Kentucky vs. Nicholls State Time, TV & Stream – Nov. 4

The Nicholls State Colonels play the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The game, the first of the 2025-26 season for both teams, starts at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.

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How to Watch Kentucky vs. Nicholls State

• Game day: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: SEC Network+

Kentucky 2024-25 Season Stats

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Kentucky vs. Nicholls State Stat Insights

Points

• Last year, the 84.4 points per game the Wildcats put up were 14.8 more points than the Colonels allowed (69.6).
• Kentucky went 21-6 last season when scoring more than 69.6 points.
• Nicholls State went 19-9 last season when giving up fewer than 84.4 points.
• The Colonels averaged only 3.2 fewer points per game last year (74.0) than the Wildcats allowed their opponents to score (77.2).
• Nicholls State put together a 10-2 record last season in games it scored more than 77.2 points.
• Kentucky had a 14-1 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 74.0 points.
• The Wildcats put up a total of 260 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 7.2 per game), and the Colonels outscored opponents by 147 points on the season (4.4 more per game).

Shooting

• Last season, the Wildcats had a 48.2% shooting percentage from the field, which was 6.6% higher than the 41.6% of shots the Colonels' opponents made.
• Kentucky had a 19-7 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 41.6% from the field.
• The Colonels shot at a 42.8% clip from the field last season, 0.9 percentage points fewer than the 43.7% shooting opponents of the Wildcats averaged.
• Nicholls State went 14-1 when it shot higher than 43.7% from the field.

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Rebounding

• The Wildcats and the Colonels grabbed rebounds at approximately the same clip last season (34.1 and 33.7 boards per game, respectively).
• Kentucky was 15-5 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Nicholls State was 6-11 when they failed to control the glass.
• The Wildcats were the 63rd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Colonels ranked 72nd.
• The Wildcats averaged 8.4 offensive boards per game, 1.8 rebounds fewer than the Colonels.
• The Colonels were 12-4 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Wildcats were 14-3 when they lost the rebounding edge.
• The Wildcats ranked 221st in college basketball in offensive rebounding, while the Colonels ranked 69th.
• Both teams tended to win the rebounding battle last season. Kentucky recorded an average rebounding margin of +2.0 rebounds per game, and Nicholls State averaged a margin of +1.0 rebound.

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