#1 Kentucky With Its Toughest Conference Test Against #8 Florida
By Jason Lisk
They will get their toughest test tonight, at home, when #8 Florida comes in, and then they will follow it with their most difficult road trip, to Vanderbilt, until they close the regular season with a rematch against these Gators.
Florida has won seven straight in conference as well, only losing the opener at Tennessee. They have played two other potential #1 seeds tough on the road, losing 81-74 at Ohio State, and 72-68 at Syracuse.
Florida’s trio of Erving Walker, Kenny Boynton and Bradley Beal will need to control the game and avoid turnovers, because the Wildcats have the advantage on the front line. With Anthony Davis inside eliminating shots, the Wildcates are the best in the country at opponent 2 point field goal percentage (37.6%). Florida actually shoots a better percentage from 3 than Kentucky allows from 2, so I would look for the Gators to look to the penetration and kicks to their shooters to try to stay in this game.
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