North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-2)

Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Kentucky faces No. 16 North Carolina.

The Wildcats are 5-0 on their home court. Kentucky ranks second in the SEC in rebounding with 42.3 rebounds. Malachi Moreno leads the Wildcats with 7.6 boards.

The Tar Heels play their first true road game after going 6-1 with a 1-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. North Carolina averages 83.3 points and has outscored opponents by 17.6 points per game.

Kentucky scores 89.9 points, 24.2 more per game than the 65.7 North Carolina gives up. North Carolina has shot at a 46.8% rate from the field this season, 11.0 percentage points greater than the 35.8% shooting opponents of Kentucky have averaged.

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