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Kenny Payne: “We need Nate Sestina to play better”

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On Saturday night against Auburn, Kentucky forward Nate Sestina was the lone player on the roster without a basket, finishing the loss with zero points on 0-3 shooting to go with just one rebound and one block in 18 minutes.

To make matters worse, the Bucknell graduate transfer also finished with a team-low plus-minus of minus-21, meaning the Tigers outscored the Wildcats by a whopping 21 points in the 18 minutes he saw action.

While the advanced numbers seem to indicate Sestina has been solid on the floor this season – he has the highest offensive rating (117.