<div align="center"> vs. #18 Indiana(4-2) vs. #15 Kentucky(6-2) Date: Saturday, December 10th Time: 3:45 ET Where: CBS <font color=""Red"">Indiana Projected Lineup</font>: (Lewis Monroe)(Marshall Strickland)(Roderick Wilmont)(Robert Vaden)(Marco Killingsworth) Indiana is expected to play without starting center D.J. White for the 7th straight game and will rely on junior forward Marco Killingsworth to do most of the work in the paint. Killingsworth leads the team in scoring averaging 20 point a game and also leads the team in rebounding averaging about 8 a game. Indiana's pair of senior guards in Monroe and Strickland will need to have solid games against one of the top backcourts in america. Monroe will needs to put up some kind of offensive production, because he clearly hasn't done that thus far in the season by averaging only 5 a game. So basically, if they can get Killingsworth going in the paint against an inexperienced Kentucky team, then Indiana should be in for a great night. <font color=""Blue"">Kentucky Projected Lineup</font>: (Rajon Rondo)(Patrick Sparks)(Ravi Moss)(Rekalin Sims)(Lukasz Obrzut) It's simple: Kentucky must get production from one of the big guys. Rekalin Sims must have a big game, because he's the only real scoring threat in the paint for the Cats and he'll have to go up against the dominating Marco Killingsworth. Rajon Rondo has been sick the past few days, but he is expected to play in tomorrow's showdown and if he can make things happen on the offensive side of the court, then I think UK should be in good shape; he has played poor in the last few games, though. Kentucky must out-rebound and play solid defense if they want to beat Indiana.</div> Prediction: Neither teams has a true center, so this matchup is pretty much even as it can get. But Indiana does rely on their inside game while Kentucky relies on their perimiter players. I believe Indiana big man Marco Killingsworth will be too much for the Cats inexperienced big men in the paint and after a disappointing loss to Indiana State Tuesday, Indiana will rebound and pull out a very close game 66-63.
Anyone know when DJ White is expected to be in the starting lineup again for the Hoosiers? I'm taking Kentucky in this game if indeed Indiana is without White. They still have that loss to UNC in the back of their minds and they really want to show everyone that they're for real. If White plays today, it's a different story...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting C.K.:</div><div class="quote_post">Anyone know when DJ White is expected to be in the starting lineup again for the Hoosiers? I'm taking Kentucky in this game if indeed Indiana is without White. They still have that loss to UNC in the back of their minds and they really want to show everyone that they're for real. If White plays today, it's a different story...</div> Well, I know that our big guys suck on offense, rebounding, etc, but one thing i'll give them is they play solid defense(ex: Bogut last season). So I believe Obrzut and Shag could stop White to be perfectly honest. Killingsworth's athleticism just worries me too much, and that's why I think Indiana will pull this one out today...
I don't really think anyone can stop White, all you can do is slow him down. He was the best player on the team last year and has a ton of athleticism. It will be interesting to see how they play with him, now that they've been without him for so long. I think UK should win this but it could go either way. Both teams really need a win, huh?
Kentucky is officially a bad basketball team. They have no inside game, no defense, no rebounding, and no offense. Killingsworth is killing us in the paint as I expected with 14 pts and 5 rebounds. Oh well, until someone steps up on the offensive side, we have no chance at winning this one...
Great preview, UK! Indiana is up 32-19 at this point, and they really look like a much better team, even without White. I hate to say it, but I think Kentucky is really overrated. They're struggling inside, and if their shot isn't falling like tonight, then they're going to get blown out.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">Great preview, UK! Indiana is up 32-19 at this point, and they really look like a much better team, even without White. I hate to say it, but I think Kentucky is really overrated. They're struggling inside, and if their shot isn't falling like tonight, then they're going to get blown out.</div> Agreed. I could have told you UK was overrated in the beginning of the season... Well, I now know why CK and a few others left Kentucky out of their sweet 16, because this team in simply horrendus. Just think at what could have been: PG Rondo, SG Sparks, SF Buike, PF Sims, and C Morris.
Indiana is really starting to get healthy, AJ Ratliff just came back today from his hand injury and DJ White warmed up and he should start by December 19. This is coming together very quickly for the Hoosiers and I wouldn't be surprised if you saw them in the final four.
This just in out of Indianapolis- I gave Killingsworth a dirty look and they called a foul on me. They're calling a foul on UK every single time down the floor on little bumps.
Yes!!! the game is finally over...Indiana wins by a final score of 79-53. Killingsworth was just too much for UK to handle and A.J. Ratliff had a nice game with 21 pts. Rondo is officially the most overrated player in the nation; he is too scared to drive the lane and is careless with the basketball. Well, this is by far the worst Kentucky team I have ever seen in my years of watching them...
