Overview
- Tipoff is set for Friday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with streaming available in the ESPN app.
- Kentucky will be without Mo Dioubate, Jayden Quaintance remains weeks from a debut, and Jaland Lowe is described as doubtful by local reporting.
- Gonzaga enters after a 101-61 loss to Michigan that coach Mark Few called being “absolutely throttled,” following earlier wins over Creighton and Alabama.
- Advanced models and betting markets lean slightly toward Gonzaga, with aggregated projections giving Kentucky below a 50% win probability and BetMGM listing the Bulldogs as a small favorite.
- Recent Kentucky issues include 1-for-13 three-point shooting and a 41-30 rebounding deficit in the loss to North Carolina, contributing to low assist totals and stalled half-court offense.