MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-2) at #13 KENTUCKY (1-1)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 7:00 p.m.
Rupp Arena |Â Lexington, Ky.
WATCH:Â SEC NETWORK (Tom Hart, Jon Sundvold)
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS
MOUNT STORY LINES
- Mount St. Mary's lost at Saint Joseph's, 80-60, on Saturday afternoon to fall to 1-2 on the season. The Mount had a sluggish first half, missing 15 of their first 16 field goal attempts while falling behind, 18-to-4. The Mount was able to pull within eight points at 22-to-14, but Saint Joe's went to the locker room with a 39-22 lead and led the rest of the way. Dakota Leffew scored a team-high 15 points off the bench to pace the Mount while Malik Jefferson added 12 points and six rebounds.
- Malik Jefferson has scored in double figures in each of the Mount's first three games and is averaging a team-high 13.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Jefferson is shooting 73.1 percent (19-of-26) from the field on the year.
- Dakota Leffew came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points in the loss to Saint Joseph's. Leffew is now third on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the field.
- This will be the second time in three years the Mountaineers will play at Kentucky. The Wildcats have won the only two meetings in the all-time series, winning 113-67 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament and 82-62 on November 22, 2019.
- Mount St. Mary's is 0-4 all-time against the Southeastern Conference. The Mount's last game against an SEC opponent was anm 82-62 loss at Kentucky two seasons ago.
- The Mountaineers are 0-2 against Kentucky and 0-1 vs. Arkansas and Auburn. The first game against Kentucky was the in the First Round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament.
- Up next, the Mountaineers will visit Robert Morris for a 7:00 p.m. matchup on Friday, November 19.
