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Rupp Arena isn’t to blame for shooting woes at home, says Barbee

One of the hottest hot topics in Big Blue Nation is Kentucky’s 3-point shooting on the road versus its inability to make the deep ball at home. After going 2-for-22 on 3-point tries in Rupp Arena this past Saturday, our friends at Big Blue History sparked the conversation with this bizarre stat comparison of home/away 3-point shooting this season:

Kentucky this season has shot 24.4% from 3-point range at home vs. SEC opponents & shot 43.4% on road vs. SEC opponents.

Since adoption of 3-pt shot in 1986-87, this is lowest % they’ve ever shot at home & highest % they’ve ever shot in road vs.