Notes: Cats want to prevent Gamecock bombing run

No Southeastern Conference team has shot more three-pointers in league play than South Carolina's average of 23.1. Kentucky's last three opponents have made 54.5 percent or better of their three-point attempts.

That convergence of statistics will be on display Saturday in Rupp Arena when South Carolina plays Kentucky.

"If you look at it, they're making tough shots," UK Coach John Calipari said of the opponents' good perimeter shooting lately. "They're going to shoot 30. If they make 20 of them with us hanging on them, then you go to the next game. ... If a guy's making hard, contested threes, you have to live with that."

No UK opponent has ever made 20 three-pointers in Rupp Arena. The record for an opponent is the 18 made by Sam Houston State last season.

But the last three UK opponents — Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State — made a combined 32 in 58 attempts.

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