How No. 8 Kentucky (15-3, 5-1 SEC) and No. 9 Kansas (16-3, 5-2 Big 12) match up at each position — with a game prediction:
Small forward
u25aa Kentucky’s Keldon Johnson went scoreless in UK’s win at Georgia, but has since hit 11 of 19 field goals in Wildcats victories at Auburn and over Mississippi State. The 6-foot-6, 211-pound freshman from South Hill, Va., leads the Wildcats in scoring (14.6 ppg) and is third on the team in rebounding (5.1 rpg).
u25aa Kansas’ Lagerald Vick is 5-of-18 shooting in three prior games against Kentucky — but is also 3-0 against the Cats.