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Hofstra visits No. 11 Kentucky following Strack’s 26-point game

Hofstra Pride (2-8) at Kentucky Wildcats (12-1)

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Kentucky hosts Hofstra after Clara Strack scored 26 points in Kentucky’s 96-53 victory against the Wright State Raiders.

The Wildcats are 6-0 on their home court. Kentucky has an 11-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Pride are 1-3 in road games. Hofstra has a 1-6 record against opponents over .500.

Kentucky scores 81.5 points, 14.3 more per game than the 67.2 Hofstra gives up. Hofstra averages 5.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Kentucky gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Asia Boone is shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 9.7 points. Strack is shooting 51.1% and averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games.

Emma Von Essen is shooting 22.4% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Pride, while averaging 6.2 points. Alarice Gooden is averaging 9.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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