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No. 7 Maryland Terrapins play the No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) vs. Maryland Terrapins (7-0)
Carolina, Puerto Rico; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Kentucky and No. 7 Maryland square off in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
The Terrapins have a 7-0 record against non-conference oppponents. Maryland ranks sixth in the Big Ten in rebounding averaging 38.4 rebounds. Saylor Poffenbarger leads the Terrapins with 6.1 boards.
The Wildcats have a 7-0 record in non-conference games. Kentucky is seventh in the SEC with 41.9 rebounds per game led by Clara Strack averaging 12.1.
Maryland makes 49.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 20.9 percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents (28.9%). Kentucky averages 9.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 6.3 per game Maryland gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Poffenbarger averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 9.9 points while shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc. Oluchi Okananwa is shooting 57.1% and averaging 15.7 points.
Strack is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 12.1 rebounds for the Wildcats. Jordan Obi is averaging 12.6 points.
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