The House of Blue

Uk 72 ARK 58

UK 74
ARK 71

First one of these I've done this year.

UK 70
Arky 58

Ark 67
Uk 75

BlueGhost,

Good to see you giving it a chance again.

UK75
Ark 68

Cats 75 Ark. 72

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I think you meant to say isn't. I'm not sure if you should retract or not. I'll let you make that decision. HA HA.

UK scored its 29 points on 35 possessions for the half, and ARKANSAS scored its 32 points on 35 possessions. Kentucky won the battle of the boards in the first half 24-21, but Arkansas owned the offensive glass, by a 10-6 margin. Arkansas converted its 10 second chance possessions into 5 second chance points, and Kentucky used its 6 second chances for 7 points. ARKANSAS had an offensive efficiency of 0.771 ppp on its 35 first chance possessions and 0.500 ppp for its 10 second chance possession. UK had 0.629 ppp on its 35 first chance possessions and 1.167 ppp on its 6 second chance possessions. With respect to the offensive rebounding, UK grabbed a strong 35.3% of its misses as offensive rebounds while ARKANSAS was able to convert 35.7% of its misses into bonus possessions with offensive rebounds.

UK hit poorly from the free throw line in this half, making 6 of 11 attempts (54.5%). ARKANSAS finished 4-6 [66.7%] from the free throw line. The Cats hit 11 of 24 (45.8%) shots in the first half including 1-6 (16.7%) from long range. For ARKANSAS, their field goal shooting from inside the arc was a weak 8-23 [34.8%] and from long range, ARKANSAS hit 4-16 [25.0%].

The Cats committed 11 turnovers, one for every 3.2 possessions. The Cats forced 3 ARKANSAS turnovers, one for every 11.7 possessions.

Congratulations ukblueforever

Analysis:

UK scored its 60 points in 70 possessions [0.86 ppp] for the game, and ARKANSAS scored its 73 points on 70 possessions [1.04 ppp].

Arkansas won the boards, with a rebounding edge 44-39, and Arkansas won the battle of the offensive glass 20-7. ARKANSAS converted its 20 second chance possessions into 12 second chance points while Kentucky converted their 7 second chance possessions to score 13 second chance points. ARKANSAS had an offensive efficiency of 0.871 ppp on its 70 first chance possessions and 0.600 ppp for its 20 second chance possessions. UK had 0.671 ppp on its 70 first chance possessions and 1.857 ppp on its 7 second chance possessions. With respect to the offensive rebounding, UK grabbed 22.5% of its misses as offensive rebounds while ARKANSAS was able to convert 38.5% of its misses into bonus possessions with offensive rebounds.

Kentucky shot poorly from the free throw line in this game, making 17-27 [63.0%] and missing the front end of several bonus opportunities. ARKANSAS made 19-29 [66.5%] for the game. Field goal shooting for UK was 20-43 overall [46.5%] and 3-14 from long range [21.4%]. For ARKANSAS, their field goal shooting from inside the arc was a low 18-44 40.9%] and from long range, ARKANSAS hit 6-25 [24.0%].

The Cats who committed 19 turnovers, one for every 3.7 possessions. The Cats forced 7 ARKANSAS turnovers, one for every 10.0 possessions.

Prior to the game, the NGE analysis predicted a 1 point Kentucky loss, 70-71 at a pace of 71 possessions for UK and 70 possessions for ARKANSAS. The final score was 60 (70) to 73 (71) at a pace of 70 possessions for the Cats and 70 possessions for ARKANSAS. The UK offensive efficiency for the game was 0.857 ppp (0.986 ppp) and the UK defensive efficiency was 1.043 ppp (1.014 ppp).

Next Game On Schedule: Thursday, March 7, 2013 when the Cats go back on the road for the last time this season to take on Georgia..