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No. 12 Kentucky hosts Loyola (MD) following Theodosiou’s 21-point game
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (2-4) at Kentucky Wildcats (3-2)
Lexington, Kentucky; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (MD) visits No. 12 Kentucky after Jacob Theodosiou scored 21 points in Loyola (MD)’s 92-78 loss to the Duquesne Dukes.
The Wildcats are 3-0 on their home court. Kentucky is sixth in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.4 points while holding opponents to 37.7% shooting.
The Greyhounds are 0-2 in road games. Loyola (MD) is the Patriot League leader with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Theodosiou averaging 4.5.
Kentucky makes 49.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Loyola (MD) has allowed to its opponents (44.7%). Loyola (MD) has shot at a 46.3% clip from the field this season, 8.6 percentage points greater than the 37.7% shooting opponents of Kentucky have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Chandler is shooting 51.7% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 11 points. Denzel Aberdeen is shooting 49.0% and averaging 14.2 points.
Theodosiou is averaging 17.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals for the Greyhounds. Braeden Speed is averaging 13.7 points.
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