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What to watch for as Kentucky basketball takes on Missouri

After a good victory over No. 1 Tennessee, Kentucky basketball turns its attention to Missouri Dominique Yates, Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky will look to build on its blowout win over Tennessee at Missouri on Tuesday. Here are three storylines to watch in the game:

u25ba Keep the focus: After dominating the No. 1 team in the country, Kentucky faces what appears to be a far easier challenge against a Missouri team ranked 92nd nationally by the NCAA’s NET metric with a 1-8 record against top-50 teams. Another Quadrant 1 game looms for Kentucky on Saturday against Auburn, ranked 21st in the NET, and four of UK’s final six regular season games are against teams in contention for a NCAA Tournament at-large bid.