kentucky also fares well when it keeps the competition to 40% or less from the floor. UK is 225-24 (90.4%) vs. opponents under Calipari when its field-goal percentage is 40% or less. Kentucky has held three of its first four op- ponents below 40%. KENTUCKY 14 @KentuckyMBBMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTMOP IT LIKE IT ' S HOTInside The Numbers KENTUCKY 18 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY (3-1) AT GONZAGA (2-1) Series Breakdown Overall - UK - 1-0 at Spokane - 0-0 Calipari vs. GU - 4-0 Few vs. UK - 0-1 Current UK streak - W1 John Calipari Mark Few Overall Record: 813-242* Overall Record: 659-130 Record at UK: 368-102 Record at GU: 659-130 Overall Seasons: 31st Overall Seasons: 24th at Kentucky: 14th at GU: 24th * on court record UK Statistic GU 88.8 Points Per Game 80.7 43.5 Rebounds PG 38.3 21.0 Assists PG 13.3 8.3 Blocks PG 4.0 10.0 Steals PG 9.7 13.3 Turnovers PG 17.3 .490 FG Pct. .526 .424 3-Pt. FG Pct. .367 .627 FT. Pct. .712 1.6 Assist-to-TO Ratio 0.8 THE MATCHUPTALE OF THE TAPE • Move Kentucky to 2-0 all-time against Gonzaga • Improve John Calipari's record to 5-0 all-time against the Bulldogs • Move Calipari's record to 68-44 against AP ranked foes while at Kentucky • Improve Calipari to 14-12 against Associated Press top-five teams while at the helm of the Wildcats A UK WIN WOULD... 49 SEC regular-season titles in program history 31 SEC Tournament championships 22 Straight home victories in Rupp Arena 6 UK players averaging double-figure scoring BY THE NUMBERSNext >