On Wednesday, we reported that Kentucky basketball had the third-ranked scoring offense in the country. That’s no longer true, as the Wildcats have now climbed to the top spot in the nation.
Kentucky (7-0) now has the top-ranked scoring offense, averaging 96.7 points per game through the team’s first seven contests.
The jump comes after the Wildcats took home a 105-76 win over Georgia State boosting the team to that top spot. Those 105 points brought Kentucky’s points per game average up over a whole point, as they were previously at 95.3 points per game.
It also helps that the two teams ranked ahead of Kentucky going in to Wednesday — Utah State and UNC Wilmington — each underperformed.
In between, Utah State won the NIT Tip-Off — downing both St. Bonaventure (72-67) and North Texas (61-57) en route to the tournament win. The Aggies are off to a strong start to the season, now sitting at 7-0.
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The problem for Utah State is that each game lack offensive potency. Tougher opponents mean tighter games, and Utah State’s high flying offense felt that.
As such, the Aggies have now dropped from first to tenth in scoring offense, now averaging 89.4 points per contest.
UNC Wilmington (4-2), meanwhile, underperformed in both of their games at the Live Oak Bank Classic this week after not having played since their 66-84 loss to Kansas on November 19. The Seahawks fell to Colgate on Wednesday, 59-72, but beat Sam Houston on Friday 69-60.
The pair of low-scoring games meant that UNC Wilmington’s average has fallen to 86.3 points per game.
Kentucky basketball returns this Tuesday, December 3, for a matchup against the Clemson Tigers.